Millis School Committee, 23 MLC 99 (1996) (school committee bypassed the union and negotiated directly with a bargaining unit member to determine the method by which he would repay a retirement stipend); City of Springfield, 17 MLC 1380 (1990) (city bypassed the union and negotiated directly with a bargaining unit member about the conditions under which he would return to work and his benefits terminated).

The Massachusetts Commission Against http://www.mass.gov/mcad/index.html Boston Office: One Ashburton Place, Rm 601 Boston, MA 02108 617-994-6000 Springfield Office: 424 Dwight Street, Rm 220 Springfield, MA 413-739-2145 01103 Worcester Office: 22 Front St., 5" Floor Worcester, MA 01641 508-799-8010 Vil. Receipt of Policy(s) and Acknowledgement A. Receipt of Policy: 1. Initial Employment: initial hire, employees 2.

In Re: 2010/2011 Review and Selection of firefighters in the City of Springfield, 24 MCSR 627 (2011)(investigation of hiring led by Deputy Fire Chief that resulted in his sons appointment, required reconsideration of many candidates in a new hiring cycle to be conducted by outsiders); and In Re: 2011 Review and Selection of Permanent Intermittent Police Officers By the town of Oxford, CSC No.

See In Re: 2010/2011 Review and Selection of Firefighters in the City of Springfield, 24 MCSR 627 (2011) (Commission opened an investigation and ordered relief when it became known that the Deputy Fire Chief of the Springfield Fire Department had been involved in the hiring of a class of firefighters which involved the bypassing of certain more highly ranked candidates in favor of the Deputy Chiefs son) In Re: Town of Oxfords 2011 Review and Selection

Prior to that, she served as the Deputy Executive Director of the City of Springfields Financial Control Board and Town Administrator in South Hadley, Massachusetts. She has a masters in public administration and is very familiar with the civil service appointment process. (Testimony of Ms. Vanchesi) 26.

City of Springfield, 403 Mass. 604 (1988). A.F. was called to testify but his counsel advised that he would avail himself of his constitutional and statutory privileges and decline to testify.

Millis School Committee, 23 MLC 99 (1996) (school committee bypassed the union and negotiated directly with a bargaining unit member to determine the method by which he would repay a retirement stipend); City of Springfield, 17 MLC 1380 (1990) (city bypassed the union and negotiated directly with a bargaining unit member about the conditions under which he would return to work and his benefits terminated).

Suffolk County Sheriffs Department, Union, 431 Mass. at 715. bargaining goes 28 MLC at 259; Service Employees International The employers duty to bargain about mandatory subjects of hand-in-hand with its duty to refrain from individual employees represented by the union. bargaining directly with City of Springfield, 17 MLC 1380, 1384- 85 (1990). However, there are limits on what is considered direct dealing.

Randolph, See also City of Springfield, 17 MLC 8 MLC 2044, 2052 (1982). 1380, 1385 (1990); Town of An employers direct dealing with the employees in the bargaining unit undermines the effectiveness of the bargaining representative, and creates the possibility of conflict between individually negotiated gains and the terms of the contract. Millis School Committee, 23 MLC Committee, 3 MLC at 100, citing Lawrence School 1304, 1312 (1976).

See also In Re: 2010/2011 Review and Selection of Firefighters in the City of Springfield, 24 MCSR 627 (2011) (investigation into hiring spearheaded by Deputy Fire Chief which resulted in his sons appointment and required reconsideration of numerous candidates through a new hiring cycle conducted by outsiders not connected with the Springfield Fire Department); In Re: 2011 Review and Selection of Permanent Intermittent Police Officers By the Town

City of Springfield, MUP-12-2466, at 7. As such, their installation is Furthermore, installation of cameras a mandatory subject of bargaining. Id. in employee congregation areas has created the impression of union surveillance, which is considered unlawful interference under 10(a)(1) of the Law. Plymouth County House of Correction and Jail, 4 MLC 1555 (Dec. 6, 1977).

See In the Matter of Arbitration Between: City of Somerville and Somerville Police Employees Association, JLMC-14-4174. 2 Copy enclosed as Ex 2. 3 See Taunton Police Supervisory Association and City of Taunton, JLMC-94-378, City of Gardner and Local R1-380 IBPO, JLMC Case #89-228, Springfield Local 648, IAFF and City of Springfield, JUMC-10-09F and Town of Plymouth and Plymouth Superior Officers, JLM18-6653.