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§ 4-220. Decertification

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 III. Decertification (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 4-220
§ 4-220. Decertification
Currentness
Petition authorized
(a) An employee, an employer, or a labor organization may submit to the Mediation Service a petition for decertification of an organization that:
(1) the Mediation Service has certified as a bargaining representative after a consent election; or
(2) an employer currently recognizes as the bargaining representative without a consent election.
Requirements for petition
(b) A petition for decertification of an organization as bargaining representative for a bargaining unit:
(1) shall be supported by at least 30% of the employees in the bargaining unit; and
(2) may not be submitted within 1 year after certification of the bargaining representative as a result of a consent election.
Investigation; election
(c)(1) The Mediation Service shall investigate each petition submitted in accordance with this section to determine whether there is reasonable doubt that the bargaining representative in fact represents a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit.
(2) If, after the investigation, the Mediation Service determines that there is reasonable doubt, the Mediation Service shall order an election to resolve the issue.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 89, § 12.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 4-220, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 4-220
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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