Maryland § 15-109

§ 15-109.

    (a)    (1)    The Baltimore Authority may recognize and engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representatives of all appropriate employee bargaining units, including units consisting of:

            (i)    maintenance, housekeeping, and technical personnel;

            (ii)    administrative and clerical personnel; and

            (iii)    supervisory personnel.

        (2)    The power under paragraph (1) of this section includes the power of the Baltimore Authority to:

            (i)    deal with and, through an exclusive bargaining representative, address grievances and settle disputes;

            (ii)    meet and bargain in good faith with an exclusive bargaining representative about wages, hours, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment to form a binding labor agreement; and

            (iii)    draft and execute labor agreements that last not more than 3 consecutive fiscal years.

        (3)    A bargaining unit under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not include:

            (i)    confidential employees;

            (ii)    contractual employees employed for less than 5 consecutive years;

            (iii)    probationary employees;

            (iv)    attorneys in the general counsel’s office;

            (v)    supervisors, as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 152(11); or

            (vi)    employees whose main responsibility is to manage or direct independently the assets and affairs of the Baltimore Authority.

    (b)    The Baltimore Authority may engage in binding third-party arbitration of:

        (1)    disputes over a term or condition of employment; and

        (2)    grievances that relate to the interpretation or application of a written collective bargaining agreement, employment regulation, or work rule.

    (c)    The Baltimore Authority may exercise any power that is necessary and appropriate to establish and implement a system of collective bargaining with its employees.