SENATE DOCKET, NO. 68        FILED ON: 1/7/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1048

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William N. Brownsberger

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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 establishing the refusal to provide certain records as an unfair labor practice.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 68        FILED ON: 1/7/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1048

By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1048) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to establish the refusal to provide certain records as an unfair labor practice.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 956 OF 2015-2016.]

 

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 establishing the refusal to provide certain records as an unfair labor practice.

 

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 4A of Chapter 150A, as appearing in the 2014 Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by adding the following new subsection:-

(5) To fail to provide a member of a labor organization with records, including but not limited to records of membership dues paid, requested by and pertaining to that member.

For purposes of this subsection, “member” shall refer to any individual who was a member of that labor organization within the past ten years. Failure to maintain such records shall not constitute a defense to an unfair labor practice under this subsection.