Legal Opinion
School Committee v. Newton School Custodians Ass'n
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 28, 2003PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
Acting pursuant to G. L. c. 150C, § 11, a Superior Court judge vacated the award of an arbitrator finding that the school committee of Newton (school committee) had violated the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (agreement). The arbitrator had ordered the school committee to offer to an unsuccessful candidate the position of cafeteria manager in a Newton school. The judge ruled that the arbitrator exceeded the limits of his authority by usurping the rights of the school’s principal under G. L. c. 71, § 59B, to hire all school personnel.2 See G. L. c. 150C, § 11 (a) (3).3 The union…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Plymouth-Carver Regional School District v. J. Farmer & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- City of Lynn v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- School Committee of Danvers v. TymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Boston Teachers Union v. School Committee of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Town of Burlington v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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- City of Somerville v. Somerville Municipal Employees Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
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