SENATE DOCKET, NO. 111        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1424

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael F. Rush

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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 relative to firefighter bargaining units.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 111        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1424

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1424) of Michael F. Rush and Marjorie C. Decker for legislation relative to firefighter bargaining units.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1283 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to firefighter bargaining units.

 

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

Section 3 of Chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following sentences:-

The commission shall not find inappropriate and shall not modify or amend any bargaining unit in any fire department in whole or in part engaging in, or having the responsibility of fire fighting, if such a unit consists in whole or in part of uniform members of the department subordinate to a fire commission, fire commissioner, public safety director, board of engineers or chief of department. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the labor relations commission shall not entertain any petition seeking to modify the scope of any fire department bargaining unit.