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§ 11-601. Collective bargaining

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Counties [Titles 9-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Powers of Code Counties (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Collective Bargaining (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Local Government, § 11-601
§ 11-601. Collective bargaining
Currentness
“Regular employee” defined
(a) In this section, “regular employee” does not include:
(1) an employee, as defined in § 4-501 of the Labor and Employment Article;
(2) an appointed official;
(3) an elected official; or
(4) a supervisory, managerial, or confidential employee.
Application of section
(b) This section applies only in code counties in the Southern Maryland class, as established in § 9-302 of this article.
Local law providing for organization and bargaining collectively with binding arbitration
(c)(1) A county may enact a local law to provide regular employees of the county the right to organize and bargain collectively with binding arbitration through representative employee organizations chosen by the regular employees.
(2) A local law enacted in accordance with this section shall:
(i) provide definitions of and remedies for unfair labor practices; and
(ii) prohibit strikes or work stoppages by represented regular employees.
Scope of local law
(d) A local law enacted in accordance with this section may not affect the rights and duties of a county and any exclusive representatives under a local law enacted in accordance with Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Labor and Employment Article.

Credits

Added by Acts 2020, c. 209, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 210, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
MD Code, Local Government, § 11-601, MD LOCAL GOVT § 11-601
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 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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