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MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining -- in General|Section 16-215 - Prohibited Activities of Employee Organization

    (a)    An employee organization may not:        (1)    interfere with, coerce, or restrain an employee in the exercise of the employee’s rights under this subtitle;        (2)    cause or attempt to cause the Commission to discriminate against an employee in the exercise of the employee’s rights under this subtitle;        (3)    coerce, discipline, fine, or attempt to coerce a member of an employee organization as punishment or reprisal;        (4)    coerce, discipline, fine, or attempt to coerce a member of an employee organization for the purpose of impeding the member’s work performance;        (5)    refuse to negotiate in good faith with the Commission as required by this subtitle; or        (6)    fail or refuse to cooperate in impasse procedures and impasse decisions as required by this subtitle.    (b)    Only an eligible employee may file an unfair labor charge against an employee organization for a violation of subsection (a)(3) or (4) of this section.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining -- in General|Section 16-216 - Rights of Commission Employees

    (a)    Employees of the Commission shall retain the right to:        (1)    form, join, or assist an employee organization;        (2)    bargain collectively through a representative that the employees have chosen;        (3)    engage in other lawful concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining; or        (4)    refrain from an activity described in this subsection.    (b)    An employee may only present a grievance arising under a collective bargaining agreement to the Commission through the employee organization certified as the exclusive representative for the bargaining unit.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining -- in General|Section 16-217 - Strikes

    (a)    In this section, “strike” means the action of an employee, in concert with others, to:        (1)    refuse to report to work;        (2)    stop or slow down work; or        (3)    abstain wholly or partly from the full, faithful, and proper performance of duties when the object is to induce, influence, or coerce a change in the terms, conditions, rights, or privileges of employment.    (b)    A Commission employee, a group of Commission employees, or an employee organization may not engage in, induce, initiate, or ratify a strike by Commission employees.    (c)    If a strike occurs, a court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin the strike on request of the Commission.    (d)    An employee may not receive compensation from the Commission while the employee is engaged in a strike.    (e)    (1)    If an employee engages in, induces, initiates, or ratifies a strike, the Commission may take appropriate disciplinary action against the employee, including suspension or discharge.        (2)    If disciplinary action is taken and appealed, the labor relations administrator shall hold a hearing on the disciplinary action at which the Commission, the employee, and any interested employee organization may present evidence and argument.    (f)    (1)    If after a hearing an employee organization certified as an exclusive representative is found by the labor relations administrator to have assisted, authorized, or initiated a strike involving the refusal of Commission employees to report for work, the labor relations administrator shall revoke the certification of the employee organization for 1 year after the end of the strike.        (2)    If after a hearing an employee organization certified as an exclusive representative is found by the labor relations administrator to have assisted, authorized, or initiated any other type of strike, the labor relations administrator may revoke the certification of the employee organization for up to 1 year after the end of the strike.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining -- in General|Section 16-218 - Unfair Labor Practices

    (a)    It is an unfair labor practice for the Commission or an employee organization certified as an exclusive representative of a bargaining unit to violate the rights of a Commission employee under this subtitle.    (b)    Within 30 business days after the alleged violation, the party charging an unfair labor practice shall submit the charge in writing to the party alleged to have committed the unfair labor practice.    (c)    Within 15 days after an unfair labor practice charge is submitted, the Commission and the employee organization shall request the labor relations administrator to hold a hearing and determine whether an unfair labor practice has occurred.    (d)    The labor relations administrator shall:        (1)    issue a finding of facts and conclusion of law;        (2)    order the party found to have committed the unfair labor practice to cease and desist from the prohibited practice; and        (3)    order all relief necessary to remedy the violation of this subtitle and to otherwise make whole any injured employee or employee organization or the Commission, if injured, including reinstatement, restitution, back pay, or other remedy as necessary to restore the employee, the employee organization, or the Commission to the position or condition it would have been in but for the violation.    (e)    The labor relations administrator may not order punitive damages, consequential damages, damages for emotional distress, pain, and suffering, or attorney’s fees for purposes of satisfying subsection (d)(3) of this section.    (f)    If the labor relations administrator finds that the party charged has not committed an unfair labor practice, the labor relations administrator shall issue an order dismissing the charges.    (g)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the decision of the labor relations administrator is final.        (2)    A party may seek judicial review of the decision on the basis that the decision is arbitrary, capricious, or exceeds the authority of the labor relations administrator.    (h)    The Commission and the employee organization shall share equally the costs of any unfair labor practice proceeding.    (i)    If the party found to have committed the unfair labor practice fails or refuses to comply with the decision of the labor relations administrator wholly or partly, the charging party may file an action to enforce the order with the circuit court of the county in which any of the involved employees work.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-219 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining -- in General|Section 16-219 - Expression of Personal View, Argument, Opinion, or Statement

