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Collective bargaining

Collective bargaining is defined in State Personnel & Pensions (SPP) Article, 3-101(d) as:

1. (1) good faith negotiations by authorized representatives of employees and their employer with the intention of:
   
1. (i) 1. reaching an agreement about wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment; and
2.     2. incorporating the terms of the agreement in a written memorandum of understanding or other written understanding; or
3. (ii) clarifying terms and conditions of employment;
2. (2) administration of terms and conditions of employment; or
3. (3) the voluntary adjustment of a dispute or disagreement between authorized representatives of employees and their employer that arises under a memorandum of understanding or other written understanding.
   

Recent Board History

​​​​On July 1, 2023, the State Labor Board, Higher Education Labor Board, and Public School Labor Board were dissolved, and their jurisdictions and authorities were given to PERB, in addition to some authorities beyond those held by the three previous boards.

Board Members​​