This coming Monday, January 26, 2009 in Room A-1 of the State House from 10 AM to 12 PM the Massachusetts AFL-CIO will be holding a bill co-sponsoring event for our legislative agenda. We invite you to join us at this bill co-sponsoring event to meet the legislators and aides that come by.
Also, if you have legislation that you have filed for this session, and you are seeking co-sponsors, please join us at this event with copies of your legislation, fact sheets if you have them, and sheets for legislators to sign up as co-sponsors. This is a great way to recruit more co-sponsors for your legislation. You can email the legislators and invite them to the event to sign onto your legislation, as well as that of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, which is attached here.
If you are able to come by and would like to have space reserved for some of your legislation, please let me know as soon as possible. My cell phone number is below if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Tim Sullivan
Legislative & Communications Director
Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Massachusetts AFL-CIO 2009-2010 Legislative Agenda
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Robert J. Haynes, President
2009-2010: Safety and Security for Working Families
1. An Act for a Competitive Economy Through Safer Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals
To replace toxic chemicals in products and in the workplace where safer alternatives are economically feasible.
Lead Sponsors: Senator Steven Tolman and Representative Jay Kaufman
2. An Act Relative to Modernizing and Protecting the Unemployment Insurance System
Omnibus bill to improve and strengthen the Unemployment Insurance system in Massachusetts.
Lead Sponsors: Senator Thomas McGee and Representative Martin Walsh
3. An Act Relative to Paid Sick Days
An Act Establishing Paid Sick Days for workers who do not presently have them.
Lead Sponsors: Senator Patricia Jehlen and Representative Kay Khan
4. An Act Relative to Plant Relocation
Requires companies that close plants in Massachusetts to compensate employees.
Lead Sponsor: Senator Marc Pacheco
5. An Act Relative to Privatizing Contracts
Regulates the Commonwealth’s contracting with companies, prohibiting outsourcing to companies outside the United States.
Lead Sponsor: Senator Jack Hart
6. An Act Relative to Protecting Against the Displacement of Current Employees
Requires contractors to hire its workforce from existing worker pool when state services are privatized.
Lead Sponsor: Senator Marc Pacheco
7. An Act Relative to Protecting Honest Employers in Regards to Workers’ Compensation
Provides a private right of action to hold employers accountable for not providing workers’ compensation payments to their employees.
Lead Sponsors: Senator Jack Hart and Representative Martin Walsh
8. An Act Establishing and Regulating Resort-Style Entertainment in the Commonwealth
Seeks to create jobs and generate revenues by establishing and regulating destination resort-style entertainment and casino facilities in the Commonwealth.
Lead Sponsors: Representative Brian Wallace, Representative Martin Walsh, Senator Joan Menard and Senator Michael Morrissey
9. An Act Relative to the Safety and Protection of Utility Work and Construction Sites
Mandates that police officer details be present at all utility projects to ensure the safety and protection of workers and the public on all gas, electric, cable, telecommunications, and other public utility projects.
Lead Sponsors: Senator James Timilty and Representative Joseph Driscoll
10. An Act Relative to Temporary Workers’ Right to Know
Provides temporary workers with basic information about the job they are being hired for to ensure their safety.
Lead Sponsors: Senator Jack Hart and Representative Linda Dorcena Forry
