Legal Opinion

Town of Burlington v. Labor Relations Commission

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided September 16, 1983PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.

The plaintiff (town) appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court dismissing its complaint and affirming in all respects the order of the Labor Relations Commission (commission), with regard to the town’s assignment of prosecutorial duties in criminal proceedings customarily brought before the Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex at Woburn. We reverse the judgment.

The facts giving rise to the commission’s order are set forth in Burlington v. District Attorney for the N. Dist., 381 Mass. 717 (1980), and require minimal recitation here. For a number of years, Burlington police officers…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. School Committee of Newton v. Labor Relations Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  3. Boston Teachers Union v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. Boston Teachers Union v. School Committee of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. School Committee of Boston v. Boston Teachers Union, Local 66Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. City of Lynn v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
  2. Howard Johnson Co. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
  3. City of Worcester v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  4. School Committee v. Education Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  5. National Ass'n of Government Employees v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995

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