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Bill would let Baltimore County Public Library supervisors form separate bargaining unit; library opposes citing conflict-of-interest concerns
Summary
Delegate Kathy Forbes presented HB 10‑71 to allow supervisory employees of the Baltimore County Public Library to form a separate collective bargaining unit. Union organizers and supervisory staff testified in favor, while library leadership and the county's lobbyist opposed the measure citing conflict-of-interest and operational concerns.
Delegate Kathy Forbes told the committee HB 10‑71 would extend the state’s library collective-bargaining framework to allow a distinct bargaining unit for supervisors at Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL).
"This is a bill of parity," Forbes said, noting prior legislation that expanded bargaining rights to library employees statewide left supervisors at BCPL without the same statutory right. Supporters, including Anita Bass, president of IAM Local 4538, said the bill would give supervisors a choice to unionize and would not automatically make supervisors members of a…
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