.: SUP-20-8314 Date Issued: March 26, 2021 COMPLAINT OF PROHIBITED PRACTICE AND RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS On November 13, 2020, the National Association of Government Employees, Unit 6, Local 207 (Union) filed a Charge of Prohibited Practice with the Department of Labor Relations (DLR), alleging that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting through the Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency (Commonwealth), engaged in prohibited practices within
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATIONS __________________________________________ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, Charging Party, and MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY Respondent ___________________________ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: SUP 20-8314 POST-HEARING BRIEF OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES regarding the NONPAYMENT of STAND-BY PAY by the MASSACHUSETS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATIONS _______________________________________________ ) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ) MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ) AGENCY ) ) ) and ) ) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ) GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ) ) _______________________________________________ ) Case No.
SUP-20-8314 COMMONWEALTHS RESPONSE The National Association of Governmental Employees (NAGE or the Union) has alleged that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance, acting by and through the Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency (MEMA) violated sections 10(a)(5) and derivatively 10(a)(1) of Chapter 150E (the Law) of Massachusetts Generals Laws by the following; MEMA unilaterally changed the terms and conditions
The Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency, MEMA, recently unilaterally changed terms and conditions of employment for a NAGE, Unit 6, Local 207, member. MEMA did so by unilaterally suspending stand-by payments for this member. In doing so, MEMA repudiated the collective bargaining agreement, specifically Article 7.6.
SUP-20-8314 COMMONWEALTHS RESPONSE The National Association of Governmental Employees (NAGE or the Union) has alleged that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance, acting by and through the Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency (MEMA) violated sections 10(a)(5) and derivatively 10(a)(1) of Chapter 150E (the Law) of Massachusetts Generals Laws by the following; MEMA unilaterally changed the terms and conditions
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATIONS In the Matter of: Case Number: SUP-20-8314 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS/MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY Date Issued: January 19, 2023 and NAGE, UNIT 6, LOCAL 207 Hearing Officer: James Sunkenberg, Esq.
.: SUP-20-7917 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS / MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY Respondent ANSWER NOW COMES Respondent, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, and hereby answers the Complaint issued on August 6, 2020 as follows: 1. Admit 2. Admit 3. Admit 4. Admit 5. Deny 6. Deny 7. Deny 8. Deny 9. Deny 1 10. Deny 11.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATIONS ******************************************************* In the Matter of * COMMONWEALTH OF * MASSACHUSETTS/MASSACHUSETTS * EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY * * * and * * NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF * GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES * * ******************************************************* Case No.
.: SUP-20-7917 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS / MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY Respondent RESPONDENTS WRITTEN RESPONSE On or about March 9, 2020, the Charging Party, the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE or Union), filed a charge alleging that the Respondent, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) violated Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 150E, 10(a) (5) and (1) (the Law) when
The Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency recently posted a management position, "Public Engagement Program Manager" (M5), that transfers bargaining unit work from NAGE Unit 6, Local 207 to management. (Attachment 1: new posting.) This new M5 job posting is very similar to a current PC III NAGE member at MEMA that performs at least 75% of the duties listed, including standby status and who could perform the remainder of the duties.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATIONS ******************************************************* * In the Matter of * * COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS * MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY * MANAGEMENTAGENCY * * and * * NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF * GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES * * ******************************************************* Case No. SUP-20-7917 Date issued: January 24, 2022 Hearing Officer: Gail Sorokoff, Esq.
SUP-20-7917 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS/ MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY Date Issued: September 22, 2022 and NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES CERB Members Participating: Marjorie F.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATIONS __________________________________________ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, Charging Party, and MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY Respondent ___________________________ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: SUP 20-7917 POST-HEARING BRIEF OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES I.
In this instance, grantees would not receive Federal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) funds to alleviate the effects of the disaster. There may also be areas that experienced Presidentially-declared disasters, and FEMA funds were received and exhausted. In both instances, there may remain a need to address the devastation caused by the disaster.
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On or about October 15, 2019, Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency posted an M4 job entitled "Public Engagement Manager." This posting transfers NAGE Unit 6, Local 207, bargaining unit work. The new M4 job is exactly the same as the work bargaining unit members have been performing for decades. In fact, nearly every sentence in this job description is from our current members Form 30.
On or about October 15, 2019, Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency posted an M4 job entitled "Public Engagement Manager." This posting transfers NAGE Unit 6, Local 207, bargaining unit work. The new M4 job is exactly the same as the work bargaining unit members have been performing for decades. In fact, nearly every sentence in this job description is from our current members Form 30.
.#: 617-727-3555 Secretary - FAX #: 617-727-3252 PAUL DIETL Lieutenant Governor Chief Human TO: Diane Nocivelli Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency FROM: Mark E.
Duval, Chair, Adams Board of Selectmen (via email: jduval@town.adams.ma.us) Haley Meczywor, Adams Town Clerk (via email: hmeczywor@town.adams.ma.us) 7 The complaint and the request for further review assert that state regulations as well as federal regulations and information included in the Federal Emergency ManagementAgencys (FEMA) Local Mitigation Planning Handbook necessitate the creation of a public body; however, nothing in the materials provided
i easx70 sme ntamation ic File > ' 52 | Dot 005 pe FORM 30 JOB DESCRIPTION ) UIge- orm COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AGENCY: Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency ek POSITION TITLE: Public Tnfommation Officer POSITION #: 0059417 APPROPRIATION #: 8800-0001 SALARY: $ 2,255.05 - $3,256.01 (bi-weekly) $58,631.30 - $84,656.26 (anmually) WORK GROUP: NAGE, Unit 6 - E20922 DATE PREPARED: December 12,, 2005 GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Board also reviewed and approved annual appointments to town positions and boards, specifically Shellfish Warden deputies and members of the Town Americans with Disabilities Act Committee, Community Response Coordinator, Emergency ManagementAgency, Public Access Oversight Committee, and Solid Waste/Hazardous Waste Committee. The minutes do not reflect any discussion related to the appointments.
The Office explains that the records . . . were shared among and between Commonwealth agencies, including EOHHS, the Department of Public Health (DPH), the Massachusetts Emergency ManagementAgency (MEMA), and the Office of the Governor (GOV). The Exempt Records have not been disclosed publicly by any agency. The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving situation and is currently surging.