AFSCME Council 93, Local 193 v. City of Lynn

Agnes, A.J.

This is a civil action in which the plaintiffs seek injunctive relief against the defendants, Mayor Edward Clancy (“Mayor”) and the City of Lynn (“City”), to prevent them from going ahead with plans to lay off certified, Emergency 911 Call-Takers, who serve as civilian employees of the City, and to replace them with existing, sworn members of the city’s Police Department.

I. BACKGROUND

The essential facts are not in dispute. It is a matter of public record and an appropriate subject for judicial notice, that Massachusetts, like many other states, is in the midst of a severe fiscal…