By Mr. Baddour (by request), a petition (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 1050) of Charles Ormsby for legislation
relative to compulsory bargaining. Labor and Workforce
Development. |
By Mr. Baddour (by request), a petition (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 1050) of Charles Ormsby for legislation
relative to compulsory bargaining. Labor and Workforce
Development. |
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 Chapter 150E, Section 6 is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:-
The employer and the exclusive representative shall meet at reasonable times, including meetings in advance of the employer’s budget-making process and shall negotiate in good faith with respect to wages. Employee evaluation procedures, standards or productivity and performance, hours, health insurance benefits, and any other terms and conditions of employment may be set at the sole discretion of the employer outside of compulsory bargaining in order to provide a basis for negotiations. Once set by the employer, these conditions of employment cannot be changed during the term of any agreement unless such changes are mutually agreed to. However, in no event shall the right of any employee to run as a candidate for or to hold elective office be deemed to be within the scope of the conditions of employment to be set by the employer.
