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State Labor Board Rules Andover Teachers Participated in Illegal Strike

In a decision that could upend any plans to disrupt the opening of school across Massachusetts, the state labor relations board ruled on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, that Andover teachers engaged in an unlawful strike when they refused to enter school buildings last week for training. The decision affirmed the Andover School Committee's position that [...]

Norris, Murray & Peloquin, LLC2020-09-11T08:06:10-04:00September 10th, 2020|Categories: Blog, Education|Tags: CERB, COVID, DLR, illegal strike, refusal to enter school, safety measures, strike, Teachers|

CERB Rules Dedham Teacher Strike Illegal

On October 25, 2019, Dedham teachers went on a one-day strike—the first strike in Massachusetts in over a decade—in violation of state law which prohibits public employees from striking. M.G.L. c. 150E § 9(a). (“No public employee or employee organization shall engage in a strike, and no public employee or employee organization shall induce, encourage [...]

Norris, Murray & Peloquin, LLC2019-11-26T16:40:31-05:00November 2nd, 2019|Categories: Blog, Education|Tags: CERB, strike, Teachers|