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 […]
Section 16-314 – Montgomery Commission Rights and Duties
(a) (1) This subtitle and any agreement made under it do not impair the right and duty of the Montgomery Commission to: (i) determine the budget and mission of the Montgomery Commission; (ii) maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations; (iii) determine the services to be rendered and the operations to be performed; (iv) determine the location of facilities […]
Section 16-315 – Prohibitions Against Employee Organizations
(a) An employee organization may not: (1) interfere with, restrain, or coerce any employee in the employee’s exercise of a right under this subtitle; (2) cause or attempt to cause the Montgomery Commission to discriminate against an employee in the employee’s exercise of a right under this subtitle; (3) coerce, discipline, fine, or attempt to coerce a member of […]
Section 16-316 – Rights of Montgomery Commission Employees
(a) Employees of the Montgomery Commission 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 covered under this subsection. (b) When an employee has a grievance under a […]
Section 16-317 – 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, […]
Section 16-318 – Unfair Labor Practices
(a) It is an unfair labor practice for the Montgomery Commission or an employee organization certified as an exclusive representative of a bargaining unit to violate the rights of a Montgomery Commission employee under this subtitle. (b) Within 30 business days after an alleged unfair labor practice occurs, the party charging the unfair labor practice shall submit […]
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 […]