It is the objective of the EPOA
To bring together all Massachusetts Environmental Police Officers in an association for their mutual aid and protection, advantage and betterment, having as its primary purpose the improvement of salaries, hours of work and other conditions of employment, and this by collective bargaining and other protected concerted activities.
To represent all Environmental Police Officer employees of the Division of Law Enforcement who are or may be included in Collective Bargaining Unit 5 by the State Labor Relations Commission as their exclusive bargaining agent with respect to salaries, hours of work and other conditions of employment, and to participate in negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To support and promote legislation favorable to, and to oppose legislation detrimental to the salaries, hours of work, benefits, or other conditions of employment of its members.
To engage, generally, in such other activities as are consistent with the principles of fellowship and brotherhood and the promotion of the economic, civic, social standing and welfare of such Division of Law Enforcement employees of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and to shield from injustice individual employees who may be the victims of imprudent authority, and to help all where help is most needed. | |||||
