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Supporters urge constitutional amendment to enshrine right to organize; business and county groups oppose
Summary
House Bill 37 proposes a state constitutional amendment to enshrine the right to organize and collectively bargain; labor unions urged advancement to voters while business and county associations warned of redundancy with federal law and fiscal/local implications.
Delegate Vogel presented House Bill 37, a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine the right to organize and join a union in Maryland’s constitution. Supporters from several unions said the change would expand workers’ protections and asked the legislature to advance the question to voters. "The collective strength of workers to negotiate for better paying benefits has eroded," said Roland Carter of IBEW Local 70, adding that union coverage nationally has…
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