Section 22-206 - Unfair labor practices(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.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 114, Sec. 4, eff. 7/1/2023.