See City of Worcester, 25 MLC 189, 190 (1999). The Commission has also stated that if the employer articulates legitimate and substantial concerns with respect to disclosure of the requested information, some information within the employers control may be protected from disclosure, so long as it has provided all responsive information in its control that is not implicated by those concerns.

City of Worcester v. Labor Relations Commission, 438 Mass 177, 180 (2002). Notwithstanding a public employers prerogative to make certain types of core managerial decisions without prior bargaining, if a managerial decision impacts a mandatory subject of bargaining, then bargaining over the impacts is required.

City of Worcester v. Labor Relations Commission, 438 Mass. 177, 180 (2002). To decide whether a subject properly falls within the scope of bargaining, the CERB balances a public employers legitimate interests in maintaining its managerial prerogative to effectively govern against the impact on employees terms and conditions of employment. Town of Danvers, 3 MLC 1559, 1577, MUP-2292, 2299 (April 6, 1977).

Boston, 24 MLC 89, 91 (1998); see also Duxbury School Committee, 25 MLC 22, 24 (1998); City of Worcester, 4 MLC 1697, 1698 (1978); City of Leominster, 3 MLC 1579, 1581 (1977). 42 In this case, the status quo ante was that all authorized and unauthorized absences, other than authorized vacation, counted toward the applicable limit.

Boston School Committee, 22 MLC 1365, 1376 (1996); City of Worcester, (1976). 2 MLC 1281, 1285 The parties collective bargaining agreements only reference to vacation eligibility is in Article XVI, Section 4, which states that it is determined in accordance with the Medical Leave Policy.

G-02-805 Department of Correction, Respondent Appellants Attorney: Ilene Titus, Esq. 120 Main Street Worcester, MA. 01608 Respondents Attorney: Richard Greene Deputy Director of Human Services Department of Correction Division of Human Resources P.O. Bo 946 Industries Drive Norfolk, MA 02056 Commissioner: John E. Taylor DECISION Pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 31, s. 2(b), the Appellant, Peter J.

Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. 4 Lancaster Terrace Worcester, MA 01609 Respondents Attorney: Timothy D. Norris, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. 320 Norwood Park South Norwood, MA 02062 Commissioner: Christopher C.

am employed as a Group Worker II with the Department-of Youth Services, 363 Belmont Street Worcester, MA 01604. 2) | am the current President of A.F.S.C.M:E. Local 1368 which provides repres entational services to all bargaining unit 2 employees for the Department of Youth Services.

A full hearing was held at the Durkin Administration Building, 20 Irving Street, Worcester, MA on March 20, 2013.1 Neither party requested a public hearing, so the hearing was deemed private.

A full hearing was held by the Commission on January 6, 2010, and March 8, 2010 at 20 Irving Street, Worcester, MA. The hearing was declared private as neither party requested a public hearing. WPS called four (4) witnesses and Mr. DeMauro testified on his own behalf. Twentysix (26) exhibits were received in evidence. The hearing was digitally recorded. Post hearing submissions were received by the Commission in August 2010.

Burke Home Name and Address of Municipality County Town of Grafton, 30 Providence Road_Graftan MA 01519 Name and Address of Chief Executive Officer Worcester Phone # 508.839.5335 Timothy McInerney, Town Administrator Home 30 Providence Road, Grafton, MA 01519 Work Name and Address of Collective Bargaining Agent Phone # 508.860.1447 Phone # Mare Terry, Mirick O'Connell Home 2 100 Front Street, # 1700, Worcester, MA 01608-1477 Work Information on Dispute