Massachusetts Question 2: Collective bargaining for public counsel staff
Massachusetts · Statutory initiative · Labor · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would authorize CPCS employees to organize and bargain collectively. After reaching an agreement, CPCS would have to request the appropriation needed to fund it from the governor.
What applies now
Committee for Public Counsel Services employees do not have this express statutory right to bargain collectively with their employer.
If yes / for
Authorize the bargaining right and funding-request process.
If no / against
Keep the existing labor-relations rules.
Costs and funding
The official fiscal statement says state costs depend on future bargaining agreements and cannot reliably be projected.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
Yes votes must be a majority of votes on the question and equal at least 30% of all ballots cast in the state election.
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