Legal Opinion
Trustees of Forbes Library v. Labor Relations Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 12, 1981PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
This is an appeal from a Superior Court judgment affirming a Labor Relations Commission (commission) decision that held that Forbes Library violated the labor laws, G. L. c. 150A, §§ 3, 4 (1), 4 (3), when it dis charged Richard Steward, a media technician. We conclude that the result reached by the commission was justified under any of the legal standards proposed by the parties, and was supported by substantial evidence. Therefore, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.
Richard Steward began work for the library in 1976. His supervisors were Glenda Henerey Donovan, head of the media…
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