Maryland

In Maryland, the legislature has made efforts to consolidate the state’s fragmented public sector collective bargaining apparatus. While the three administrative labor boards have been consolidated into one, municipalities remain outside the coverage of the consolidated law, and the fragmented nature of Maryland labor law persists. · Fragmentation. Maryland’s state law only covers certain state functions and does not include political subdivisions like Baltimore. Those entities have their own systems of collective bargaining. · No Cases. Because most of the police departments in Maryland are not covered by the state collective bargaining law, the case law to the extent it exists is in each individual jurisdiction.