2026- State Police Association of Massachusetts and Department of State Police

The State Police Association of MA received a favorable labor arbitration decision concerning the civilianization of the Massachusetts State Police’s (“MSP”) detail office. The arbitrator found that MSP, via the civilian third-party company handling the distribution of details, violated the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. This case stands on the principle that employers cannot simply avoid contractual obligations when outsourcing to a third party. The MSP was ordered to work with the third party to make changes to bring the third party into compliance with the CBA and make effected members whole.

See full case below.