Legal Opinion
Service Employees International Union, Local 509 v. Department of Mental Health
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 15, 2014No. SJC 11544PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The plaintiff, Service Employees International Union, Local 509 (union), appeals from an order of a Superior Court judge dismissing its complaint for declaratory judgment pursuant to G. L. c. 231 A, §§ 1, 2, and 5. In that complaint, the union alleged that the Department of Mental Health (DMH) violated the Massachusetts privatization statute, G. L. c. 7, §§ 52-55 (Pacheco Law), by entering into contracts with private entities to obtain services substantially similar to those performed by members of the union, but failing to comply with relevant statutory obligations. DMH filed an answer as…
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