Tentative Agreement reached for contract extension

BCFPE has reached a Tentative Agreement with Baltimore County for a two-year contract extension through FY2023. 

The BCFPE Negotiation Committee and the BCFPE Executive Board have unanimously accepted and recommend the Tentative Agreement for ratification by BCFPE Members. Full information regarding the Tentative Agreement, Informational Zoom meeting, and the ratification process will be forthcoming.   

UPDATE 6/18/2021: the BCFPE FY2022/FY2023 Contract Ratification Voting has ended and membership ACCEPTED the proposal by a vote of 98.9%. Special thanks to everyone who took the time to vote!

SEE ATTACHED PROPOSED PAY SCHEDULES CURRENT THROUGH JANUARY 1, 2023

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Finally—it’s President-elect Biden

Patience—counseled by former Vice President Joe Biden all election week as Americans waited for votes to be counted—finally paid off Nov. 7, four days after Election Day, when Biden won in Pennsylvania and gained enough Electoral College votes to acquire a new title: president-elect. AFT President Randi Weingarten says the union’s leaders and members “can’t wait to get started” on the work ahead “with an administration that will embrace and fight for the values we hold dear.”

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BCFPE FY2022 Negotiations Committee

UPDATE: On October 15, 2020, The BCFPE Executive Board approved the below FY2022 Negotiations Committee. Please contact them with any negotiation’s suggestions.

BCFPE FY2022 NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE:

  • John Ripley, BCFPE President & Committee Chair
  • Adam Hendrix, BCFPE Executive Vice President (at large)
  • Tania Lemmon, Corrections (at large)
  • Kasia Gatchalian, BCFPE Area 1 VP (at large)
  • Matt Madairy, BCFPE Area 3 VP
  • Hermes Rios, BCFPE Area 6 VP
  • Sarah Witcher, BCFPE Area 7 VP

 

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BCFPE 2020 Election Results

The BCFPE Elections Committee has concluded the local's 2020 Election of Officers, with results provided by Elections USA, Inc. The new officers are as follows:

  • President: John Ripley
  • Executive Vice-President: Adam Hendrix
  • Secretary: Donna Neumeister
  • Treasurer: Dene Williams-Hatcher
  • Area I Vice President: VACANT (to be appointed by the Executive Board)
  • Area II Vice President: Christopher Morgan (new)
  • Area III Vice President: Matthew Madairy (new)
  • Area IV Vice President: Angela Spencer
  • Area V Vice President: Philbert E Christian
  • Area VI Vice President: Hermes L Rios
  • Area VII Vice President: Sarah Witcher (new)

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