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Introduced
02/16/2023
02/16/2023
In Committee
02/16/2023
02/16/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
193rd General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to securing the right to strike for certain public employees. Labor and Workforce Development.
AI Summary
This bill aims to secure the right to strike for certain public employees in Massachusetts. It does so by amending the existing Chapter 150E of the General Laws to: 1) extend the reasonable period for negotiation before impasse from an unspecified "reasonable period" to 6 months; 2) limit the period of mediation to no more than 6 months; 3) allow either party to file for a determination of impasse after the conclusion of mediation; and 4) exempt all public employees, except for public safety employees, from the prohibition on strikes once an impasse is declared under Section 9 of Chapter 150E.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (27)
Mike Connolly (D)*,
Erika Uyterhoeven (D)*,
James Arena-Derosa (D),
Michael Brady (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Lydia Edwards (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Rodney Elliott (D),
Paul Feeney (D),
Denise Garlick (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Ryan Hamilton (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Vanna Howard (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Sam Montaño (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Marc Pacheco (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Estela Reyes (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Margaret Scarsdale (D),
Dan Sena (D),
Bud Williams (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4570 (on 05/15/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1845 |
| BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1845.pdf |
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