tore up another grievance every way | can and fa]nother But you are going to get it, and also in front of the employee and threw it in the trash); Town of Dennis, 29 MLC 79 (2002) (supervisor told employee that he had given him low evaluation scores because (supervisor responded to he had filed grievances); employees question about why City of Peabody he had not been selected for a promotional interview by stating that submitting the unions form letter

Ct. 19 926 (1992); Town of Lenox, 29 MLC 51, MUP-01-3214, MUP-01-3215 (September 5, 20 2002) (citing Town of Dennis, 26 MLC 203, 205, MUP-1868 (April 21, 2000)). An employer 10 Kelly had advised Investigation Witness B and C that if Investigator Plaut insisted on recording them, they were to object, but nevertheless comply so that they were not found to be insubordinate. 11 H.O.

Town of Dennis, 12 MLC 1027 (1985); Town of Danvers, 3 MLC 1559 (1977); W. Bridgewater Police Assn v. Labor Relations Commn, 18 Mass. App. Ct. 550, 554-55 (1984). These were found to be non-mandatory subjects because they were peripheral issues that did not involve the essence of the employment relationship. See Malden Police Patrolmen Assn v. City of Malden, 2013 Mass. Super. LEXIS 130, *7 (2013).

City of Gardner, 26 MLC 72, 77 (2000) (citing Town of Randolph, 8 MLC 2244, 2052 (1982)); see Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 297, 303 (2002) (Even assuming the Union had somehow waived its right to bargain over changes in the terms and costs of its health insurance coverage at the time the Town joined the CCMHG, that would not forever bar the Union from opposing all future recurrences of that action.); Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst

In the Matter of Lowell, 26 MLC at 113, citing Town of Dennis, 12 MLC 1027, 1030 (1985). The Commission noted that non-delegable managerial decisions not subject to bargaining include: matters of educational policy (citing School Committee of Boston v.

In the Matter of Lowell School Committee and United Teachers of Lowell, Local 495, MFT/AFT/AFL-CIO, 26 MLC 111, 113 MUP-1775 (January 28, 2000) (In the Matter of Lowell), citing Town of Dennis, 12 MLC 1027, 1030 (1985). The Commission noted that nondelegable managerial decisions not subject to bargaining include: matters of educational policy (citing School Committee of Boston v.

Dist., 29 MLC Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 191, 193 (2003); 297, 301 (2002); Town of Brookline, 20 MLC 1570, 1592 (1994); Town of Ludlow, 17 MLC 1191, 1198 (1990). The Town contends that its decision to alter the health plan premium split for retirees from 75-25% to 50-50% was not a matter mandatorily subject to bargaining.

Dist., 29 MLC Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 191, 193 (2003); 297, 301 (2002); Town of Brookline, 20 MLC 1570, 1592 (1994); Town of Ludlow, 17 MLC 1191, 1198 (1990). The Town contends that its decision to alter the health plan premium split for retirees from 75-25% to 50-50% was not a matter mandatorily subject to bargaining.

Dist., 29 MLC Town of Dennis, 28 MLC 191, 193 (2003); 297, 301 (2002); Town of Brookline, 20 MLC 1570, 1592 (1994); Town of Ludlow, 17 MLC 1191, 1198 (1990). The Town contends that its decision to alter the health plan premium split for retirees from 75-25% to 50-50% was not a matter mandatorily subject to bargaining.

Town of Plymouth, WL 6971165 (MA LRC). citing Town of Dennis, 12 MLC 1027, 1033 (1985). The City offered some broad statistics to show that overtime wages did not go down. These broad statistics are not relevant to the clear evidence that had this work remained in the bargaining unit the employees would have received the benefits from performing that work.

Town of Dennis, 12 MLC 1027, 1031 (1985) (cited with approval by Com. of Mass., 39 MLC 333 10 Although the Union made the argument that the transfer of the generator lighting truck made a negative impact on their members overtime compensation, Human Resources records show that the first full year after the transfer resulted in the second highest amount of overtime for this Unit in a six (6) year period. (C. Ex. 1a-1c; T.

Town of Dennis, 29 MLC 79, 83 (2002); Town of Athol, 25 MLC 208, 211 (1999); Town of Clinton, 12 MLC 1361, 1365 (1985). An adverse employment action requires that the employer "take something of consequence from the employee, .. . by discharging or demoting her, reducing her salary, or divesting her of significant responsibilities (citation omitted), or (2) withhold from the employee an accoutrement of the employment relationship, .. ."

Town of Bolton, 32 MLC 20, 25 (2005)(citing Town of Dennis, 29 MLC 79, 83 (2002); City of Peabody, 25 MLC 191, 193 (1999)). The Union alleges that the Committee created a hostile work environment that would chill reasonable Union members from engaging in protected activity. The evidence presented by the Union does not show a connection between the Committees alleged conduct and Marins protected activity.

Board of Higher Education, SUP-08-5453, 40 MLC 233(2014), citing Town of Dennis, MUP-5247, 12 MLC 1027, 1033,(June 21, 1985).