Bill > S1393

This bill expands the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, which is an organization that provides legal representation to indigent individuals in Massachusetts. Specifically, it amends Chapter 150E of the General Laws, which governs public employee labor relations. The bill clarifies that for these employees, the "employer" is the Committee for Public Counsel Services itself or whomever it designates, ensuring that the committee is recognized as the entity responsible for collective bargaining. It also adds the Committee for Public Counsel Services to lists of public employers or entities with whom employees can engage in collective bargaining, alongside other state commissions and the state lottery commission, thereby formally including them in the framework for union negotiations and employee representation.