See, e.g., Town of Northbridge, 38 MLC 1, 4 (2011) (plan design); Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 297 (2002) (prescription drug co-payments); Medford Sch. Comm., 4 MLC 1450 (1977), aff'd sub nom., Sch. Comm. of Medford v. Labor Relations Commn, 380 Mass. 932 (1980) (percentage of employer contributions to premiums).

See, e.g., Town of Northbridge, 38 MLC 1, 4 (2011) (plan design); Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 297 (2002) (prescription drug co-payments); Medford Sch. Comm., 4 MLC 1450 (1977), aff'd sub nom., Sch. Comm. of Medford v. Labor Relations Commn, 380 Mass. 932 (1980) (percentage of employer contributions to premiums).

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Town of Lenox, 29 MLC 51, MUP-013214, MUP-01-3215 (September 5, 2002) (citing Town of Dennis, 26 MLC 203, MUP-1868 (April 21, 2000)). It is well-established that the six-month limitation period begins to run when the party adversely affected receives actual or constructive notice of the conduct alleged to be an unfair labor practice. Id. (citing Wakefield School Committee, 27 MLC 9, MUP-2441 (August 16, 2000)).

Town of Dennis, 12 MLC 1027, 1030, MUP-5247 (1985). For example, school committees have the exclusive prerogative to determine certain matters of educational policy without bargaining. Lowell School Committee, 26 MLC 111, 113, MUP-1775 (January 28, 2000).

Town of Lennox, 29 MLC 51, MUP-01-3214, MUP-01-3215 (September 5, 2002) (citing Town of Dennis, 26 MLC 203, MUP-1868 (April 21, 200)). It is wellestablished that the six-month limitation period begins to run when the party adversely affected receives actual or constructive notice of the conduct alleged to be an unfair labor practice. Id. (citing Wakefield School Committee, 27 MLC 9, MUP-2441 (August 16, 2000)).

Town of Lenox, 29 MLC 51 (2002); Town of Dennis, 26 MLC 203 (2000). The six month limitations period begins to run when the adversely affected party receives actual or constructive notice of the conduct alleged to be an unfair labor practice. Town of Lenox at 52. The Union has erroneously asserted that the six-month limitations period is flexible and the instant Charge should not be dismissed due to untimeliness.

Town of Dennis, 3 MLC 1014, MUP-2129 (June 30, 1976) citing Blasingame Svs., 174 NLRB 1126 (1969). 6 7 Although filing a grievance constitutes protected activity, these events did not occur until after the termination in January 2021. The Charging Party failed to identify any concerted, protected activity that she engaged in prior to the adverse action.

See Town of Dennis and Dennis Firefighters, Local 2583, IAFF, Case No. MUP2634, April 3, 2002. It is the Unions position, that refusal to provide the step increases in a timely manner would constitute an unfair labor practice within the purview of M.G.L. c 150E, 10(a)(5) and 10(a)(1). The Union hereby demands that you immediately provide our members with their annua!

Boston school Committee, 35 MLC 277, 286, MUP-03-3886 (May 20, 2009) (citing Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 297, MUP-2634 (April 3, 2002)). As described above, Sections 21 and 22 of Chapter 32B allow municipalities, as a local option, to make certain changes to employee health plans without engaging in traditional Chapter 150E bargaining, but preserve traditional bargaining obligations over other aspects of public employee health insurance plans.

Labor Relations Commission, 380 Mass. 932 (1980); see also Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 297, 301, MUP-2634 (April 3, 2002). * See Section 22 (b) of Chapter 32B (stating that an appropriate public authority may increase the dollar amounts for copayments, deductibles, tiered provider network copayments and other cost sharing plan design features...); see also Section 22 (c) of Chapter 32B (providing that the decision to accept and implement this section shall

Dist., 29 MLC 191, 193 (2003); Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 297, 301 (2002); Town of Brookline, 20 MLC 1570, 1592 (1994); Town of Ludlow, 17 MLC 1191, 1198 (1990). -4- G.L. c. 32B, 21-22 outline a process for making plan design changes to municipal health insurance and specifically provides that an appropriate public authority may increase the dollar amounts for copayments, deductibles, tiered provider network copayments and other costsharing plan design

FACTS The Boards of Selectmen in the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth sent a joint letter to the Committee on January 5, 2011, encouraging and supporting the creation of a Finance Subcommittee of the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School Committee (the "Finance Subcommittee"). The Boards sought a committee "whose role is to review and advise the School Committee and the Boards of Selectmen on the [Committee's] budget."