Amendment #1158 to H4700

Community College Employees

Mr. Mark of Peru moves to amend the bill by inserting, after section 7, the following section:

SECTION 7A. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the so called “Day” and “Division of Continuing Education” units in the Board of Higher Education for the community college segment of the public institutions of higher education, as defined in section 5 of chapter 15A, shall be merged into a single bargaining unit on the effective date of Section 7 without impairment of seniority, retirement or other rights of the employees, and without reduction in compensation or salary grade, and without loss of accrued rights to holidays, sick leave, vacation and benefits. Upon the merger of bargaining units taking effect, the “exclusive representative,” as defined in section 4 of chapter 150E, of the so called “Day” unit shall become the exclusive representative of the merged unit.  Any collective bargaining agreement in effect immediately before the merger date shall continue in effect and the terms and conditions of employment therein shall continue in effect until the expiration of the agreement and subject to the employer’s and the exclusive representative’s rights and obligations under chapter 150E.

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Community College Employees