Legal Opinion
Labor Relations Commission v. Chelsea Teachers' Union, Local 1340
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 28, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendants appeal from a judgment assessing against the Chelsea Teachers’ Union (union) and its members a fine of $5,000 imposed following a finding of civil contempt on a complaint filed by the Labor Relations Commission (commission). We affirm the judgment.
The contempt determination arose out of a strike by Chelsea school teachers which began on Friday, May 10, 1985. The school committee immediately filed a petition with the commission pursuant to G. L. c. 150E, § 9A (1984 ed.).4The commission conducted an investigation on May 11. The school committee and the union agreed that the…
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- Anderson Federation of Teachers Local 519 v. SCHOOL CITY OF ANDERSONIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
- School Committee v. Westerly Teachers Ass'nSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
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