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Session Laws, 1969
Volume 692, Page 1065   View pdf image
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        1065

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-

vation of the public health and safety and having been passed by

a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the
same

shall take effect May 1, 1969.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS ACT
SHALL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1, 1969.

Approved May 2, 1969.

CHAPTER 429
(Senate Bill 155)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3 of
Article 89 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement
Volume), title "Department of Labor and Industry," subtitle
"Arbitration of Labor Disputes," to require reports from organi-
zations representing employees for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining and to create within the Department of Labor and Industry
a Division of Mediation and Conciliation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 3 of Article 89 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume), title "Department of Labor and In-
dustry," subtitle "Arbitration of Labor Disputes," be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3.

Upon information furnished by an employer of labor, whether
person, firm or corporation, or by a committee of employees, or from
any other reliable source, that a controversy or dispute has risen
between employer and employees, involving employers with ten or
more [persons] [,] employees, which controversy may result in a
strike or lockout, the Commissioner or such person officially con-
nected with his office may be deputized in writing by the said Com-
missioner, shall at once visit the place of controversy or dispute and
seek to mediate between the parties, shall cause the place of con-

troversy or dispute to be visited and seek to mediate between the

parties, if in his discretion it is necessary so to do. Every organiza-
tion representing employees for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing shall no later than January 10, 1970 and by January 10 of each
year thereafter submit to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry a
complete report of all collective bargaining agreements containing a
termination date effective during that calendar year. The report shall
contain the name and address of the employer, the total number of
employees in the business establishment, the total number of em-
ployees in the bargaining unit and the termination date of the exist-
ing collective bargaining agreement. Every organization representing
employees for the purpose of collective bargaining shall further re-
port to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry within five days
following designation as recognized or certified bargaining agent

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