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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1131 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2097
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
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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 collective bargaining rights of Massachusetts employees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire1/14/2025Lydia EdwardsThird Suffolk1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1131 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2097
By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2097) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Lydia Edwards relative to collective bargaining rights.
Labor and Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to collective bargaining rights of Massachusetts employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 1. MGL c. 150 A shall be amended by adding the following to section 5 (C) 2
2 Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other general or special law,
3the Department of Labor Relations shall certify the exclusive bargaining representative of any
4bargaining unit previously certified by a governmental agency on the basis of majority
5representation in the event that the governmental agency determines that the members of such
6bargaining unit are no longer employees as defined by applicable statute or otherwise declines
7jurisdiction.