Legal Opinion
City of Somerville v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 3, 2015No. SJC 11620PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
At issue in this case is whether the city of Somerville (city) and the school committee of Somerville (school committee) violated G. L. c. 150E, § 10 (a) (5), and, derivatively, G. L. c. 150E, § 10 (a) (1), when the city unilaterally reduced its percentage contribution to retired employees’ health insurance premiums without engaging in collective bargaining over the matter with current employees. 3 We conclude that the city and the school committee did not violate these statutory provisions. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (board), which…
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- Cleary v. Cardullo's, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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