The Union is the exclusive bargaining representative for a unit of firefighters (privates), lieutenants and captains (officers) employed by the City of Springfield (City) Fire Department. 3. At all relevant times, David Wells (Wells) was a public employee and the Union President, and a representative for the unit members referred to in paragraph 2. 4. Erickson, Kneeland, Leger, Anthony Amato, Jr.

See City of Springfield v. Civil Service Commn, 469 Mass. 370, (2014) Under the particular circumstances of this case, including the close similarity and temporal proximity of both incidents, as well as the unique challenges to fact-finding in cases of domestic violence, common sense dictates that I do not overlook the second incident. Rather, I am persuaded that it is fair to consider the January 3, 2016 incident, together with Mr.

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Thus, in City of Springfield, 7 MLC 1088 (1980) Massachusetts Labor Commission stated: The good faith requirement of the statute is an intangible factor provable only by inference or implication from the behavior of the parties. The duty to bargain does not compel either part to agree to a proposal or make a concession.

committee's conduct during agreed upon impact 9 negotiations constituted bad faith bargaining); Board of Trustees of University of 10 Massachusetts, 26 MLC 143, SUP-4489 (March 9, 2000) (whether the employer failed to 11 bargain in good faith when it stated that it was not possible to grant an across-the-board 12 pay increase of 2% to the charging party's bargaining unit members, but later provided 13 an across-the-board pay increase to other employees); City

See also In Re: 2010/2011 Review and Selection of Firefighters in the City of Springfield, 24 MCSR 627 (2011) 13 (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 v Civil Service Commission, 469 Mass. 370, 379(2014) (Quoting Attorney Gen. v. McHatton, 428 Mass. 790, 793-794, 705 N.E.2d 252 (1999), (Quoting Police Comm'r of Boston v. Civil Service Comm'n, 22 Mass. App. Ct. 364, 371, 494 N.E.2d 27 (1986) 11 Analysis Lowell has established by a preponderance of the evidence that it had reasonable justification to bypass the Appellant. Lowell bypassed Mr.

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).

Fax Number 26 Central St., Town Hall, West Springfield, MA 01089 1-413-746-5592 6. 7. Representative to contact 9. Telephone Number Robert F. Dickson 1-413-732-6191 Employee Organization (if any): Local 365S, IBPO, Police Supervisors 8. Address (street and No., city/town, state, and ZIP code) IBPO Western Office , 1299 Page Boulevard, Springfield, MA 01104 10. Fax Number 1-413-736-5557 11. This charge is filed against (check one) 12.

Russell Dupere, Counsel file cote __ 1299 Page Boulevard i we | Springfield, MA 01104 | phone: (413) 732-3753 | fax: (413) 736-5557 | www.ibpo.org SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFI ELD . AND THE I.B.P.O., LOCAL 3658 The Town of West Springfield (hereinafter referred to as Town) and the I.B.P.O., Local 3658 (hereinafter referred to as Union) hereby agree to the following terms, conditions, and understandings. l.

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

City of Springfield, 17 MLC 1380, 1384-85 (1990). The School Committee argues that it did not negotiate with Thrope, but merely discussed her retirement plans and how the MTRS consider early retirement. Livingston respond was to willing Next, the School to bargain Committee the Association his request Superintendent Livingston directed Thrope to speak questions she had early retirement.