June 15th, 2009
State agencies are being asked to submit plans to trim their budgets by approximating line item values (the lowest) in the Senate and House One versions. Plans are to be submitted within two weeks. Read more »
June 6th, 2009
Following the news and the activities on Beacon Hill, public employees are yet again being looked at for trimming costs to the Commonwealth! Read more »
May 5th, 2009
Revenues continue to tank. The Senate is next to take up the House Budget. A Conference Committee will, no doubt, have to reconcile the differences between the House and the Senate’s version. Read more »
April 29th, 2009
In an emotional rally at the State House Tuesday, State Labor Secretary Suzanne Bump announced that Governor Deval Patrick had signed Executive Order 511 extending workplace protections to public employees who, unlike private-sector employees, public employees are not covered under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). To read more, go to http://tinyurl.com/d4qfxy .
Executive Order 511
OSHA Fact Sheet
April 26th, 2009
We are moving forward with our efforts to enact the Healthy Workplace Bill, a workplace bullying law for Massachusetts, in the form of Senate Bill No. 699 (Sen. Joan Menard, sponsor). This was the original language proposed in our negotiations with the commonwealth from which Article 6a was born. We are prepared for a multi-year effort. Read more »