Legal Opinion
Plymouth Police Brotherhood v. Labor Relations Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 8, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
The Plymouth Police Brotherhood (union), the recognized collective bargaining agent for patrolmen in Plymouth, filed a charge of a prohibited labor practice with the Labor Relations Commission (commission). G. L. c. 150E (1992 ed.). The charge concerned a five-day suspension imposed on John Abbott, a Plymouth police officer and the president of the union. Abbott’s suspension followed the dissemination of an electronic mail message over the police department’s computer by him to fellow patrolmen. The chief of police suspended Abbott because he concluded that the message constituted…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hudgens v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Crown Central Petroleum Corporation v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Quincy City Hospital v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Boston Police Superior Officers Federation v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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3Cited by2 opinions
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