Approximately 30,000 Maryland State employees have
collective bargaining rights. This means that organizations
certified as the exclusive bargaining representative are
entitled to negotiate with the Governor or his designee(s)
regarding wages, hours, and working conditions on behalf of
bargaining unit employees.
The
exclusive bargaining representatives and their respective
bargaining units are listed below.
STATE OF MARYLAND BARGAINING UNITS
Bargaining Unit
Unit Name
Exclusive Bargaining
Representative
A
Labor and Trades
AFSCME Maryland -
American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees
B
Administrative, Technical and Clerical
AFSCME Maryland
C
Regulatory,
Inspection and License
AFSCME Maryland
D
Health and Human Services Non Professionals
AFSCME Maryland
E
Health Care Professionals
AFT - Healthcare Maryland
F
Social and Human Services Professionals
AFSCME Maryland
G
Engineering, Scientific and Administrative
Professionals
The letter code is preceded by a “Y”
when the employee is included in bargaining and with an
“N” when the employee is excluded from bargaining.
Examples of position bargaining unit
status:
YA Employee is included in bargaining unit A
NS Employee is excluded from bargaining due to the
supervisory duties assigned to the position
A
Labor and trades unit
B
Administrative, technical and clerical
unit
C
Regulatory, inspection, and licensure
unit
D
Health and human service nonprofessional
unit
E
Health care professionals unit
F
Social and human service professionals
unit
G
Engineering, scientific, and
administrative professionals unit
H
Public safety and security unit
I
Sworn police officers unit
S
Excluded - Supervisor
M
Excluded - Manager
T
Excluded - Agency Head
U
Excluded - Board or commission member
W
Excluded - Student
X
Excluded - Used by agency(s) excluded by
exec order
Z
Excluded - Confidential
O
Unassigned - Bargaining unit or exclusion
will be assigned by individual position.
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