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HB 65

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Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining

Sponsor: Steve Johnson (District 34A)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: First Reading Finance and Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing employees of public libraries to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; requiring employers and certified exclusive representatives to engage in good faith bargaining; establishing a collective bargaining process for employees of public libraries; prohibiting employers and employee organizations from engaging in certain actions regarding the exercise of an employee's rights under the Act; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBass, AnitaBCPL-IAM UnitedWritten (PDF)
FAVBass, AnitaBCPL-IAM UnitedOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJohn, Olszewski, Jr.Baltimore County - ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVMartinez, RobertIAM AWWritten (PDF)
FAVEwan, LauraIAMAWOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStymacks, BryanInternational Association of MachinistsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFitzgerald, BridgetInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace WorkersWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & DC AFL-CIOOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGobel, ChristianlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVApple, ChrisIndividualOral
FAVBaker, MeganIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Johnson, S., Delegate Johnson, S.legislatorIndividualOral
UNFJanuary, BriannalobbyistMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
FWAAuld, SkipAnne Arundel County Public LibraryOral
FWAAuld, SkipAnne Arundel County Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
FWAMiller, MorganCecil County Public LibraryOral
INFOHastler, MaryMaryland LibrariesPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGobel, ChristianMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress