Maryland § 22-206

§ 22-206.

    (a)    A public employer and its officers, employees, agents, or representatives are prohibited from engaging in any unfair labor practice, including:

        (1)    interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights under this title;

        (2)    dominating, interfering with, contributing financial or other support to, or assisting in the formation, existence, or administration of any employee organization;

        (3)    granting administrative leave to employees to attend employer sponsored or supported meetings or events relating to an election under Subtitle 4 of this title, unless the public employer grants employees at least the same amount of administrative leave to attend labor organization sponsored or supported meetings or employee meetings;

        (4)    discriminating in hiring, tenure, or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in an employee organization;

        (5)    discharging or discriminating against an employee because of the signing or filing of an affidavit, petition, or complaint, or giving information or testimony in connection with matters under this title;

        (6)    failing to provide all employee organizations involved in an election the same rights of access as required by the Board through regulation;

        (7)    engaging in surveillance of union activities;

        (8)    refusing to bargain in good faith;

        (9)    failing to meet an established negotiation deadline, unless a written agreement between the public employer and the exclusive representative provides otherwise;

        (10)    engaging in a lockout; or

        (11)    spending public money to contract with, using public resources to contract with, or providing assistance to an individual or group for a negative campaign against efforts by employees of a public employer or an employee organization to:

            (i)    gain or retain collective bargaining rights; or

            (ii)    certify an employee organization as an exclusive representative.

    (b)    Employee organizations and their agents or representatives are prohibited from engaging in any unfair labor practice, including:

        (1)    interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights under this title;

        (2)    causing or attempting to cause a public employer to discriminate in hiring, tenure, or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in an employee organization;

        (3)    engaging in, inducing, or encouraging any person to engage in a strike;

        (4)    interfering with the statutory duties of the State or a public employer;

        (5)    refusing to bargain in good faith; or

        (6)    not fairly representing employees in collective bargaining or in any other matter in which the employee organization has the duty of fair representation.