§ 16-209. Mediation-arbitration regarding upcoming collective bargaining agreement
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLand UseEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Land Use, § 16-209
§ 16-209. Mediation-arbitration regarding upcoming collective bargaining agreement
(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 jointly shall appoint a mediator-arbitrator.
(b) During the course of the collective bargaining:
(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 selecting the final offer submitted by the party that the mediator-arbitrator determines to be more reasonable when viewed as a whole.
(f)(1)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 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 without ratification by the parties.
Credits
Added by Acts 2012, c. 426, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 5, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2023, c. 605, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Land Use, § 16-209, MD LAND USE § 16-209
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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