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may never be mandated by an arbitrator’s decision. See Berkshire Hills, 375 Mass. 522, 377 N.E.2d 940
(1978).
36 Burlington v. Labor Relations Commission, 390 Mass. 157, 454 N.E.2d 465 (1983).
37 Id.
38 Town of Dennis, 26 MLC 203 (2000).
39 Town of Wayland, 17 MLC 1286 (1990).
40 City of Boston, 18 MLC 1254 (1992).
41 Mass. Commissioner of Admin. & Fin., 18 MLC 1220 (1991).
42 City of Everett, 15 MLC 1298 (1989).
43 Springfield School Committee, 18 MLC 1357 (1992).
44 Peabody Municipal Light Department, 28 MLC 88 (2001).
45 City of Newton, 14 MLC 1287 (1988),af’d, 16 MLC 1036 (1989).
46 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 27 MLC 20 (2000).
47 Town of Scituate, 16 MLC 1195 (1989).
48 City of Boston, 25 MLC 6 (2002).
49 See, e.g., City of Leominster, 17 MLC 1931 (1991).
50 City of Leominster, 19 MLC 1636 (1993).
51 Town of Norwell, 18 MLC 1263 (1992).
52 City of Boston, 21 MLC 1487, 1491 (1995).
53 Mass. Commissioner of Admin & Fin., 14 MLC 1280 (1987).
54 City of Boston, 14 MLC 1713 (1988).
55 City of Quincy, 15 MLC 1048 (1988).
56 Kelley v. Johnson, 425 U.S. 238 (1976).
57 Board of Selectmen of Framingham v. Civil Service Commission, 366 Mass. 547, 321 N.E.2d 649 (1974)
(Framingham I).
58 Board of Selectmen of Framingham v. Civil Service Commission, 7 Mass. App. 398, 387 N.E.2d 1198
(1979) (Framingham II).
59 Quinn v. Muscare, 425 U.S. 560, 96 S. Ct. 1752 (1976).
60 See, e.g., Yarbrough v. Jacksonville, 363 F. Supp. 1176 (M.D. Fla. 1973) (regulation valid where effect
on safety shown); Lindquist v. Coral Gables, 323 F. Supp. 1161 (S.D. Fla. 1971) (regulation invalid where
no such effect was shown).
61 Quinn v. Muscare, 425 U.S. at 562-3, 96 S. Ct. at 1753.
62 Town of Dracut, 7 MLC 1342 (1980).
63 Town of Winchester, 24 MLC 44 (1997).
64 See City of Worcester, 4 MLC 1317 (1977) (upholding right of new police chief to begin enforcing
regulations which had previously been under enforced, as long as he/she provided adequate notice to
employees of his/her intent to do so).
65 Sheriff of Worcester County, 27 MLC 103 (2001).
66 Boston v. Board of Educ., 392 Mass. 788, 792, 467 N.E.2d 1318 (1984).
67 Commonwealth v. Graham, 388 Mass. 115, 125, 445 N.E.2d 1043 (1983).
68 United States Dept. of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization Serv. v. Federal Labor Relations Authy.,
955 F.2d 998 (5th Cir.1992) (INS )
69 Federal Labor Relations Act, 5 U.S.C. § 7106(b)(1) (1996).
70 National Labor Relations Bd. v. Mead Corp., 73 F.3d 74, 79 (6th Cir.1996), quoting from Metropolitan
Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Bd., 460 U.S. 693, 708, 103 S.Ct. 1467, 75 L.Ed.2d 387 (1983).)
71 See Lodge 743, International Assn. of Machinists v. United Aircraft Corp., 337 F.2d 5 (2d Cir.1964),
cert. denied, 380 U.S. 908, 85 S.Ct. 893, 13 L.Ed.2d 797 (1965) (distinguishing between enforceable and
unenforceable waivers of statutory rights).
72 INS, 955 F.2d at 1004.
73 See also National Labor Relations Bd. v. Harrah's Club, 337 F.2d 177, 178 (9th Cir.1964); Burger King
Corp. v. National Labor Relations Bd., 725 F.2d 1053, 1055 (6th Cir.1984); Immigration & Naturalization
Serv. v. Federal Labor Relations Authy., 855 F.2d at 1465.
74 See Boise Cascade Corp., 300 N.L.R.B. 80, 84 (1990) (evidence that pins were worn for six months
without incident was "most important point" in determining absence of special circumstances).
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