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Gov. Deval Patrick filed a bill last week seeking $28.5 million to cover appropriations for the fiscal year that just ended on June 30. It is intended to cover a variety of things, including summer jobs and the settlement of various claims. But it also includes $9.5 million to fund more than 30 collective bargaining agreements.
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This comes on the heels of the governor backing a project labor agreement for the $750 million rehabilitation of the University of Massachusetts Boston campus. The agreement requires the use of union labor in exchange for the unions agreeing not to strike while the work is under way. But it is expected to add as much as $100 million to what it would cost if it were put out to truly competitive bidding.
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