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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

(G) "COUNTY EMPLOYEES" - ALL PERSONS OCCUPYING
CLASSIFIED POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 803 OF THE
CHAPTER OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

(H) "COUNTY OFFICIALS" - THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE,
THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND ALL DEPARTMENT AND
OFFICE HEADS APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER
OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

(I) "EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS" - ANY LAWFUL
ASSOCIATION, LABOR ORGANIZATION, FEDERATION, COUNCIL
OR BROTHERHOOD, THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO
REPRESENT COUNTY EMPLOYEES CONCERNING TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND HAVING A LOCAL
CONSTITUTION OR BY-LAWS AND A ROSTER OF OFFICERS DULY
ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID CONSTITUTION OR
BY-LAWS; SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY ORGANIZATION
WHICH (1) ADVOCATES THE OVERTHROW OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED
STATES, OR (2) DISCRIMINATES WITH REGARD TO THE TERMS
OR CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR,
CREED, SEX, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR POLITICAL
AFFILIATION.

(J) "EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE" - AN EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS THE
COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATING AGENT FOR AN APPROPRIATE
REPRESENTATION UNIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPRESENTING
ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES WITHIN THAT UNIT, REGARDLESS OF
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP.

(K) "GRIEVANCE" - ANY FORMAL COMPLAINT BY AN
EMPLOYEE OR BY AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION CONCERNING
SOME ASPECT OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
COUNTY.

(L) "INTERVENOR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION" - AN
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS COMPLIED WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE WHICH PERMIT IT TO BE
INCLUDED WITH THE PETITIONING ORGANIZATION AS ONE OF
THE CHOICES ON THE BALLOT IN A REPRESENTATION
ELECTION.

(M) "LOCKOUT" - THE TEMPORARY WITHHOLDING OF
WORK, BY MEANS OF SHOTTING DOWN AN OPERATION OR
FUNCTION OF THE COUNTY, FROM A GROUP OF EMPLOYEES IN
ORDER TO BRING PRESSURE ON THEM OR ON THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES TO ACCEPT A CHANGE IN COMPENSATION OR
RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, OBLIGATIONS OR OTHER TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.