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Public Service Recognition Week, May 1-7, 2022

Public Service Recognition Week is the first week of May, and BCFPE honors all of our members this week and every week for their service to the County and their communities. Public Employees are "Always Getting The Job Done"!

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BCFPE also extends an invitation to all Pay Schedule 1 Members and Prospective Members to stop by the union office May 3rd thru May 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., to pick up a complimentary meal voucher coupon for the Towson Mediterranean Grill located across the hall from the union office. We are located at 305 W Chesapeake Ave, Suite L30

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Face Masks for BCFPE Union Members

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The masks curbside pickup will be available as follows:

  • Friday, April 17, 2020 from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
     
  • Monday, April 20, 2020 all day, from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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BCFPE Election Committee Volunteers Needed

Pursuant to the BCFPE constitution, if you are a member in good standing and wish to, you may volunteer for the Election Committee to accept nominations for Board Members. Please submit your name to Frank Pratka at fpratka@aftmd.org by May 7, 2020. The BCFPE Executive Board will make the selection of committee members.

Please contact Frank Pratka at AFT-Maryland, fpratka@aftmd.org with any questions you may have concerning volunteering for the Committee.

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BCFPE Member Danielle Singley for Personnel and Salary Advisory Board

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Your union urges you to support one of our own, Danielle Singley, for the employee elected member position on the Personnel and Salary Advisory Board for Baltimore County. Singley has worked for the county for a decade, and in her time she has worked shoulder-to-shoulder with other county employees to deliver high quality service from the Department of Aging. We expect the ballots will be mailed out at the beginning of May, so be on the lookout for your ballot at home. Click through to read more about Danielle and for a video message from her. CLICK FOR MORE

BCFPE FY2020 Contract Ratification Timeline

May 23, 2019 - Ratification Vote Passes
On May 23, 2019 a contract ratification vote took place at the BCFPE office at 305 W. Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Maryland 21204 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Based on the vote results, the BCFPE one-year contract extension was ratified by an 87.1% vote. Special thanks to all members who took time out of their busy schedules to vote.

For more on the ratification process, click here to read 

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BCFPE Holds General Membership Meeting - Feb 2020

Members gathered in the union office for the BCFPE general membership meeting. After snacking on meatballs, chicken nuggets, a fruit platter, and cookies, those in attendance got down to the business of the union. The membership meeting was made up of a diverse cross-section of the bargaining unit. President John Ripley noted that reclassification is an important issue for many in the union. He also noted that most often, reclassification doesn’t come from negotiations but rather reviews of job classifications by the county government.

The union is currently in negotiations with the county

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