MA S1343

Extends collective bargaining rights under Chapter 150E to Massachusetts General Court employees, including personal staff, committee employees, caucus staff, and workers in clerk's offices, counsel's offices, business offices, and human resources offices

Creates separate bargaining units for the Senate and House of Representatives, each potentially covering all legislative employees in that chamber

Excludes managerial or confidential employees from bargaining units, specifically allowing exclusions for staff in leadership offices (Speaker, Senate President, minority leaders), Ways and Means chairs, clerk's offices, and counsel's offices

Amends the state ethics law (Chapter 268A) to authorize the State Ethics Commission to establish exemptions and procedures addressing conflict of interest concerns for union representatives in the legislative context