MA H2177

Bill

Providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
02/20/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to collective bargaining of termination and discharge of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law to require that employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) can only be terminated or discharged for "just cause", rather than allowing for termination on "arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable grounds" as was previously permitted. The bill aims to provide more fairness and equity in the collective bargaining process for MWRA employees regarding termination and discharge.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (3)

Pete Capano (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Jack Lewis (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2177

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2177
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2177.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1596	Relative to collective bargaining dues	Accompanied a new draft, see H3825	Similar To
H2176	Relative to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H2178	Relative to the employee rights of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2187	Relative to the Labor Relations Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2188	Relative to the payment of an agency service fee	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2190	Relative to collective bargaining	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2372	To provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2385	Relative to collective bargaining	Accompanied a new draft, see H3825	Similar To
H2700	Relative to MWRA employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H3855	Amendment Order for H 3854,“An Act relative to collective bargaining dues”	Adopted, see H3854	Similar To
S1114	Relative to collective bargaining dues	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1467	Relative to collectively bargained health & welfare plans	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1478	Providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees	Accompanied H2177	Replaces
S1511	Relative to collective bargaining	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1555	Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2273	Similar Bills	See H3854	Similar To
S2282	Similar Bills	See H3854	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1596

Relative to collective bargaining dues

Accompanied a new draft, see H3825

Similar To

H2176

Relative to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H2178

Relative to the employee rights of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority