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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1065 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1331 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Dylan A. Fernandes |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to collective bargaining rights of Massachusetts employees. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Dylan A. FernandesPlymouth and BarnstableMichael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/24/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1065 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1331 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Fernandes, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1331) of Dylan A. Fernandes and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Michael D. Brady for legislation to support collective bargaining rights for Massachusetts |
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| 20 | 20 | | employees. Labor and Workforce Development. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to collective bargaining rights of Massachusetts employees. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 MGL c. 150 A shall be amended by adding the following to section 5 (C) 2:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2 "Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other general or special law, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3the Department of Labor Relations shall certify the exclusive bargaining representative of any |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4bargaining unit previously certified by a governmental agency on the basis of majority |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5representation in the event that the governmental agency determines that the members of such |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6bargaining unit are no longer employees as defined by applicable statute or otherwise declines |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7jurisdiction." |
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