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Massachusetts DYS Commissioner Opposes Legislation Aimed at Curbing Brutal Assaults on Staff 07/13/2011

Three weeks after failing to attend a hearing on legislation that would provide a safer work environment for Department of Youth Services (DYS) Employees, DYS Commissioner Jane Tewksbury appeared before a legislative panel to defend her opposition to the measure.

Massachusetts DYS Commissioner Opposes Legislation Aimed at Curbing Brutal Assaults on Staff 07/13/2011

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Accept Governor's Amendments to Municipal Healthcare Bargaining Legislation: Action Paves Way for Immediate Implementation of the Law 07/11/2011

Ten days after passing legislation that restricted healthcare collective bargaining rights and provided municipalities with the power to shift a greater share of healthcare costs to public employees, members of the House and Senate today accepted a series of amendments to the measure, which help

Massachusetts Lawmakers Accept Governor's Amendments to Municipal Healthcare Bargaining Legislation: Action Paves Way for Immediate Implementation of the Law 07/11/2011

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Massachusetts Public Employee Unions Poised to Reduce Negative Impact of Legislative Changes to Municipal Healthcare Bargaining Laws 07/08/2011

Less than ten days after Massachusetts legislators passed a measure that reduced collective bargaining rights and enabled municipalities to shift a greater share of healthcare costs to public employees, it appears that a coalition of public employee unions have convinced Governor Patrick to make

Massachusetts Public Employee Unions Poised to Reduce Negative Impact of Legislative Changes to Municipal Healthcare Bargaining Laws 07/08/2011

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Granite State Lawmakers Remain Rock-Solid Against Right-to-Work 06/28/2011

Proponents of union-busting Right to Work legislation were dealt another defeat this week when New Hampshire Republican House Speaker William O’Brien announced he would continue to run from an override vote that would have killed the latest attempt to implement the legislation in the Granite Stat

Granite State Lawmakers Remain Rock-Solid Against Right-to-Work 06/28/2011