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§ 15-109. Employee relations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHousing and Community Development

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Housing and Community Development (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Housing Authorities [Titles 12-End] (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Baltimore City (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Housing & Community Development, § 15-109
§ 15-109. Employee relations
Currentness
Collective bargaining
(a)(1) The Baltimore Authority may recognize and engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representatives of all appropriate employee bargaining units, including units consisting of:
(i) maintenance, housekeeping, and technical personnel;
(ii) administrative and clerical personnel; and
(iii) supervisory personnel.
(2) The power under paragraph (1) of this section includes the power of the Baltimore Authority to:
(i) deal with and, through an exclusive bargaining representative, address grievances and settle disputes;
(ii) meet and bargain in good faith with an exclusive bargaining representative about wages, hours, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment to form a binding labor agreement; and
(iii) draft and execute labor agreements that last not more than 3 consecutive fiscal years.
(3) A bargaining unit under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not include:
(i) confidential employees;
(ii) contractual employees employed for less than 5 consecutive years;
(iii) probationary employees;
(iv) attorneys in the general counsel's office;
(v) supervisors, as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 152(11); or
(vi) employees whose main responsibility is to manage or direct independently the assets and affairs of the Baltimore Authority.
Binding arbitration
(b) The Baltimore Authority may engage in binding third-party arbitration of:
(1) disputes over a term or condition of employment; and
(2) grievances that relate to the interpretation or application of a written collective bargaining agreement, employment regulation, or work rule.
Collective bargaining
(c) The Baltimore Authority may exercise any power that is necessary and appropriate to establish and implement a system of collective bargaining with its employees.

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Added by Acts 2006, c. 63, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2006.
MD Code, Housing & Community Development, § 15-109, MD HOUS & CMTY DEV § 15-109
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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