Section 16-319 – Personal Opinions
(a) This section applies to the expression of any personal view, argument, or opinion or the making of any personal statement that: (1) does not contain a threat of reprisal, force, or promise of benefit; (2) was not made under coercive conditions; and (3) (i) publicizes a representational election or encourages employees to exercise their right to vote in the […]
Section 16-306 – Elections for Exclusive Representative
(a) The labor relations administrator shall hold an election for an exclusive representative after: (1) an employee organization shows by petition that at least 30% of the eligible employees in a bargaining unit support representation by an exclusive representative for collective bargaining; or (2) an employee or an employee organization shows by petition that at least 30% of […]
Section 16-307 – Employee Eligibility to Vote
(a) An individual is eligible to vote in an election under this subtitle only if the individual is a Montgomery Commission employee to whom this subtitle applies. (b) If the Montgomery Commission and an employee organization dispute the eligibility of an employee in a bargaining unit, the dispute shall be submitted to the labor relations administrator. (c) The […]
Section 16-308 – Collective Bargaining Subjects
(a) The Montgomery Commission and an employee organization certified as exclusive representative shall meet and engage in collective bargaining in good faith about: (1) salary and wages, including the percentage of an increase in the salary and wages budget that will be devoted to merit increments and cash awards, but salaries and wages shall be the same […]
Section 16-308.1 – Disclosure of Wage Offers
An employee organization certified as exclusive representative shall disclose to the employees represented by the employee organization all offers regarding wages made by the Montgomery Commission during collective bargaining negotiations conducted under this subtitle.
Section 16-309 – Negotiability Disputes
(a) If a party considers that a bargaining proposal contravenes the rights and duties of the Montgomery Commission under § 16–314 of this subtitle or otherwise violates this subtitle, the party shall petition the labor relations administrator for a determination of whether the bargaining proposal is a negotiability dispute that contravenes this subtitle. (b) (1) Except as provided […]
Section 16-310 – 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 panel. (2) If the parties are unable to agree on a jointly appointed mediator–arbitrator as required under § 16–311 of this subtitle, the […]
Section 16-311 – Mediator Panels
(a) A mediator panel may be used in collective bargaining when: (1) the Montgomery Commission and the employee organization agree to mediation; or (2) an impasse results, and the Montgomery Commission or the employee organization requests mediation. (b) (1) The Montgomery Commission and the employee organization shall: (i) each choose one mediator from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association […]
Section 16-312 – Collective Bargaining Agreements
(a) (1) The Montgomery Commission and an employee organization certified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit shall execute a collective bargaining agreement incorporating all matters of agreement on wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. (2) If a collective bargaining agreement provides for a grievance procedure, that grievance procedure shall be the only procedure […]
Section 16-313 – Funding for Collective Bargaining
(a) The Montgomery Commission shall include in its annual proposed operating budget adequate funding to carry out a collective bargaining agreement. (b) (1) Unless the Montgomery Commission’s budget is funded adequately to carry out the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the Montgomery Commission and the employee organization shall reopen the negotiated agreement and bargain about the provisions […]