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Baltimore County Public Library supervisors seek right to bargain; library CEO warns of conflicts and county fiscal impacts
Summary
Delegate Kathy Forbes presented a bill to allow Baltimore County Public Library supervisors to form a separate bargaining unit; supporters called it parity with other systems while library leadership warned of conflicts and county fiscal consequences.
Delegate Kathy Forbes presented House Bill 1071 at the Feb. 21 delegation meeting to enable Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) supervisors to organize as a second bargaining unit and engage in collective bargaining if they choose.
Supporters — including supervisors and representatives of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers — told the delegation that supervisors who move into management currently lose union protections and that many jurisdictions allow separate supervisory bargaining units. Anita Bass, a BCPL circulation worker and local union official, said supervisors should…
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