A.
Productive and harmonious relationships between County employees
and management can best be achieved with respect to working conditions
if relationships and policies are clearly set forth. The following
shall be considered the official policy of the County relating to
employee- employer relations:
(1)
The County, in accordance with Maryland State Law, does not accept
any employee organization as the sole spokesman for any category of
employees;
(2)
Employees or employee representatives of employee groups will be
afforded the right to present suggestions and make statements on any
issue relating to conditions of work;
(3)
Strikes and work stoppages by County employees will not be permitted.
Instigation of, participation in or giving leadership to a strike,
slowdown or work stoppage shall constitute grounds for disciplinary
action up to and including dismissal; and
(4)
Infractions of work rules, including unauthorized absences from work,
shall be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
B.
The County Administrator is hereby designated as the spokesman for
the County in matters concerning employee-employer relations under
ordinary conditions. The County Administrator, or a designee, is hereby
empowered to meet and confer with employees. The final determination
of employee-employer relations policy rests with the County Commissioners.