    (a)    This section applies to the expression of any personal view, argument, or opinion or the making of any personal statement that:        (1)    (i)    publicizes the fact of a representational election and encourages employees to exercise their right to vote in the election;            (ii)    corrects the record with respect to any false or misleading statement made by any person; or            (iii)    informs employees of the Commission’s policy relating to labor–management relations and representation;        (2)    does not contain a threat of reprisal or force, or a promise of benefit; and        (3)    was not coerced.    (b)    The expression of any personal view, argument, opinion, or statement described in subsection (a) of this section does not constitute:        (1)    an unfair labor practice under this subtitle; or        (2)    grounds for setting aside any election conducted under this subtitle.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining -- Police Officers|Section 16-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Arbitration” means a procedure by which the parties involved in a grievance submit their differences to an impartial third party for a final and binding decision.    (c)    “Bargaining unit” means all employees except a confidential employee.    (d)    “Collective bargaining” means the performance by the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit and the Commission of their mutual obligations to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.    (e)    “Collective bargaining agreement” means a written contract between the Commission and an employee organization implementing collective bargaining.    (f)    “Confidential employee” means an employee who:        (1)    acts in a confidential capacity and formulates and effectuates Commission policies that relate to collective bargaining with employees; or        (2)    has access to confidential information not generally available to employees regarding the formulation and effectuation of Commission policies that relate to collective bargaining.    (g)    “Employee” means a police officer who is ranked as a sergeant or below employed by the Commission.    (h)    “Employee organization” means an organization that has as one of its primary purposes representing employees in collective bargaining.    (i)    “Exclusive representative” means an employee organization that has been certified by the Labor Commissioner as representing the employees in the bargaining unit.    (j)    “Grievance” means a dispute concerning the application or interpretation of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or the regulations of the Commission that relate to terms and conditions of employment.    (k)    “Impasse” means failure of the Commission and an exclusive representative to enter into a collective bargaining agreement at least 30 days before the day on which the Commission’s budget is due for submission to the Montgomery County Council and the Prince George’s County Council.    (l)    “Labor Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry or the Commissioner’s designee.    (m)    “Mediation” means assistance by an impartial third party to reconcile a dispute arising out of collective bargaining through interpretation, suggestion, and advice.    (n)    “Strike” means the action:        (1)    of an employee, in concert with others, to:            (i)    refuse to report to work;            (ii)    be willfully absent from the employee’s position;            (iii)    stop or slow down work; or            (iv)    abstain wholly or partially from the proper performance of duties; and        (2)    taken for the purpose of inducing, influencing, or coercing a change in wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining -- Police Officers|Section 16-302 - Employee Organization as Exclusive Representative of Bargaining Unit

    (a)    The Commission shall recognize the right of an employee organization, certified under this subtitle as the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit, to represent the employees in the bargaining unit in collective bargaining and in the settlement of grievances.    (b)    An employee organization certified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit shall:        (1)    serve as the sole bargaining agent for the bargaining unit in collective bargaining; and        (2)    except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, represent all employees in the bargaining unit fairly and without discrimination.    (c)    (1)    The exclusive representative may require an employee who does not pay membership dues or equivalent fees to pay:            (i)    the reasonable costs and fees, including expenses for staff time and materials, arbitration fees, and related attorney’s fees, for filing a grievance or arbitrating a matter that arises under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under this subtitle brought by the exclusive representative at the request of the employee; and            (ii)    any anticipated proportional costs and fees before a grievance is filed or arbitration is pursued.        (2)    Failure by the employee to pay the costs and fees required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall relieve the exclusive representative of any further responsibility to the employee.        (3)    A dispute concerning the reasonableness of the costs and fees imposed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be submitted to the labor relations administrator in accordance with the procedures established under § 16–317 of this subtitle for unfair labor practices.    (d)    (1)    An exclusive representative’s duty of fair representation owed to a public employee who is in the bargaining unit shall be limited to the negotiation and enforcement of the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the public employer.        (2)    Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit an employee organization from providing only to the organization’s members legal, economic, or job–related services or benefits outside the collective bargaining agreement.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining -- Police Officers|Section 16-303 - Labor Relations Administrator

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission and the exclusive representative jointly shall appoint an experienced neutral party, from a list of five nominees on whom they have agreed, to serve as labor relations administrator for a 2–year term.        (2)    If an exclusive representative has not been certified to represent employees of the bargaining unit, the Commission shall appoint the labor relations administrator for a term not exceeding 1 year.    (b)    A labor relations administrator:        (1)    is eligible for reappointment; and        (2)    may be the same individual as the labor relations administrator appointed under § 16–203 of this title.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining -- Police Officers|Section 16-304 - Constitution, Bylaws, and Annual Report of Employee Organization

