Merryman & FOP v. Univ. of Baltimore

Merryman and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 146 v. University of Baltimore, No. 649, September Term 2019 Opinion by Kehoe, J. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT – LABOR CONTRACTS – CONSTRUCTION The scope of the statutory dispute-resolution mechanism provided for in the parties’ memorandum of understanding was fixed by the General Assembly. A union’s suggestion that the parties’ memorandum effectively “amended” an incorporated statutory definition to expand the scope of issues grievable under the incorporated statutory procedure is conceptually untenable. Unless the General Assembly provides that…