Plain Text Law

Subtitle 9 – Union Activities

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

Balt., Md., Code art. 12, § 9-1 (2026)

§ 9-1 When activities permitted.Copy Citation

(a)Internal business.
Solicitation of members, dues, and other internal employee organization business shall be conducted only during the non-duty hours of the employees concerned.
(b)Meetings, etc., between management and union representatives.
Employer-requested or -approved consultations and meetings between management officials and representatives of recognized employee organizations shall, whenever practicable, be conducted on official time, but negotiations with an employee organization which has been accorded exclusive recognition shall be conducted during the non-duty hours of the employee organization representatives involved in such negotiations, if they are employees within the unit.
History: Ord. 68-251
Balt., Md., Code art. 12, § 9-2 (2026)

§ 9-2 Strikes, secondary boycotts, and picketing prohibited.Copy Citation

(a)Strikes or secondary boycotts.
Employee organizations shall not engage in, initiate, sponsor, support, or direct a strike or secondary boycott.
(b)Picketing.
Employee organizations shall be prohibited from engaging in, initiating, sponsoring, supporting, directly or indirectly, picketing of the employer or any of its property in furtherance of a strike.
(c)Penalties.
If any employee organization shall violate any of the provisions hereof:
(1)
its designation as exclusive representative, if any, may be revoked by the employer;
(2)
it may be ineligible to participate in elections or be certified as exclusive representative for a period of 2 years thereafter; and
(3)
the employer may refrain from making payroll deductions for such organization’s dues for a period of 2 years thereafter.
History: Ord. 68-251
History: Ord. 74-770