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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

BCFPE Executive Board

The BCFPE Executive Board has approved Angela Spencer and Jessie Bialek to fill vacant Area Vice President positions on the board. The current board list is as follows:

Title	Name
President	John E Ripley
Executive Vice-President	Adam E. Hendrix
Secretary	Donna C Neumeister
Treasurer	Dene Williams-Hatcher
Area 1 Vice President	Daniel Bianca
Area 2 Vice President	Brandon S Rose
Area 3 Vice President	Arley Scott
Area 4 Vice President	Angela Spencer
Area 5 Vice President	Valentina Washington
Area 6 Vice President	Hermes L Rios
Area 7 Vice President	Jessie Bialek

2019/01/15

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

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.

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.

Update: Grievance against 911 Call Center Base Salary Cut

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With this in mind the BCFPE Executive Board voted on 09/05/18 not to pursue the Grievance to the Maryland Court of Appeals for three reasons:

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Grievance against 911 Call Center Base Salary Cut

UPDATE: 10/12/2018 The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently decided that “reclassifications” made by the County is an action that is not subject to arbitration. We had hoped that the Court would rule that the County’s action would allow us to go to arbitration on issues of salary, reclassification, and 12-hour shift issues.

With this in mind the BCFPE Executive Board voted on 09/05/18 not to pursue the Grievance to the Maryland Court of Appeals for three reasons:

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President John Ripley addressed his membership at the annual meeting at the BCFPE headquarters in Towson, MD. He brought those in attendance up to date on the affairs of the union. Of particular note to members were union financial affairs and the union’s electoral activity. Finances are always an important part of any organization, but President Ripley was eager to report that the local is in good financial standing and has no reason to raise member dues. In addition, the union is preparing to engage in upcoming negotiations. Members were updated on how that would proceed and the members of

FY2019 Negotiations Committee

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Thanks, John

BCFPE FY2019 NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE