National Association of Government Employees 159 Burgin Parkway Quincy, MA 02169 Melissa Thomson, Esq. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Human Resources Division Legal Department Boston, MA 02114 Re: SUP-19-7136 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Revenue Dear Ms. Thomson and Ms.

FAX Number 159 Burgin Parkway Quincy MA 02169 _ 161 7- 376- 0285 | EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION'S LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE 24, Name 25. Telephone Number Caroline M. O'Brien, AGC '617- -376-7275 26,27,28,29. Address (street and No., city/town, state, and ZIP 30. FAX Number \code) 159 Burgin Parkway Quincy MA 02169 617-376-0285 | 31. E-mail Address cobrien@nage. org 32. Firm/Organization Name ! NAGE 33.

OBrien National Association of Government Employees 159 Burgin Parkway Quincy, MA 02169 (617) 376-0220

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 30 MLC 43, 45, SUP-4768 (September 17, 2003); Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 26 MLC 165, 168, SUP-4123 (February 28, 2000); citing City of Quincy, 17 MLC 1603, MUP-6710 (March 20, 1991). To establish that an employer repudiated 8 Dismissal (contd) MUP-21-8411 an agreement, a union must show that the employer deliberately refused to abide by an unambiguous agreement.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 30 MLC 43, 45, SUP-4768 (September 17, 2003); Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 26 MLC 165, 168, SUP-4123 (February 28, 2000); citing City of Quincy, 17 MLC 1603, MUP-6710 (March 20, 1991). To establish that an employer repudiated 8 Dismissal (contd) MUP-21-8411 an agreement, a union must show that the employer deliberately refused to abide by an unambiguous agreement.

of Quincy (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), and SEIU Local 888, the Quincy Educational Employees Union Chapter (hereinafter referred to as the Union).

AND NINA PATTISON, HUPL-2883 AND CITY OF QUINCY AND NINA PATTISON, HUP-6037 (1/24/89). 35.7 52.122 s1t.s11 54.53 62. 62.8 67. 67,8 72. 72.

Morales Fabio Chagas Mildred Cortez Palma Brenda Lee Bradford Framingham, MA 01702 Framingham, MA 01702 Framingham, MA 01702 Framingham, MA 01701 Framingham, MA Framingham, MA 01702 Framingham, MA Framingham, MA 01702 Framingham, MA 01701 Uxbridge, MA 01569 Framingham, MA 01701 Framingham, MA 01702 Framingham, MA 01702 Framigham, MA 01701 Framingham, MA 01701 Quincy , MA 02169 Framingham, MA 01701 Quincy, MA 02169 Framingham, MA 01701 Quincy, MA 02169

The show cause letter also explained the rationale behind this policy, i.e., that a charge of repudiation is essentially a claim that the employer has failed to bargain in good faith; and that, pursuant to City of Quincy/Quincy City Employees Union, H.L.P.E., 15 MLC 1340, 1366, MUP-6037, MUPL-2883 (January 24, 1989) affd sub. nom, Pattison v. Labor Relations Commission (Pattison), 309 Mass. App.

City of Quincy, 17 MLC 1603 (1991), Mass. Bd. of Regents of Higher Education, 10 MLSC 1196 (1983). To establish that the College repudiated an agreement, the Union must show that the College deliberately refused to abide by the agreement.

NAGE 159 Burgin Parkway Quincy, MA 02169 Wendy Chu, Esq. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Human Resources One Ashburton Place, Room 207 Boston, MA 02108 Re: CAS-14-3447/SCR-14-3446, Commonwealth of Mass. (DYS Titles) & CAS-14-3445/SCR-14-3444, Commonwealth of Mass. (DCF Titles) Dear Mr. Waring and Ms.

Fax Number NAGE, 159 Burgin Parkway, Quincy, MA 02169 617-376-0285 12. 12a. No. of employees in existing unit Describe existing bargaining unit (attach additional sheets if necessary): Included Full-time and regular part-time employees in job titles in ca. 8,000 statewide bargaining unit 6 Excluded 13. Managerial and confidential employees Attach a copy of the most recent certification and/or current recognition clause.

NAGE 159 Burgin Parkway Quincy, MA 02169 Wendy Chu, Esq. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Human Resources One Ashburton Place, Room 207 Boston, MA 02108 Re: CAS-14-3447/SCR-14-3446, Commonwealth of Mass. (DYS Titles) & CAS-14-3445/SCR-14-3444, Commonwealth of Mass. (DCF Titles) Dear Mr. Waring and Ms.

City of Quincy, 13 MLC 1436, 1440 (1987) (citing Wellesley School Committee, 1 MLC 1389, 1403 (1975), aff'd School Committee of Wellesley v. Labor Relations Commission, 376 Mass. 112 (1978)). Further, the policy must impact a significant part of the public enterprise. Id. (citing Worcester School Committee, 3 MLC 1653, 1672 (1977)).

and programs identified the individuals who would lose their jobs, a Transmarine remedy was appropriate); Weymouth Housing Authority, 14 MLC 1098, 1105-06 (1987) (Transmarine remedy appropriate when the same employees would have been laid off even if impact bargaining had occurred); Town of Burlington, 10 MLC 1387, 1388-90 (1984) (applying Transmarine remedy when employer decided to reassign certain duties from one group of employees to another); City

Associate Counsel UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 333 South Street, 4" Floor Shrewsbury, MA 01545 (775) 455-7300 Dated: December 14, 2011 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Richard Ong. hereby certify that on December 14, 2011, I served the foregoing Universitys Answer by mailing a copy by first class mail, postage prepaid, to Richard Waring, Esq, NAGE, 159 Burgin Parkway, Quincy, MA 02169.

Associate Counsel UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 333 South Street, 4"" Floor Shrewsbury, MA 01545 (775) 455-7300 Dated: December 14, 2011 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Richard Ong, hereby certify that on December 14, 2011, I served the foregoing Universitys Answer by mailing a copy by first class mail, postage prepaid, to Richard Waring, Esq, NAGE, 159 Burgin Parkway, Quincy, MA 02169. (Bucdted Ley ard Ong, Esq