Mayor of Baltimore v. Baltimore City Firefighters Local 734

ADKINS, Judge.

Annually, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (“the City”) and its various employee units engage in collective bargaining regarding terms and conditions of employment. If the City and its fire officers and firefighters (collectively, “Firefighters”) cannot reach agreement through collective bargaining, they are required, under the Baltimore City Charter (“the Charter”), Art. II, section 55(b), to submit to binding arbitration “terms and conditions of employment.” In the most recent contract year, the City and unions representing the ifirefighters, i.e., Baltimore City…