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H2078 • 2025

An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employees

An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employees

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Sponsor
Connolly, Mike
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5370 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employees

An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employees By Representatives Connolly of Cambridge and Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employees By Representatives Connolly of Cambridge and Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2078) of Mike Connolly, Erika Uyterhoeven and others relative to securing the right to strike for certain public employees.
  • Labor and Workforce Development.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-07 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5370 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-14 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  3. 2025-07-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employees
By Representatives Connolly of Cambridge and Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2078) of Mike Connolly, Erika Uyterhoeven and others relative to securing the right to strike for certain public employees. Labor and Workforce Development.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2078

SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words “a reasonable period” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 6 months.

SECTION 2. Said section 9 of said chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 19, after the word “mediation” the following words:- not to exceed 6 months.

SECTION 3. Said section 9 of said chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:- The provisions of section 9A shall not apply once a petition for a determination of the existence of an impasse is filed under this section, unless the negotiation pertains to public safety employees.

SECTION 4. Section 9A of said chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(a) No public employee or public employee organization prior to 6 months of negotiation over the terms of a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to section 9 shall engage in a strike, work stoppage, slowdown or withholding of services by such public employees; provided, however, that no public safety employee or public safety employee organization shall engage in a strike, work stoppage, slowdown or withholding of services in any circumstance.

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