Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS |
DIVISION I. STATE PERSONNEL |
TITLE 3. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING |
SUBTITLE 3. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS; STRIKES, LOCKOUTS, AND UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES PROHIBITED. |
§ 3-304. Lockouts
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(a) "Lockout" defined. -- In this section, "lockout" means action taken by an employer to:
(1) interrupt or prevent the continuity of the employees' usual work for the purpose and with the intent of coercing the employees into relinquishing rights guaranteed by this title; or
(2) bring economic pressure on employees for the purpose of securing the agreement of their exclusive representative to certain collective bargaining agreement terms.
(b) Prohibition. -- The State is prohibited from engaging in any lockout.