Mount Wachusett Community College Faculty Ass'n, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 191, 199 (1982) (denial of fair representation where there is a lack of a rational basis for a union decision and egregious unfairness or reckless omissions or disregard for an individual employee's rights). III.

Mount Wachusett Community College, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 191,199 (1982), quoting Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman 345 U.S. 330, 338.

Mount Wachusetts Community College Faculty Association, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 191, 199 (1992) (citations omitted). Consequently, an aggrieved employee, notwithstanding the possible merits of his claim is subject to a union's discretionary power to pursue, settle or abandon a grievance so long as its conduct is not improperly motivated, arbitrary, perfunctory or demonstrative of inexcusable neglect. Baker v.

With regard to educational history, Harrington holds an Associates degrees in criminal justice, as well as human services, from Mount Wachusett Community College, a Bachelors degree in criminal justice from Western New England College and a Masters degree from Western New England College. (Testimony of Appellant) 3 3.

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Mount Wachusett Community College Faculty Aasn., 14 Mass.App.Ct. 191, 199, 437 N.B.2d 564 (1982).' The reason employees create and join Unions is because the Union, as a collective, has superior bargaining power, resources and knowledge to that of the individual employee.

Mount Wachusett Community College Faculty Assn., 14 Mass. App. Ct. 191, 199, 437 N.E.2d 564 (1982). The facts that Officer Levesque will present to the Division of Labor Relations will undoubtedly satisfy that standard. a. Unions breach of duty of fair representation in relation to the Last Chance Agreement dated August 6, 2010. In 2010, Officer Levesque was accused of tipping off a witness about police surveillance activity.