HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 378        FILED ON: 1/10/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2279

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James K. Hawkins

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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 labor relations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/10/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 378        FILED ON: 1/10/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2279

By Mr. Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2279) of James K. Hawkins relative to minimum staffing discussions in collective bargaining negotiations of municipal police officers and firefighters.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1392 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to labor relations.

 

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

Chapter 150E, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition shall be amended in section 6 by adding after the word “workload”, in line 7, the following:- and in the case of fire and police, personnel, shift manning levels.

Section 2. Said chapter is further amended by adding at the end of section 7(B) the following: No cost items agreed to and executed by the parties shall be deemed unenforceable once a negotiated collective bargaining agreement becomes effective by reason of the procedure set forth herein.