Kathleen D'AGOSTINO; Denise Boian; Jean M. Demers; Laurie Smith; Kelly Winship; Denise Farley; Stephanie Kozlowski-Heck; Leslie Marcyoniak; Elizabeth Mongeon, Plaintiffs, Appellants,
v.
Charlie BAKER, in his official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Thomas L. Weber, in his official capacity as Director of the Department of Early Education and Care; Service Employees International Union, Local 509, Defendants, Appellees.
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February 5, 2016.
February 5, 2016.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
William L. Messenger , with whom the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Geoffrey R. Bok , and Stoneman, Chandler & Miller were on brief, for appellants.
Timothy J. Casey , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Maura Healey , Attorney General of Massachusetts, was on brief, for appellees Charlie Baker and Thomas L. Weber.
Sarah A. Smegal , with whom Hackett Feinberg P.C. was on brief, for the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, amicus curiae in support of plaintiffs-appellants.
Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.
SOUTER, Associate Justice.
As relevant here, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15D, § 17(b) provides that family child care providers "shall be considered public employees . . . solely for the purposes of. . . chapter 150E," the statute authorizing employees in public service to organize for collective bargaining...
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