2006 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 3 :: Initiative PetitionDo you approve of a law summarized below on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3, 2000? See summary »

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Summary

This proposed law would allow licensed and other authorized providers of child care in private homes under the state's subsidized child care system to bargain collectively with the relevant state agencies about all terms and conditions of the provision of child care services under the state's child care assistance program and its regulations.

Under the proposed law, these family child care providers who provide state-subsidized child care would not be considered public employees, but if 30% of the providers gave written authorization for an employee organization to be their exclusive representative in collective bargaining, the state Labor Relations Commission would hold a secret mail ballot election on whether to certify that organization as the exclusive representative. Parts of the state's public employee labor relations law and regulations would apply to the election and collective bargaining processes. The proposed law would not authorize providers to engage in a strike or other refusal to deliver child care services.

An exclusive representative, if certified, could then communicate with providers to develop and present a proposal to the state agencies concerning the terms and conditions of child care provider services. The proposed law would then require the parties to negotiate in good faith to try to reach a binding agreement. If the agreed-upon terms and conditions required changes in existing regulations, the state agencies could not finally agree to the terms until they completed the required procedures for changing regulations and any cost items agreed to by the parties had been approved by the state Legislature. If any actions taken under the proposed law required spending state funds, that spending would be subject to appropriation by the Legislature. Any complaint that one of the parties was refusing to negotiate in good faith could be filed with and ruled upon by the Labor Relations Commission.

An exclusive representative could collect a fee from providers for the costs of representing them. An exclusive representative could be de-certified under Commission regulations and procedures if certain conditions were met. The Commission could not accept a decertification petition for at least 2 years after the first exclusive representative was certified, and any such petition would have to be supported by 50% or more of the total number of providers. The Commission would then hold a secret mail ballot election for the providers to vote on whether to decertify the exclusive representative.

The proposed law states that activities carried out under it would be exempt from federal anti-trust laws. The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.

A YES VOTE would allow licensed and other authorized providers of child care in private home under the state's subsidized child care system to bargain collectively with the state.

A NO VOTE would make no change in the laws concerning licensed and other authorized family child care providers.

2006 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 3 :: Initiative PetitionDo you approve of a law summarized below on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3, 2000? See summary »

Ballot Question Results

View results as: # | %  
Ward
Yes
No
Blank Votes Total Votes Cast Total Ballots Cast
Totals
 
12,226
7,186
2,918
19,412
22,330
Precinct 1
 
348
224
61
572
633
Precinct 2
 
419
250
144
669
813
Precinct 3
 
294
206
142
500
642
Precinct 1
 
589
264
96
853
949
Precinct 2
 
600
286
145
886
1,031
Precinct 3
 
693
368
153
1,061
1,214
Precinct 1
 
656
336
161
992
1,153
Precinct 2
 
612
352
159
964
1,123
Precinct 3
 
642
427
151
1,069
1,220
Precinct 1
 
371
226
98
597
695
Precinct 2
 
421
235
95
656
751
Precinct 3
 
491
288
129
779
908
Precinct 1
 
620
430
161
1,050
1,211
Precinct 2
 
604
415
128
1,019
1,147
Precinct 3
 
791
428
190
1,219
1,409
Precinct 1
 
817
522
171
1,339
1,510
Precinct 2
 
821
431
192
1,252
1,444
Precinct 3
 
423
280
115
703
818
Precinct 1
 
763
449
175
1,212
1,387
Precinct 2
 
642
345
146
987
1,133
Precinct 3
 
608
424
106
1,032
1,138
Totals
 
12,226
7,186
2,918
19,412
22,330