Collective Bargaining in Maryland

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 current exclusive bargaining representatives and their respective bargaining units are listed below.

Bargaining Unit/Class Titles	Exclusive Bargaining Representative and Negotiated MOUs	Signing
A - Labor and Trades	AFSCME Maryland - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFSCME December 2022 Economic Reopener AFSCME Side Letter - Vaccine Incentive AFSCME Side Letter - Additional Employee Pay Enhancements 3/23/23
B - Administrative, Technical and Clerical
C - Regulatory, Inspection and License
D - Health and Human Services Non Professional
E - Health Care Professionals	AFT - Healthcare Maryland AFT December 2021 Economic Reopener AFT December 2022 Economic Reopener AFT Side Letter - Additional Employee Pay Enhancements 3/23/23
F - Social and Human Service Professionals	AFSCME Maryland - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFSCME December 2022 Economic Reopener AFSCME Side Letter - Vaccine Incentive AFSCME Side Letter - Additional Employee Pay Enhancements 3/23/23
G - Engineering, Scientific and Administrative Professionals	MPEC - Maryland Professional Employees Council MPEC Amendment to MOU (Fiscal Year 2023) MPEC Amendment to MOU (Fiscal Year 2024) MPEC Side Letter - Additional Employee Pay Enhancements 3/23/23
H - Public Safety and Security	AFSCME/Teamsters AFSCME December 2022 Economic Reopener AFSCME Side Letter - Vaccine Incentive AFSCME Side Letter - Additional Employee Pay Enhancements 3/23/23
H - I.A.F.F.	BWI I.A.F.F. Appendix A - Annual Salary Schedule Appendix B - Pilot Promotional Recruitment & Testing Guidelines BWI I.A.F.F. Side Letters
I - Sworn Police Officer	State Law Enforcement Officer's Labor Alliance July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022 State Law Enforcement Officer's Labor Alliance July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025
J - MdTa Sworn Officer	MD Transportation Authority Police #34 July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022 MD Transportation Authority Police #34 July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025

Collective Bargaining Unit Status Codes:

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