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.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XXI - Labor and Industries
Chapter 150a - Labor Relations
Section 3 - Rights of Employees
Section 3a - Domestic Service Employee Defined; Violations; Discharge; Presumption; Damages; Costs
Section 4 - Unfair Labor Practices by Employers
Section 4a - Unfair Labor Practices by Individuals or Labor Organizations
Section 4b - Refusal to Bargain Collectively With Employer
Section 4c - Health Care Facilities; Unfair Labor Practices by Employers or Employees
Section 5a - Agricultural Workers; Representatives
Section 6 - Prevention of Unfair Labor Practices; Powers of Commission; Proceedings; Judicial Review
Section 6b - Review of Order of Commission
Section 6c - Payment of Dues and Assessments During Disciplinary and Legal Proceedings
Section 8 - Interference With Member or Agent of Commission
Section 9a - Grievances or Disputes Between Health Care Facilities and Nurses
Section 10 - Conflict of Laws; Federal Statutes and Regulations