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Subjects of Bargaining 3-6<br />

each new round of negotiations, an analysis should be made of the<br />

existing agreement as wel as the union’s proposals. Municipalities that<br />

conduct negotiations without labor counsel are especially vulnerable to<br />

mistakes in this area.<br />

Chiefs should insist that the municipal negotiator not agree even to discuss<br />

non-mandatory subjects. Despite loud protests and threats of complaints<br />

over “bargaining in bad faith,” management should stand strong. It is<br />

clear that if the law were in the reverse, no union would make the same<br />

mistakes that so many municipal employers have in this regard.<br />

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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