By Mr. Kennedy of Brockton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2612) of Thomas P. Kennedy relative to labor relations agreements for fire and police personnel under the public employees collective bargaining law.  Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Thomas P. Kennedy

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to labor relations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 150E, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, shall be amended in section 6 by adding after the word “workload” in line 7 the following: “and in the case of fire and police personnel, shift manning levels.”

SECTION 2. Said chapter is further amended by adding at the end of section 7(B) the following:— no cost item agreed to and executed by the parties shall be deemed unenforceable once a negotiated collective bargaining agreement becomes effective by reason of the procedures set forth herein.