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State police association asks legislature to restore collective-bargaining enforceability
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development · November 20, 2025
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Summary
The State Police Association told a joint committee that S.1360 would correct an apparent omission in state law by extending protections that allow collective-bargaining agreements to supersede conflicting departmental rules, citing examples such as holiday staffing disputes.
Brian Williams, president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, asked the committee to support S.1360 to ensure that negotiated collective-bargaining provisions for state troopers are enforceable against departmental rules issued under the colonel’s authority.
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