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Salisbury residents and unions urge council to reject labor‑code changes that would curb collective bargaining
Summary
Dozens of residents, union representatives and city employees urged the Salisbury City Council to reject proposed labor‑code amendments they say would remove binding arbitration and give management unchecked authority over wages and benefits.
Salisbury — Dozens of residents and union representatives urged the City Council on Nov. 24 to reject proposed changes to the city’s labor code that speakers said would strip public employees of recently granted collective‑bargaining protections.
Union leaders and city workers filled the public‑comment portion of the council’s legislative meeting to oppose the amendments, which several speakers said would eliminate access to binding arbitration and concentrate wage and benefit decisions with city management. "Taking away workers' rights to ability on their negotiate … and removing access to binding arbitration … would upset that equal bargaining power," said Christian Goble of AFSCME Maryland Council 3.
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