Declaration of Rights - Right to Organize
Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing every person employed in the State of Maryland has the fundamental right to organize and collectively bargain concerning compensation, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment; prohibiting the State from, directly or indirectly, denying, burdening, or abridging the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means; and providing that the Constitutional amendment proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State or adoption or rejection.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFJackson, MarcusAssociated Builders and ContractorsRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors
UNFWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…
