SENATE DOCKET, NO. 448        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1392

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Steven A. Tolman

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts water resource authority employees..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Steven A. Tolman

 


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 448        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1392

By Mr. Tolman, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1392) of Tolman for legislation to provide for fairness and equity for Massachusetts water resource authority employees [Joint Committee on Public Service].

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1215 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts water resource authority employees..

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 7(c) (i) of Chapter 372 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by striking the following words:-  "employment, assignment and promotion of employees and the determination of standards therefore"

Subsections (ii) through (v) shall be renumbered accordingly.

SECTION 2.  Section 7(c) (ii) of Chapter 372 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by striking the following phrase:- "provided that any collective bargaining agreement may protect employees against such actions on arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable grounds," and inserting in place thereof the phrase:-  "for just cause,"