The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mr. Tarr

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing a collective bargaining unit.

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PETITION OF:

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act establishing a collective bargaining unit.

                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. Section 3 of said chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

“The appropriate bargaining units in the case of the uniformed members of the department of state police shall be a unit of all such uniformed members below the rank of lieutenant, and a second unit composed of all commissioned officers below the rank of major. The appropriate bargaining units for judicial employees within the provisions of this chapter shall be a public safety professional unit composed of all probation officers and court officers, and a unit composed of all nonmanagerial or nonconfidential staff and clerical personnel employed by the judiciary; provided that court officers in the superior court department for Suffolk and Middlesex counties shall be represented by such other bargaining units as they may elect.”