Governor Baker, Mayor Walsh, Unions, and Privacy Rights
Last week, Governor Charlie Baker (R-MA) stood up for state workers and vetoed the blatantly anti-privacy Janus "Fix" bill.
Read moreBeacon Hill Roll Call: July 1 to July 5, 2019
By Bob Katzen | July 9, 2019
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from recent sessions. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.
Read moreGroups want Baker to veto 'union protection' bill
By Christian M. Wade Statehouse Reporter | July 8, 2019
BOSTON — Fiscal watchdogs are urging Gov. Charlie Baker to veto a labor-friendly proposal aimed at softening the blow of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that curbs the ability of unions to automatically take dues from workers' paychecks.
Read moreUnions eye Beacon Hill for relief after Supreme Court ruling
By Steve LeBlanc ASSOCIATED PRESS | June 8, 2019
BOSTON (AP) - The state’s labor unions are turning to Beacon Hill for a little relief from a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that threatened to weaken their finances and political clout.
Read moreHouse Votes to Allow Unions to Charge Non-Members
By Jim Phillips | June 6th, 2019
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON — Labor groups applauded the House's passage Wednesday of a bill allowing unions to charge non-members for costs of services and representation, an action prompted by a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year.
Read moreGovernor Baker Amends Janus "Fix" Bill
Last week, we got some great news from the State House — Governor Charlie Baker sent the so called Janus "Fix” anti-privacy bill back to the legislature with amendments.
Read moreMass. Fiscal Alliance Statement on Anti-Privacy “Janus Fix” Bill Before Governor Baker
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Urged to Reject Rash and Rushed Legislation
Read moreBiden and Walsh Should Rally Around Struggling Massachusetts Employers
Massachusetts Employers Need to Feel Biden’s Love
The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance released the following statement in response to former Vice President Joe Biden and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joining a Stop and Shop picket line in Dorchester today.
“As millions of Massachusetts taxpayers pay their taxes this week, it would be more appropriate for Mayor Walsh and Vice President Biden to show some warm feelings toward our state’s employers, rather than just joining the picket line. The Vice President should make time to meet with employers. It’s a great opportunity for an elected official to figuratively give our employer community a warm embrace,” stated Paul D. Craney, spokesperson of MassFiscal.
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