(a) The State and its officers, employees, agents, or representatives are prohibited from engaging in any unfair labor practice, including:
(1) interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights under this title;
(2) dominating, interfering with, contributing financial or other support to, or assisting in the formation, existence, or administration of any labor organization;
(3) granting administrative leave to employees to attend employer sponsored or supported meetings or events relating to an election under § 3–405 of this title, unless the employer grants employees at least the same amount of administrative leave to attend labor organization sponsored or supported meetings or employee meetings;
(4) discriminating in hiring, tenure, or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in an employee organization;
(5) discharging or discriminating against an employee because of the signing or filing of an affidavit, petition, or complaint, or giving information or testimony in connection with matters under this subtitle;
(6) failing to provide all employee organizations involved in an election the same rights of access as prescribed by the Board through regulation;
(7) engaging in surveillance of union activities;
(8) refusing to bargain in good faith; or
(9) engaging in a lockout.
(b) Employee organizations and their agents or representatives are prohibited from engaging in any unfair labor practice, including:
(1) interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights under this title;
(2) causing or attempting to cause an employer to discriminate in hiring, tenure, or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in an employee organization;
(3) engaging in, inducing, or encouraging any person to engage in a strike, as defined in § 3–303(a) of this subtitle;
(4) interfering with the statutory duties of the State or an employer;
(5) refusing to bargain in good faith; or
(6) not fairly representing employees in collective bargaining or in any other matter in which the employee organization has the duty of fair representation.
(c) (1) This subsection applies to a system institution, an employee organization for employees of a system institution, and its officers, employees, agents, or representatives.
(2) In addition to the unfair labor practices in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a system institution and an employee organization are prohibited from failing to meet an established negotiation deadline, unless a written agreement between the system institution, or its officers, employees, agents, or representatives, and the exclusive representative provides otherwise.