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MA S77
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lydia Edwards
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AI Summary
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Requires marijuana establishments to attest they will not interfere with union agents communicating with employees about labor rights, including the right to form a union, as a condition of initial licensing and renewal
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Defines "labor peace agreement" as an agreement where employers allow union access to employees in exchange for unions agreeing not to engage in picketing, work stoppages, or boycotts
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Directs the Cannabis Control Commission to establish and maintain a list of bona fide labor organizations actively seeking to represent cannabis employees in Massachusetts
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Exempts small businesses (as defined in 935 CMR 500.02 and 935 CMR 501.02) from the labor peace agreement requirements
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Requires the Cannabis Control Commission to promulgate regulations in consultation with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Legislative Description
To facilitate labor peace among the cannabis workforce
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
11/3/2025