Massachusetts Appeals Court September 8, 2005, No. 03-P-1493 (Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union v. County of Bristol)

Doerfer, J.

Collective bargaining between the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union (union) and the county of *462Bristol and its sheriff (employer) had proceeded to impasse after the expiration of a prior collective bargaining agreement. One issue which had been the subject of bargaining was the establishment of a vacation schedule.