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Court: ‘evergreen’ clause in CBA can’t be enforced

By Christina Pazzanese and Thomas E. Egan The parties to a municipal collective bargaining agreement could not include an “evergreen” clause purporting to continue the terms of the CBA during the period of negotiations for a successor agreement, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in a split decision.