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POAM Office Staff

Behind every successful operation there are the support persons who are the “wind beneath the wings.” POAM’s daily operations are enhanced by its competent team of office staffers. F...

What Constitutes a Past Practice?

The most often-cited reference to “past practice” is the article by Arbitrator Richard Mittenthal entitled “Past Practice and the Administration of Collective Bargaining Agreements&#...



Bereavement Leave Not Limited to Day of Funeral

A firefighter for the City of Medford, Massachusetts Fire Department was scheduled to work a 24-hour shift on a Tuesday. The firefighter applied to take a day of bereavement leave after the death of h...


A Roundup of Free Speech Cases

Reverberations from the Supreme Court’s decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006) continue to be felt in the area of the free speech rights of public employees. A series of recent cases ...




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