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HB 609

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Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 132 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

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 (37)

MGA witness list
FAV 32FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMoran, PatrickAFSCMEOral
FAVYoung, AndrewAFSCMEWritten (PDF)
FAVMorris, RyanAFSCME Council 3 - AACPLOral
FAVWoodland, MaseAFSCME Council 3 - Enoch Pratt Free Library SystemOral
FAVGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVPittman, SteuartCounty Executive AACoWritten (PDF)
FAVHudson, LeeDelaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAWritten (PDF)
FAVEwan, LauraIAMAWOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFitzgerald, BridgetInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace WorkersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRosenblatt, CarolMD DC Alliance for Retired AmericansWritten (PDF)
FAVGonzalez, FelipeMaryland Defenders Union, AFSCME Local 423Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & DC AFL-CIOOral
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & DC AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVGobel, ChristianlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVGobel, ChristianlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVRoth, SarahOffice of Congressman David Trone (MD06)Written (PDF)
FAVRoth, SarahOffice of Congressman David Trone (MD06)Written (PDF)
FAVPittman, SteuartOffice of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVKilker, JohnUFCW Local 1994 MCGEOWritten (PDF)
FAVBaker, MeganIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBennett, JacobIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Solomon, Delegate SolomonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Solomon, Delegate SolomonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
FAVMichael, MorganIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRichardson, TyronelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRichardson, TyronelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSolomon, JaredIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSolomon, JaredIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFCassilly, RobertHarford County County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
UNFGlassman, BarrylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAAuld, SkipAnne Arundel County Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
INFOBuckler, LaurenIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOBuckler, LaurenIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3
FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3
FAVGobel, ChristianMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVGobel, ChristianMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVRichardson, TyroneRegistered for: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
FAVRichardson, TyroneRegistered for: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
UNFGlassman, BarryRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Aligned Data Centers; Associated Builders & Contractors; Baltimore Industrial Group; Center for Ecosystem Recovery; Earth Funeral Group, Inc.