§ 18-208. Mediation-arbitration
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 18-208
§ 18-208. Mediation-arbitration
(a)(1) If the parties have not reached an agreement on or before December 1 on a collective bargaining agreement that would become effective the following July 1, the parties shall jointly appoint a mediator-arbitrator.
(b) During the course of the collective bargaining, either party may declare an impasse and request the services of the mediator-arbitrator, or the parties may jointly request the services of a mediator-arbitrator before an impasse is declared.
(c) If the mediator-arbitrator finds in the mediator-arbitrator's sole discretion that the parties are at a bona fide impasse or on February 1, whichever occurs earlier, the mediator-arbitrator shall direct the parties to submit:
(d)(1) On or before February 10, the mediator-arbitrator shall hold a closed hearing on the parties' proposals at a time, date, and place selected by the mediator-arbitrator.
(e)(1) On or before February 15, the mediator-arbitrator shall issue a report that resolves all items that the parties have not agreed on previously.
(f)(1)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, without ratification by the parties, the offer selected by the mediator-arbitrator, as integrated with the items on which the parties previously agreed, shall be the final agreement between the Commission and the exclusive representative.
Credits
Added by Acts 2010, c. 37, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2010. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 5, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 18-208, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 18-208
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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