(a) The employer may not:
(1) Interfere with, coerce, or restrain an employee in the exercise of any right given to the employee under this subtitle;
(2) Interfere with or assist in the formation, administration, or existence of an employee organization;
(3) Provide financial assistance or other support to an employee organization;
(4) Encourage or discourage membership in an employee organization by discriminating against an employee through hiring, tenure, promotion, or other conditions of employment;
(5) Discharge or discriminate against an employee because the employee has signed or filed an affidavit, a petition, or a complaint or has given any information or testimony in a proceeding held under this subtitle;
(6) Refuse to bargain in good faith with an employee organization that is certified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit over a subject of bargaining; or
(7) Refuse to participate in good faith in the mediation, fact–finding, or grievance procedure under this subtitle.
(b) An employee organization or its agent may not:
(1) Interfere with, restrain, or coerce an employee in the exercise by the employee of any right given to the employee under this subtitle;
(2) Cause or attempt to cause the employer to discriminate against an employee in the exercise by the employee of any right given under this subtitle;
(3) Coerce, discipline, fine, or attempt to coerce a member of the employee organization as punishment or reprisal;
(4) Coerce, discipline, fine, or attempt to coerce a member of the employee organization for the purpose of impeding the member’s work performance;
(5) Refuse to negotiate in good faith with the employer as required by this subtitle; or
(6) Fail or refuse to cooperate in impasse procedures under § 23–608 of this subtitle or decisions that result from those procedures.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division IV - Other Education Provisions
Subtitle 6 - Howard County Library System -- Collective Bargaining
Section 23-602 - Permitted Activities
Section 23-604 - Units; Determination of Management Status for Purpose of Exclusion
Section 23-605 - Certification of Employee Organization
Section 23-606 - Certified Exclusive Representative of Unit
Section 23-607 - Collective Bargaining Agreements
Section 23-608 - Agreement Date; Impasse; Submission of Disputes to Mediation
Section 23-609 - Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement by Board; Funding
Section 23-610 - Rights and Responsibilities Retained by the Employer
Section 23-611 - Decertification