Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees Local 4883

Notice of BCFPE Elections 2020

Ballots for the 2020 BCFPE Elections for all Union Officers will be mailed via Elections USA.

Please see the NOTICE OF UPCOMING BCFPE ELECTIONS flyer below for further information.
Ballots will be mailed by Elections USA by Sept. 11, 2020, and must be received back (not postmarked, but received) in their P.O. Box by Sept. 29, 2020.
If you have not received a ballot by September 18, 2020 please notify the committee chair immediately to receive a replacement ballot. Replacement ballots can be requested no later than September 18, 2020.
Executive Board Nominations form is available below.
Executive Board nominations are due by the General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

Questions or requests may be directed to the Election Chair, Rick Steinhauser, at bcfpe2020elections@gmail.com.

In one way or another it can be said that all politics are local. That means that whether engaging with county, state, or federal elected officials, members of BCFPE are ensuring those conversations provide tangible benefits for Baltimore county employees. The union took a trip to Capitol Hill to meet with legislators about bills that would reclassify 9-1-1 operators. The legislation pending at the federal level already has the support of Maryland Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, so members focused their visits on Pennsylvania Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey (BCFPE has members who

On September 8, 2022 the BCFPE Executive Board approved the 2023 General Membership Meeting dates as follows:

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. [Zoom Meeting] Meeting Notes
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. [Zoom Meeting] Meeting Notes
Friday, September 1, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Meeting Notes

NOTE: 2023 is an election year for the BCFPE Executive Board. Executive Board Nominations will be due at the September 1st scheduled meeting. For the full schedule and information, CLICK HERE FOR > > >

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

As the holidays draw closer, everyone is getting in the spirit. That includes Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees (BCFPE) President John Ripley. President Ripley brought some cheer to our Metro Baltimore AFL-CIO neighbors in Harford County joining with the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance and the Marine Corps Reserve for their Toys for Tots program. While most days, you can find President Ripley in the office and around the county working for employees in Baltimore county, on this night he and his wife Mary transformed from labor unionists to Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

In addition to

Celebrating one of our own! The new Baltimore County executive John Olszewski Jr. has named BCFPE President and AFT-Maryland Vice President John Ripley to his transition team. Ripley has been assigned to the public safety workgroup. This selection demonstrates Ripley's leadership in Baltimore County and is evidence that those in the county know and respect the Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees. Read more on baltimorecountymd.gov.

Notice of BCFPE Elections 2020

Members visit DC in support of the 911 SAVES Act

2023 General Membership Meetings

In defense of public education

BCFPE Holiday Season

BCFPE President Named to County Exec's Transition Team