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 […]
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 16-301 – Scope of Subtitle
This subtitle does not apply to: (1) an attorney in the General Counsel’s office; (2) an employee who assists or acts in a confidential capacity for an individual who formulates, determines, or carries out management policies in the field of labor-management relations; (3) a Montgomery Commission merit system employee during the employee’s initial probationary period; or (4) a supervisor, […]
Section 16-302 – Bargaining Units
(a) Montgomery Commission employees are divided into two bargaining units: (1) the office/professional/technical unit; and (2) the service/labor/trade unit. (b) The office/professional/technical unit includes: (1) office classification titles in which employees are responsible for communications, recording and retrieving information, and paperwork required in an office; (2) professional classification titles in which employees have special or theoretical knowledge that usually is acquired […]
Section 16-303 – Exclusive Representation of Bargaining Units
(a) (1) The Montgomery Commission shall recognize the right of an employee organization certified under this subtitle as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit to represent the employees of the bargaining unit in collective bargaining and in the settlement of grievances. (2) If a single employee organization is certified to represent more than one bargaining unit, the […]
Section 16-304 – Labor Relations Administrator
(a) The exclusive representative or representatives and the Montgomery Commission shall appoint a labor relations administrator from a list of five nominees on whom they have agreed. (b) The term of the labor relations administrator is 5 years. (c) A labor relations administrator is eligible for reappointment.
Section 16-305 – Exclusive Representative to Submit Copy of Constitution or Bylaws
(a) An employee organization that is certified or that seeks certification as an exclusive representative shall submit to the labor relations administrator a copy of the employee organization’s constitution and bylaws and any amendment to them. (b) The constitution or bylaws shall include: (1) a pledge that the employee organization accepts members without regard to age, marital status, […]