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Send Email to Senator Barbara Hoffman, chair of the Budget and Tax committee, which is acting on SB 207 today at 3 pm. Cut and paste the following paragraph into your email program and send it to barbara_hoffman@senate.state.md.us right now! Be sure to send a copy to us at galol@uump.org, so we can track activity on this issue. Senator Hoffman: As a graduate student at the University of Maryland -- College Park, I am interested in the outcome of discussions regarding SB 207. Specifically, I strongly believe that faculty, graduate assistants, and lecturers should not be excluded from this bill. I appreciate the support you've shown for graduate employees in the past, as well as the interest you took in Kathy McDonald's testimony before your committee several weeks ago. I look forward to your continued support during the commitee meeting on March 27th. THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE GALOL RALLY in Annapolis March 27, 2000. Though the legislature decided not to act on our legislation this year, we have let them know we exist, and it'll be high on their agenda next year for sure. We did, however, get some nice press coverage. See John Summers' fine story "Graduate Economics" in the Washington Post. LEGISLATIVE NEWS Read Maryland House of Delegates Bill HB 1361 HB 1361 was introduced on the House floor on February 28 by Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45. The bill includes "ALL ELIGIBLE NONFACULTY TEACHING STAFF, GRADUATE EMPLOYEES, AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT EMPLOYEES," language crafted by GALOL!Read Maryland State Senate Bill 682 SB 682 passed in the last hour of the
1999 session without the "controversial provision" related to allowing
nonfaculty employees of the University System of Maryland to
participate in collective bargaining. As passed, SB 682 will "revise
the coordination, governance, and funding of the University System of
Maryland, grant more autonomy to State colleges and universities, and
bolster the University of Maryland, College Park's status as the
State's flagship school."
Read Maryland House Bill 179
After contentious debate and in the face of strong opposition from business, interest, the General Assembly voted to codify Governor Glendening's 1996 executive order granting state employees the right to bargain collectively.
The bill codifies the rights and responsibilities of unions elected per the Governor's 1996 collective bargaining executive order. The unions that won elections have the exclusive right to negotiate on behalf of employees in the units they represent. Since we are the elected representatives, only MPEC and MFNHP are allowed to represent professionals on issues related to compensation, benefits and employment practices. With this right comes an obligation to represent all employees fairly-regardless of whether they are dues paying members of the union.
The state and the union are obligated to engage in "good faith" collective bargaining over salaries and conditions of employment. Strikes are prohibited.
The bill also creates a Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) to regulate the relationship between the state and the unions representing state employees. The Secretary of Budget and Management chairs the board and its four members are appointed by the Governor. The PERB defines unfair labor practices, resolves disputes between the state and the unions and oversees representation elections.
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