Department of Labor Relations

The DLR is responsible for promoting stable, productive and cooperative relationships between public employers and their represented employees by administering and enforcing the Commonwealth's collective bargaining laws.

Address

Main Office

19 Staniford Street, 1st Floor, Boston, MA 02114

directions

Springfield Office (by appointment only)

Springfield State Office Building, 436 Dwight Street, Room 206, Springfield, MA 01103

directions

Phone

Boston/Main (617) 626-7132

Springfield (413) 784-1230

Online

Contacts

Efile efile.dlr@massmail.state.ma.us

Fax

(617) 626-7157

Who we serve

We serve public sector employers, employees, and unions. We carry out our objectives by:

Investigating, mediating, adjudicating and litigating public sector unfair labor practice cases
Defining appropriate bargaining units and conducting elections in which public employees may choose whether and which employee organization they want to represent them in collective bargaining
Providing mediation, fact-finding and arbitration services to assist public employers and employee representatives in resolving labor disputes and contract negotiations
Enforcing special collective bargaining laws related to municipal police and firefighters through the Joint Labor Management Committee