HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1951 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1335
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Gerard Cassidy
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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 agency service fees.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Gerard Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 1/19/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1951 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1335
By Mr. Cassidy of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1335) of Gerard Cassidy relative to the payment of fair share provisions of employees choosing not to join a union. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2256 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to agency service fees.
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. The second paragraph of section 12 of chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subparagraph:-
If an agency service fee is not negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement
the fair share provision shall apply to any employee who chooses not to join the
union by paying to the union a percentage equal for negotiations for wages, benefits and working conditions and grievance and arbitration rights. Failure of an employee to pay the fair share provision shall exclude him from any and all relief of the collective bargaining agreement with the exception of the negotiated COLA increases.