McCulloch v. Glendening

BELL, Chief Judge.

The issue this case presents is whether the Constitution and laws of Maryland authorize the Governor, as the Chief Executive of the State of Maryland, to address by the subject executive order labor-management relations in the Executive Branch by means of a system of collective bargaining. We shall hold, under the circumstances here presented, that they do.

It is well settled that not all collective bargaining agreements to which the State or a governmental agency is a party require prior express legislative approval; it is only those that contain a binding arbitration clause…