Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act
Sponsor: Delegate HarrisCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 2:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing collective bargaining rights for public local employees; applying the Maryland Public Employee Relations Act to county and municipal government employers and their employees; providing that a public employee may be deemed a certain management employee for purposes of establishing collective bargaining rights; establishing impasse procedures for collective bargaining between public local employees and their employers that include binding arbitration; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Harris, Delegate Harrislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Maher, Davidlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maher, Davidlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Anderson, Karrington | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jorch, Bill | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |