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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 150A, § 3 (2026)

Rights of employees

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Section 3. Employees, or a single employee in a one-man unit, shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activities, for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. An employee shall also have the right to refrain from any such activities, except to the extent of making payment of service fees to an exclusive representative.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1973–2020 · leading case: Trs. of Forbes Library v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 428 N.E.2d 124 (Mass. 1981).
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Trs. of Forbes Library v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 428 N.E.2d 124 (Mass. 1981). · cites it 2× “This is an appeal from a Superior Court judgment affirming a Labor Relations Commission (commission) decision that held that Forbes Library violated the labor laws, G. L. c. 150A, §§ 3, 4 (1), 4 (3), when it dis *560 charged Richard Steward, a media technician.”
S. Worcester Cty. Reg. Sch. Dist. v. Labor Rel. Comm'n, 436 N.E.2d 380 (Mass. 1982). · cites it 2× “If, however, a lawful cause would have led the employer to the same conclusion even in the absence of protected conduct, the discharge must not be disturbed.”
Manning v. Zuckerman, 444 N.E.2d 1262 (Mass. 1983). “In light of these comprehensive protections for employees and after ten years of existence of § 11, it would be somewhat surprising if we should now conclude that the Legislature intended that allegedly unlawful acts under G.”
S. Worcester Cnty. Reg'l Vocational Sch. Dist. v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 436 N.E.2d 380 (Mass. 1982). · cites it 2× “If, however, a lawful cause would have led the employer to the same conclusion even in the absence of protected conduct, the discharge must not be disturbed.”
Mendes v. City of Taunton, 301 N.E.2d 580 (Mass. App. Ct. 1973). · cites it 2× “" The provision is parallel to G.L.c. 150A, § 3, [1] guaranteeing the right to collective bargaining to employees in the private sector and implementing *492 the policy in G.”
Allen v. Sch. Comm. of Boston, 487 N.E.2d 529 (Mass. 1986). “150E, § 9A (a) (which bars a strike), nor G. L. c. 150A, § 3 (which permits nonpublic employees to engage in concerted activities), applies, and, thus, under the common law a strike by bus drivers may be enjoined in a direct action by affected private persons.”
Allied Elevator Grp. Inc. v. 3Phase Elevator Corp. (D. Mass. 2020). “449 ); G.L. c. 150A, § 3; and it requires Informix, Inc.”
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