(a) The County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland is mandated
by Section 908 of the County Charter to provide procedures for County
employees to organize and bargain collectively through representatives
of their own choosing so that they may meaningfully participate in
the formulation and implementation of personnel policies affecting
their employment, and to provide procedures for resolving collective
bargaining impasses involving protective service employees. In enacting
this law, the County Council finds that joint decision making is the
modern way of administering government and that where public employees
have been granted the right to share in the decision-making process
affecting wages and working conditions, they have become more responsive
and better able to exchange ideas and information on operations with
their administrators. Accordingly, government is made more effective.
(b) The County Council, therefore, declares that it is the public policy of this
County to promote harmonious and cooperative relations between government and
its employees and to protect the public by assuring effective and orderly operations
of government. These policies are best effectuated by:
(1) Recognizing the right of public employees to organize for the
purpose of collective bargaining;
(2) Providing a means by which employees may select units appropriate for effective
dealings between their representatives and their employer;
(3) Requiring the employer to negotiate with and enter into written agreements
with exclusive representatives on matters of wages, hours and other terms and
conditions of employment, while at the same time;
(4) Recognizing merit principles consistent with the provisions of Article
IX of the Charter; and
(5) Establishing a rational method for dealing with disputes and work stoppages.
(CB-1-1973; CB-24-1981)
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