Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Community College Council v. Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 6, 2012No. 11-P-576PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKantrowitz, J.
In this case, involving a tenure decision at a local community college, we take the words written in the collective bargaining agreement that “[t]he granting or failure to grant tenure shall be arbitrable but any award is not binding” at their face value. As such, the decision of the arbitrator to reinstate the professor and order another tenure review was an advisory one and not binding upon the college.
Background. The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education/ Roxbury Community College (college) appeals a decision confirming an arbitration award issued to the Massachusetts Community College…
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