Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike
Sponsor: Eric Ebersole (District 44A)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that certain certificated and noncertificated public school employees, library system employees, and employer organizations have the right to engage in a strike; repealing the authority of the Public Employee Relations Board to deny or revoke an employee organization's certification as exclusive representative of public employees in State and local government under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (49)
MGA witness listFAV 34FavorableUNF 15Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Royden, Megan | AFSCME Local 6359 | Oral |
| FAV | Gobel, Christianlobbyist | AFSCME Maryland Council 3 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Riley, Deniselobbyist | AFT-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zeigler, Luke | BaltPOP (Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | JOHNSON, CURTIS | Baltimore Alliance to reclaim our schools (AROS) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bass, Anita | Baltimore County Public library | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baker, Ray | Baltimore- DC Building Trades | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Trone, David | David Trone for Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fritz, Frankie | Democratic Socialists of America | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reddan, Adam | GBDSA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallagher, Kevin | IAM Union District 4 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lindstrom, Christopher | MCGEO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lemle, Paul | Maryland State Education Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jenkins, Courtney | Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Laura | Montgomery County Counseling Center | Position only |
| FAV | Morrison, Pia | SEIU Local 500 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blaha, Katherine | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Korona, Kristina | Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County (TAAAC) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Diamonté | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Ebersole, Delegate Ebersolelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dvorak, Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellis, Andy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Feldman, Jared | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gillen, Sara | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Girdner, Linnie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ha, Jeongmin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holmes, Martha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jenkins, Courtney | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ohanian, Julianne | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rodriguez, Victoria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wilson, Grace | Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cassilly, Robert | Harford County Government | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Goff, Jessicalobbyist | Maryland Association of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Position only |
| UNF | Lolley, Rebecca | Moms for Liberty | Position only |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| UNF | Dulin, Althea | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Esko, Rebekah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Johnson, Jacqueline | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lanocha, Cristina | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Seibel, Laura | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sienna, Joan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
AFSCME Local 6359FAV 1
AFT-MarylandFAV 1
GBDSAFAV 1
IAM Union District 4FAV 1
MCGEOFAV 1
Moms for LibertyUNF 1
SEIU Local 500FAV 1
SURJFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGoff, JessicaMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education