Johnston v. School Committee of Watertown

The school committee of Watertown (school committee) appeals from a judgment in the Superior Court that the school committee had to pay a former employee, Walter Johnston, at an overtime rate in accordance with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.1 The school committee *24claims that Johnston’s suit is barred by his failure fully to comply with the grievance procedure provided for in the collective bargaining agreement and by his failure to bring his grievance before the Labor Relations Commission (commission). G. L. c. 150E (1986 ed.). We agree, and we reverse the judgment entered in…