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§ 4-207. Petition for consent election

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and Employment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 4. Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Choice of Bargaining Representative (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Consent Elections (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 4-207
§ 4-207. Petition for consent election
Currentness
Authorized
(a) A labor organization or individual that purports to represent a substantial number of employees whom a petition affects and an employer may submit to the Mediation Service a petition for permission to enter into a consent election agreement leading to a determination by the Mediation Service of the facts ascertained after the consent election.
Form
(b) A petition shall be in the form that the Mediation Service requires.
Period for objecting to petition
(c)(1) Whenever a petition is submitted in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Mediation Service shall set a period during which a labor organization may submit an objection to the petition.
(2) The Mediation Service shall set a period that:
(i) is sufficient to inform interested persons about the nature and purpose of the petition; and
(ii) does not expire until at least 1 week after the date on which the Mediation Service causes notice of the petition to be posted.
Notice
(d)(1) The Mediation Service shall cause notice of a petition to be posted, at each place of employment that the petition affects, for the period set under subsection (c) of this section.
(2) The notice shall state that a labor organization may object to the petition within the period set under subsection (c) of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 89, § 12.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 4-207, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 4-207
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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