Board of Selectmen of Marion v. Labor Relations Commission

Because it insisted on conducting collective bargaining sessions in meetings open to the public, the board of selectmen of the town of Marion (selectmen) was charged with refusing to bargain collectively in good faith 1 by the Labor Relations Commission (commission). From this decision of the commission, the selectmen appealed to the Superior Court under G. L. c. 30A, § 14. The court correctly affirmed the decision of the commission.

1. While the open meeting law contained in G. L. c. 39, § 23A-23C, "manifests in | 23B a general policy that all meetings of a governmental body should be open to…