Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 22 MLC 1519, 1522 (1996). However, if, in good faith, the parties hold different interpretations of an agreement's provisions, there is no repudiation. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 18 MLC 1161, 1163 (1991). The Towns allegation fails to establish a violation of the Law, because the language of the agreement is ambiguous, and there is no bargaining history to explain its meaning.

Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 22 MLC 1519, 1522, SUPL-2597 (February 16, 1996). In general, a union's obligation to bargain in good faith under Section 10(b)(2) mirrors an employer's good faith bargaining obligation under Section 10(a)(5) of the Law. Boston Schoo!

Teachers Ass'n., 28 MLC 160, 163 MUPL-4153 (October 23, 2001) (citing Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 22 MLC 1519, 1522 SUPL-2579 (February 16, 1996)). If the contract language is ambiguous, the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (Board) must examine applicable bargaining history to determine whether the parties reached an agreement.

Teachers Ass'n., 28 MLC 160, 163 MUPL-4153 (October 23, 2001) (citing Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 22 MLC 1519, 1522 SUPL-2579 (February 16, 1996)). If the contract language is ambiguous, the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (Board) must examine applicable bargaining history to determine whether the parties reached an agreement.

Massachusetts Lottery Commission, 22 MLC 1519, 1522 (1996). Accordingly, attempts to bypass the employer's bargaining representative constitute bad faith bargaining. See Town of Provincetown, 9 MLC 1315, 1319 (H.O. 1982) (Union violated Section 10(b)(2) of the Law by seeking an increase in insurance premium benefits through placing an article on a town meeting warrant, and thereby bypassing the town on a mandatory subject of bargaining).

Boston School Committee, 24 MLC at 11, see, Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 22 MLC 1468, 1472 (1996); City of Boston, 8 MLC 1419, 1437-1438 (1981). First, the College did not unreasonably or otherwise intentionally delay sending the files. The file was sent approximately a month after the request and approximately a month before the June 6, 2012 mediation. Mistakenly, the files were forwarded to the Grievant and not the Union.

Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 22 MLC 1519, 1522 (1996). A unions obligation to bargain in good faith mirrors an employer's good faith bargaining obligation under Section 10(a)(5) of the Law. Id.

Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 22 MLC 1468, 1472 (1996); City of Boston, 8 MLC 1419, 1437-1438 (1981). | ask that you produce the above-requested information by July 15, 2015. If you object to or refuse to produce any of the above-requested information/documents, please indicate your objection and basis with specificity. Thank you, and please call if you would like to discuss this case. Meghan Meghan C. Cooper, Esq.

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