Executive Council Statement
Collective Bargaining Rights for Maryland State Employees
… of an Executive Order issued by Governor Parris Glendening in May 1996. However, this Executive Order could not apply to all state employees, nor could it establish provisions that require legislation--such as agency shop. Governor Glendening … a bill to provide for comprehensive collective bargaining rights for Maryland state workers, SB 129. This extends the right to organize to thousands of additional workers and includes a provision for negotiation of agency shop so that all … numerous unions gave him extraordinary assistance in his recent re-election campaign. The AFL-CIO urges its affiliates to work for the passage of this extension of bargaining rights by educating union members in Maryland on this important issue, …