Maryland Housing Authorities Section 3-105

      (a)      (1)      The Housing Authority of Baltimore City may recognize and engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representatives of its employee bargaining units, including:

                  (i)      Maintenance, housekeeping, and technical;

                  (ii)      Administrative and clerical;

                  (iii)      Supervisory; and

                  (iv)      Any other appropriate units.

            (2)      A bargaining unit identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection may not include:

                  (i)      Confidential employees;

                  (ii)      Contractual employees employed for less than five consecutive years;

                  (iii)      Probationary employees;

                  (iv)      Attorneys in the general counsel's office;

                  (v)      Supervisors, as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 152(11); or

                  (vi)      Employees whose predominant responsibility is to manage or direct independently the assets and affairs of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City.

      (b)      The authority of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City under subsection (a) of this section shall include the power to:

            (1)      Deal with and through an exclusive bargaining representative to address grievances and settle disputes;

            (2)      Meet and bargain in good faith with an exclusive bargaining representative regarding wages, hours, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment for the purpose of forming a binding labor agreement; and

            (3)      Draft and execute labor agreements that have a duration of not more than 3 consecutive fiscal years.

      (c)      The Housing Authority of Baltimore City may engage in binding third-party arbitration of:

            (1)      Disputes over a term or condition of employment; and

            (2)      Grievances that relate to the interpretation or application of a written collective bargaining agreement, employment regulation, or work rule.

      (d)      The Housing Authority of Baltimore City may exercise any power that is necessary and appropriate to establish and implement a system of collective bargaining with its employees.