What is Collective Bargaining? Collective Bargaining is: An opportunity for you as a state employee to actively play a role in making positive changes to protect and improve your wages, benefits and working conditions A Maryland state law One of your most important rights as a state employee Collective Bargaining isn't: A quick fix for everything that needs improvement Somebody else's responsibility An organization that can be effective without involvement of it's membership Collective Bargaining Units: The different Bargaining Units are collections of the different job classifications in the State workforce. Each job classification is assigned to a specific Bargaining Unit. Each Bargaining Unit is represented by a union that was elected by the members of the Bargaining Unit as the exclusive Bargaining Representative for that unit. One specific union, was chosen to represent each of the Bargaining Units Although only the Union that represents your job classification can negotiate your contract, as an individual, you have the right to support and join any union you wish. Collective Bargaining Units and their Exclusive Bargaining Representatives Unit A Labor and Trades - AFSCME Maryland Unit B Administrative, Technical and Clerical - AFSCME Maryland Unit C Regulatory, Inspection and License - AFSCME Maryland Unit D Health and Human Services Non Professionals -AFSCME Maryland Unit E Health Care Professionals - AFT- Healthcare Maryland Unit F Social and Human Services Professionals - AFSCME Maryland Unit G Engineering, Scientific and Administrative Professionals- MPEC - Maryland Professional Employees Council Unit H Public Safety and Security - AFSCME /Teamsters Unit I Sworn Police Officers I.A.F.F. - SLEOLA - The State Law Enforcement Officers' Labor Alliance I.A.F.F Bargaining Units - The contracts for each bargaining unit previously posted on DBM's website have now been removed. Contact your shop steward or HRS for a copy of your contract. The three unions that are active in DNR are: MPEC - Maryland Professional Employees Council Contact DNR Shop Steward: Virgina Walsh, (410) 260-8430, vwalsh@dnr.state.md.us. Ginny works for Capital Grants and Loans Administration and her office is on E-4 in the Tawes Building in Annapolis. You can also call MPEC directly at 410-764-3030 or toll-free 1-800-890-7478. The MPEC Offices are located at 5800 Metro Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21215 AFSCME - American Federal State County and Municipal Employees Call (410)547-1515, afscmecouncil92.org SLEOA - State Law Enforcement Officers’ Labor Alliance Antoine Galloway, President (410) 269-0640 or (410) 897-0048 Bargaining Unit "G" - Maryland Professional Employees Council On April 23, 1997, ballots were counted in the election for union representation of Maryland's engineering, scientific and administrative state employees. The result was an overwhelming victory for the Maryland Professional Employees Council -- MPEC. MPEC is the only full-service union representing 4,800 State of Maryland professionals in engineering, scientific and administrative professionals. Some of the job classifications included in Bargaining Unit "G" that are now represented by MPEC, are; architects, planners, foresters, biologists, water resources engineers, computer professionals, data processing, network personnel, administrative officers, and many more. Tell me more about MPEC. For more information on Collective Bargaining call the DNR Employer-Employee Relations Office at 410-260-8083.

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December 28, 2006