Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA)
Personnel and Labor Relations

Health care costs: Defining the challenge and finding solutions

Executive Director's ReportsHealth Care and Insurance Sep 02, 2025

MMA urges Veterans Committee to support bills to streamline veterans benefits

TestimonyVeterans’ Services Jun 30, 2025

In testimony to Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, MMA expresses strong support for series of bills that would increase municipal efficiency and effectiveness

TestimonyLocal Government Administration Jun 27, 2025

MMA, MASC, MASS, MMLA oppose prospect of binding arbitration, urge court to reject CERB motion in Newton case

TestimonyCollective Bargaining Feb 02, 2024

MMA weighs in on bills before the Public Service Committee regarding Civil Service, residency requirements, and veterans hiring preference

Civil Service Dec 01, 2023

MMA urges Public Service Committee to reject costly bills that would substantially increase employee benefits without data-based justification

TestimonyHealth Care and Insurance Nov 30, 2023

MMA asks Public Service Committee to oppose bills that would add would add costly new unfunded mandates for employee benefits

TestimonyPensions Aug 04, 2023

MMA urges Public Service Committee to support bill to add municipal voices to State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund Board

TestimonyPensions Jul 25, 2023

MMA urges Labor and Workforce Development Committee to support unemployment insurance reform bill

TestimonyEmployment Laws Jul 11, 2023

MMA urges Public Service Committee to oppose costly bills that would increase the unfunded liability for public employee pensions

TestimonyPensions and OPEB Jul 06, 2023

MMA expresses support for several bills before Veterans and Federal Affairs Committee to improve administration of veterans benefits

TestimonyVeterans’ Services May 15, 2023

In testimony to Labor and Workforce Development Committee, MMA expresses strong support for bills intended to help close gender and racial wage gaps

TestimonyEmployment Laws May 09, 2023

MMA urges Public Service Committee to reject bills that would move sets of employees from one retirement group into another

TestimonyPensions and OPEB May 02, 2023

MMA opposes costly bills that would move municipal employees into different retirement groups, increasing pension and health liabilities

TestimonyPensions and OPEB Apr 21, 2023

Lacking analysis of costs and implications, MMA urges Public Service Committee to reject COVID presumption and benefit extension bills

TestimonyPersonnel and Labor Relations Jul 27, 2021

MMA asks Labor Committee to reject burdensome OSHA bill

TestimonyWorkplace Safety Jun 22, 2021

MMA expresses concerns to Labor and Workforce Development Committee about numerous bills to mandate benefits

TestimonyEmployment Laws May 11, 2021

MMA urges Public Health Committee to reject bills that would create unfunded mandates and further burden local health departments

TestimonyEmployment Laws May 10, 2021

MMA urges House to support H. 4860 and further reforms to advance racial equity

TestimonyPublic Safety and Health Jul 22, 2020

Police accountability legislation is an important first step on longer reform path

Executive Director's ReportsPublic Safety and Health Jul 21, 2020