David B. Rome

Town of Lakeville v. IAFF, Local 3188, Plymouth Sup. Ct. (2007) (confirming two awards granting work preference to permanent firefighters over the employer’s claim that the awards interfered with the fire chief’s power of assignment)

SEIU, Local 888 v. Boston School Committee, Suffolk Sup. Ct. (2006) (confirming an arbitrator’s award reinstating an employee terminated for alleged misconduct over the employer’s objection that such reinstatement violated public policy)

Maloney v. Civil Service Commission, Suffolk Sup. Ct. (2005) (overturning Commission decision that increased discipline of an employee beyond that imposed by the employer)

Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children v. National Labor Relations Board, 297 F.3d 41 (1st Cir. 2002) (upholding union’s right to organize the employer on a region-by-region basis)

COBRA v. Labor Relations Commission, 436 Mass. 197 (2002) (upholding a Commission decision that preserved the integrity of a union citywide bargaining unit)

Boston Medical Center v. SEIU, Local 285, 260 F.3d 16 (1st Cir. 2001) (confirming an arbitrator’s award and reversing a lower court ruling reinstating a registered nurse discharged for alleged patient-care errors)

Local 285, SEIU, v. Nonotuck Resource Associates, 64 F.3d 735 (1st Cir. 1995) (granting the union its attorneys’ fees for litigation to compel an employer to arbitrate a termination based on the employer’s procedural objections)

Independent Foodhandlers & Warehouse Employees Union v. Shaw’s Supermarkets, 506 F.Supp. 89 (W.D. Okla. 1984) (confirming an arbitrator’s award that rescinded a disciplinary suspension for violation of a company rule)