Quincy School Committee, 27 MLC 83, 91, MUP-1986 (December 29, 2000); Town of Athol, 25 MLC 209, 212, MUP-1448 (June 11, 1999); Town of Winchester, 19 MLC 1591, 1595, MUP-7514 (December 22, 1992); Groton- Dunstable Regional School Committee, 15 MLC 1551, 1555, MUP-6748 (March 20, 1989).

Town of Winchester, 19 MLC 1591, 1596 (1992). The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (CERB) does not analyze the motivation behind the conduct, Town of Chelmsford, 8 MLC 1913, 1916 (1982), affd sub nom., Town of Chelmsford v. Labor Relations Commission, or whether the coercion succeeded or failed. Committee, 15 MLC 1551, 1555-1556 (1989). 15 Mass. App.

Town of Winchester, MLC 1591, 1596, MUP-7514 (December 22, 1992). 7 The Commonwealth 19 Employment Complaint and Partial Dismissal (cont'd) MUP-11-1410 Relations Board (CERB) does not analyze the motivation behind the conduct, Town of Chelmsford, 8 MLC 1913, 1916, MUP-4620 (March 12, 1982), affd sub nom., Town of Chelmsford v. Labor Relations Commission, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 1107 (1983), or whether the coercion succeeded or failed.

Town of Winchester and Firefighters Local 1564, IAFF, 19 MLC 1591 (1992). Section 10(a)(1) of M.G.L. ch. 150E makes it a prohibited practice for a public employer to interfere, restrain, or coerce any employee in the exercise of any right guaranteed under the Law.

Town of Winchester, 19 MLC 1591, 1596 (1995). Rather, the focus of the inquiry is the effect of the employer's conduct on a reasonable employee. City of Boston, 20 MLC 1154, 1161 (1994). In this case, the Union has not provided any context for Andrews statements, such as what specifically he said, or the circumstances surrounding his statements.

Boston School Committee, 39 MLC 366, **22 (2013), citing City of Lowell, 29 MLC 30, 33 (2002); Town of Winchester, 19 MLC 1591, 1597 (1992). Rather, it is narrowly directed at statements tending to interfere with an employees right to engage in protected activity. Chief Paces letter does not in any way disparage or ridicule the Union or any of its employees exercise of their protected tights.

Town of Winchester, 19 MLC 1591, 1596 (1992), not the motivation behind the conduct, Id.; Town of Chelmsford, 8 MLC 1913, 1916 (1982), affd sub nom., Town of Chelmsford v. Labor Relations Commission, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 1107 (1983), nor whether the coercion succeed or failed. Groton-Dunstable 1556 (1989).

Town of Winchester, 19 MLC 1591, 1596, MUP-7514 (December 22, 1992). The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (CERB) does not analyze the motivation behind the conduct. Town of Chelmsford, 8 MLC 1913, 1916, MUP-4620 (March 12, 1982), affd sub nom., Town of Chelmsford v. Labor Relations Commission, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 1107 (1983), or whether the coercion succeeded or failed.

Town of Winchester, 19 MLC a minor traffic offense. 1591, 1596 (1992). A useful analogy is to a driver pulled over for Subjectively, the driver might feel harassed, but a subjective response to a routine matter of public safety does not offer objective evidence of unreasonable conduct by the officer.

Town of Winchester, 19 MLC a minor traffic offense. 1591, 1596 (1992). A useful analogy is to a driver pulled over for Subjectively, the driver might feel harassed, but a subjective response to a routine matter of public safety does not offer objective evidence of unreasonable conduct by the officer.

Winokur, Gibbons, and the Employers counsel were present on behalf of the Employer. 5 6 Complaint and Partial Dismissal (contd) UP-21-8549 3 of the Law.6 Town of Athol, 25 MLC 209, 212, MUP-1448 (June 11, 1999); Town of Winchester, 19 MLC 1591, 1595, MUP-7514 (December 22, 1992); Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee, 15 MLC 1551, 1555, MUP-6748 (March 20, 1989).