{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-22-206","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Government § 22–206","heading":"","body":"(a) A public employer and its officers, employees, agents, or representatives are prohibited from engaging in any unfair labor practice, including:\n(1) interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights under this title;\n(2) dominating, interfering with, contributing financial or other support to, or assisting in the formation, existence, or administration of any employee organization;\n(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;\n(4) discriminating in hiring, tenure, or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in an employee organization;\n(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;\n(6) failing to provide all employee organizations involved in an election the same rights of access as required by the Board through regulation;\n(7) engaging in surveillance of union activities;\n(8) refusing to bargain in good faith;\n(9) failing to meet an established negotiation deadline, unless a written agreement between the public employer and the exclusive representative provides otherwise;\n(10) engaging in a lockout; or\n(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:\n(i) gain or retain collective bargaining rights; or\n(ii) certify an employee organization as an exclusive representative.\n(b) Employee organizations and their agents or representatives are prohibited from engaging in any unfair labor practice, including:\n(1) interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights under this title;\n(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;\n(3) engaging in, inducing, or encouraging any person to engage in a strike;\n(4) interfering with the statutory duties of the State or a public employer;\n(5) refusing to bargain in good faith; or\n(6) not fairly representing employees in collective bargaining or in any other matter in which the employee organization has the duty of fair representation.","path":["Article - State Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsg\u0026section=22-206","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:58Z","sha256":"2ca8a6fd0f076c179b323719aae76770d16012517b2238b13c4004a7d5d48091","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-22-205","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-22-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}