An Act to protect the collective bargaining rights of certain administrative employees

This bill amends Massachusetts law to extend collective bargaining rights to certain administrative employees within the state government. Specifically, it prevents the exclusion of workers in the Management Classification Series below level M-VI from these rights unless their specific job duties are deemed managerial or a union agreement covers similar work. The change directly affects administrative staff who previously could not negotiate wages and working conditions through a union representative. By clarifying the criteria for excluding lower-level management from bargaining, the legislation aims to include more employees in the collective bargaining process.