# State Government (GSG)

## Title 22. Public Employee Relations

### Subtitle 2. Rights and Duties of Employees, Public Employers, and Exclusive Representatives

#### Section 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.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)