Legal Opinion
Town of Lee v. Labor Relations Commission
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 2, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
In January, 1983, the board of selectmen of the town of Lee, the appointing authority, refused to permit a full-time, permanent police officer, Jeffrey Gamelli, to change his residence from Lee to the nearby town of Becket, on pain, if he did so, of forfeiting his job. Claiming that this represented a new or changed policy on the part of the town with respect to residency, the Lee Police Association (union), the relevant exclusive bargaining representative,1 requested negotiation, which the town in effect refused. The union on April 22, 1983, filed a charge of prohibited practice with the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- School Committee of Newton v. Labor Relations Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Doris v. Police Commissioner of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Labor Relations Commission v. Town of NatickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Town of Burlington v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Lynn v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- City of Boston v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
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- Brockton Police Ass'n v. City of BrocktonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003