Section 4-313 - Failure of plaintiff to fulfill obligations. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-313. Failure of plaintiff to fulfill obligations.
 

(a)  In general.- A court may not grant injunctive relief in a labor dispute: 

(1) if the plaintiff has failed to comply with each obligation imposed by law that is involved in the labor dispute; or 

(2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the plaintiff has failed to make every reasonable effort to settle the labor dispute: 

(i) by negotiation; or 

(ii) with the help of available dispute resolution mechanisms, governmental mediation, or voluntary arbitration. 

(b)  Exception.- If irreparable injury is threatened, a court may grant injunctive relief before another tribunal acts to settle the labor dispute. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 100, § 69; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]