Bill > S2273

This bill amends several sections of the Massachusetts General Laws to address various provisions related to public sector unions and employee representation. Key provisions include: 1. Exempting the home addresses, personal email addresses, and phone numbers of public employees and their family members from being considered public records, with some exceptions. 2. Allowing exclusive employee representatives to require non-members to pay for certain costs and fees related to grievance handling and arbitration. 3. Limiting the duty of fair representation for exclusive representatives to the negotiation and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements. 4. Providing employee organizations with access to members of the bargaining unit, including the right to meet with newly hired employees and use the employer's email system and facilities. 5. Clarifying the terms and process for payroll deductions of union dues or fees. 6. Repealing sections related to the automatic deduction of union fees from non-members' wages.

Senate Committee on Ways and Means (S)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2273