Labor board sides with Colchester in finance director firing

Labor board sides with Colchester in finance director firing

The Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations (SBLR) sided with the Town of Colchester in a long-running dispute over whether the town’s finance director was represented by a union and thus whether the town could legally terminate her, in a situation that sparked a fiery Board of Selectmen meeting in 2023. Former Colchester Finance Director Mary Williamson was hired by the town’s previous Republican First Selectman but was placed on leave by – …