HB
LEVERETT SCHOOL COMMITTEE
NEGOTIATIONS LEGAL STATUS
All negotiations between the
School Committee and recognized employee groups are conducted subject to
Massachusetts General Laws. The legal status of negotiations is defined
in part by Section 2 of that chapter, as follows:
Employees
shall have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or
assist any employee organization for the purpose of bargaining collectively
through representatives of their own choosing on questions of wages, hours, and
other terms and conditions of employment, and to engage in lawful, concerted
activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or
protection, free from interference, restraint, or coercion. An employee
shall have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities, except to
the extent of making such payment of service fees to an exclusive
representative as provided in section twelve.
Basic to all
employer/employee negotiations is the concept of "bargaining in good faith."
It is the legal responsibility of both the School Committee and employee
organizations to bargain in good faith as they conduct negotiations.
However, such obligation does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or
make a concession.
SOURCE: MASC September
2016
LEGAL REF.: M.G.L. 150E:1 et seq.
First reading: 06-05-07
Second reading, first vote: waved 07-31-07
Final vote: 07-3-07
Leverett Policy Committee: Reviewed 04/03/17
Reviewed and edited by Leverett School Committee:
06/12/17
Final Vote by Leverett School Committee: 10/02/17