Subjects of Bargaining 3-6 each new round of negotiations, an analysis should be made of the existing agreement as wel as the union’s proposals. Municipalities that conduct negotiations without labor counsel are especially vulnerable to mistakes in this area. Chiefs should insist that the municipal negotiator not agree even to discuss non-mandatory subjects. Despite loud protests and threats of complaints over “bargaining in bad faith,” management should stand strong. It is clear that if the law were in the reverse, no union would make the same mistakes that so many municipal employers have in this regard. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Mandatory Subjects of Bargaining 3-7 1 Medford School Committee, 1 MLC 1250 (1975). 2 Board of Regents of Higher Education, 19 MLC 1069 (1992). 3 Town of Danvers, 3 MLC 1559 (1977). 4 School Committee of Newton v. Newton School Custodians Ass'n, Local 454, SEIU, 438 Mass. 739, 784 N.E.2d 598 (2003) . 5 City of Lynn v. Labor Relations Com'n, 43 Mass.App.Ct. 172, 681 N.E.2d 1234 (1997). 6 M.G.L. c. 150E, § 6 7 Melrose School Committee, 3 MLC 1302 (1976) 8 City of Boston, 9 MLC 1021 (1982). 9 Town of Fairhaven, 20 MLC 1343 (1994). 10 City of Fall River, 20 MLC 1352 (1994). 11 Town of Andover, 3 MLC 1710 (1977). 12 Mass. Comm. of Admin., 9 MLC 1001 (1982). 13 Town of North Adams, 21 MLC 1646 (1995). 14 Lawrence School Committee, 3 MLC 1304 (1976). 15 City of Everett, 22 MLC 1275 (1995). 16 Mass. Comm. of, Secretary of Admin. and Finance, 19 MLC 1069 (1992). 17 Town of Danvers, 3 MLC 1559 (1977). 18 Town of Shrewsbury, 14 MLC 1309 (1987) (requiring seat belts to be worn by police officers); Whitman Hanson Regional School Comm., 10 MLC 1283 (1984). But, c.f., City of Melrose, 22 MLC 1209 (1995) (reducing number of firefighters utilized per apparatus was not a mandatory subject because it did not affect safety or workload). 19 Medford School Committee, 1 MLC 1250 (1975); City of Worcester, 25 MLC 169 (1999). 20 Mass. Comm. of, Comm. of Admin. and Finance, 14 MLC 1719 (1988). 21 Everett Housing Authority, 9 MLC 1263 (1982). 22 City of Peabody, 9 MLC 1447 (1982). 23 Town of Tewksbury, 19 MLC 1189 (1992). 24 Peabody School Committee, 13 MLC 1313 (1986). 25 City of Haverhill, 16 MLC 1077 (1989). 26 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 19 MLC 1069 (1992). 27 Town of Milton, 16 MLC 1725 (1990). 28 City of Revere, 18 MLC 1179 (1991); Board of Regents of Higher Education, 19 MLC 1248 (1992). 29 Medford School Committee, 4 MLC 1450 (1977),af’d sub. nom. School Commitee of Medford v. Labor Relations Commission, 38 Mass. 932 (1980). 30 Lawrence School Committee, 3 MLC 1304 (1976). 31 City of Peabody, 9 MLC 1447 (1977). 32 City of Boston, 4 MLC 1104 (1977). 33 Medford School Committee, 1 MLC 1250 (1975). 34 Town of Dracut, 7 MLC 1342 (1980). 35 Wakefield Municipal Light Department, 8 MLC 1838 (1981). 36 Norwood School Committee, 4 MLC 1751 (1978). 37 Boston School Committee, 3 MLC 1630 (1977).; (se also, Town of Lee v. Labor Relations Com'n, 21 Mass.App.Ct. 166, 485 N.E.2d 971 (1985).) 38 Town of Avon, 6 MLC 1390 (1979). 39 Town of Wayland, 5 MLC 1738 (1979). 40 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 9 MLC 1824 (1983). 41 Town of Andover, 3 MLC 1710 (1977). 42 Board of Regents, 10 MLC 1107 (1983). 43 Town of Marblehead, 1 MLC 1140 (1975). 44 Whittier Regional School Committee, 13 MLC 1325 (1986),af’d sub. nom. Whittier Regional School Committee v. Labor Relations Commission, 401 Mass. 560 (1988). 45 Mass. Board of Regents of Higher Education, 10 MLC 1048 (1984). 46 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4 MLC 1869 (1978). Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee