SENATE DOCKET, NO. 317        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1217

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Rebecca L. Rausch

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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 uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

 

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/30/2023

Marc R. Pacheco

Third Bristol and Plymouth

1/30/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/1/2023

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

2/6/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/8/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/10/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

3/29/2023

Lydia Edwards

Third Suffolk

3/29/2023

Pavel M. Payano

First Essex

4/11/2023

Edward J. Kennedy

First Middlesex

4/27/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

7/5/2023

Robyn K. Kennedy

First Worcester

2/6/2024


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 317        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1217

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1217) of Rebecca L. Rausch, James K. Hawkins, Marc R. Pacheco, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to uplift families and secure the right to strike for certain public employees.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public 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 9 of chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words “a reasonable period” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 6 months.

SECTION 2. Said section 9 of chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 19, after the word “mediation” the following words:- not to exceed 6 months.

SECTION 3. Said section 9 of chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 22, the words “If the impasse continues after the conclusion of mediation, either” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- Either.

SECTION 4. Said section 9 of chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:- The provisions of section 9A of this chapter shall not apply once a petition for a determination of the existence of an impasse is filed under this section, unless the negotiation pertains to public safety employees.

SECTION 5. Said chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in section 9A by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(a) No public safety employee or public safety employee organization, or any other public employee or public employee organization prior to 6 months of negotiation over the terms of a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to section 9, shall engage in a strike, work stoppage, slowdown or withholding of services by such public employees.