    (a)    An employee organization that is certified or that seeks certification as an exclusive representative under this subtitle shall:        (1)    file with the Commission and the Labor Commissioner a copy of the employee organization’s constitution and bylaws; and        (2)    report promptly any change in the constitution or bylaws.    (b)    The constitution or bylaws shall include:        (1)    a pledge that the employee organization accepts members without regard to age, race, gender, religion, marital status, or national origin;        (2)    the right of members to participate in the affairs of the employee organization;        (3)    procedures for periodic elections of officers by secret ballot;        (4)    fair procedures governing disciplinary actions;        (5)    procedures for the accurate accounting of income and expenditures;        (6)    a requirement that an annual financial report be produced; and        (7)    the right of members to inspect the employee organization’s accounts.    (c)    An employee organization shall file an annual report with the Commission and the Labor Commissioner.    (d)    The annual report shall include a financial report that:        (1)    is signed by the president and treasurer or corresponding principal officers of the employee organization; and        (2)    contains information in detail sufficient to accurately disclose the financial condition and operations of the employee organization.    (e)    An employee organization that has not filed an annual report or the constitution and bylaws of which do not conform to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may not be or remain certified as an exclusive representative under this subtitle.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining -- Police Officers|Section 16-305 - Election of Exclusive Representative

    (a)    (1)    A petition for an election of an exclusive representative may be submitted to the Labor Commissioner by:            (i)    an employee organization that demonstrates that at least 30% of the eligible employees in the bargaining unit support representation by an exclusive representative for collective bargaining;            (ii)    an employee, a group of employees, or an employee organization that demonstrates that at least 35% of the eligible employees in the bargaining unit certify that a majority of the eligible employees in the bargaining unit no longer support the current exclusive representative; or            (iii)    subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission, demonstrating that one or more employee organizations have presented to it a claim, supported by substantial proof, to be certified as the exclusive representative.        (2)    The Labor Commissioner may accept a petition from the Commission only if the Labor Commissioner finds, on investigation of the petition, that a valid question of representation exists.    (b)    Elections shall be conducted by:        (1)    the Labor Commissioner; and        (2)    secret ballot.    (c)    Each ballot shall contain:        (1)    the name of each employee organization that submits a valid petition;        (2)    the name of any other employee organization supported by a valid petition signed by more than 10% of the eligible employees in the bargaining unit; and        (3)    an option for no representation.    (d)    (1)    If none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority of the votes cast, the Labor Commissioner shall conduct a runoff election.        (2)    In the runoff election, the ballot shall contain the two choices receiving the highest number of votes cast in the initial election.    (e)    (1)    After the election, the Labor Commissioner shall certify the employee organization that received a majority of the votes cast as the exclusive representative.        (2)    An employee organization may not be certified as an exclusive representative except as provided in this subtitle.    (f)    Elections may not be conducted within 2 years after a valid election held under this section.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining -- Police Officers|Section 16-306 - Dispute Over Eligibility of Employee in Bargaining Unit

    Any dispute about the eligibility of an employee in the bargaining unit shall be submitted to the labor relations administrator for final and binding arbitration.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining -- Police Officers|Section 16-307 - Requirements and Procedures for Collective Bargaining

    (a)    The Commission and the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit shall engage in collective bargaining.    (b)    Subsection (a) of this section does not require the Commission or the exclusive representative to agree to any proposal or to make any concession.    (c)    Collective bargaining may include negotiations about the terms of employee retirement systems but not about the hiring practices of the Commission.    (d)    (1)    (i)    Collective bargaining may not begin later than September 1 before the beginning of a fiscal year for which a collective bargaining agreement has not been reached between the Commission and the exclusive representative.            (ii)    Collective bargaining shall conclude on or before the following February 4 or any later date determined by mutual agreement of the parties.        (2)    During the period between the dates set in paragraph (1)(i) and (ii) of this subsection, the parties shall negotiate in good faith.    (e)    (1)    If a party to the collective bargaining considers a bargaining proposal to violate the responsibilities of the Commission under § 16–311(a) of this subtitle or the rights of employees under § 16–314 of this subtitle or to otherwise violate this subtitle, the party may petition the labor relations administrator for a determination of whether the bargaining proposal constitutes a negotiability dispute that violates this subtitle.        (2)    The labor relations administrator shall resolve a negotiability dispute in accordance with the procedures for resolving an unfair labor practice charge, except that the labor relations administrator may shorten the time periods or order any appropriate expedited procedures.        (3)    The labor relations administrator may order a party to withdraw all or part of a bargaining proposal that violates this subtitle.        (4)    Unless petitioned to judicial review on the basis that the decision or order is arbitrary, is capricious, or exceeds the authority of a party, any decision made or order issued under this section is final.    (f)    (1)    A mediator may be used during collective bargaining:            (i)    on request of both parties; or            (ii)    if an impasse exists, on request of either party.        (2)    The mediator shall be selected by the parties from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  16-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 16 - Employment|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining -- Police Officers|Section 16-309 - Provisions of Collective Bargaining Agreement

    (a)    The Commission and the exclusive representative shall execute a collective bargaining agreement incorporating all matters agreed.    (b)    A collective bargaining agreement may include a provision for:        (1)    dues and maintenance or service fees paid by payroll deduction; and        (2)    the arbitration of grievances arising under the collective bargaining agreement.    (c)    The collective bargaining agreement supersedes any conflicting rule, regulation, or administrative policy of the Commission.