Legal Opinion
City of Somerville v. Somerville Municipal Employees Ass'n
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 22, 2008PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A member of the Somerville Municipal Employees Association (union) filed a grievance over the appointment, in January, 2004, by the mayor of the city of Somerville (city), of a nonunion member to the position of the city’s director of veterans’ services. After an evidentiary hearing, an arbitrator determined that the appointment violated the collective bargaining agreement applicable to city employees; directed the mayor to appoint the grievant to the position of director of veterans’ *494services; and ordered the city to reimburse the grievant for lost wages and benefits, with interest…
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