BCFPE is seeking motivated volunteers interested in being on the FY2017 Negotiations Committee.  

Again your involvement is voluntary, and you must be a current member in good standing to be considered.  Committee Members may be responsible for conducting research, surveys, meetings and other activities which will assist the organization in its collective bargaining efforts.  Members interested in being considered for the committee must send an email to BCFPE President John Ripley at jripley@aft-maryland.org by September 4, 2015.  The committee will be appointed by the President with majority

Continuing with AFT efforts to promote democracy and add more voices to the political process locally and nationally, AFT-Maryland Political Coordinator Todd Reynolds led a voter registration drive Sunday August 16th at Macedonia Baptist Church in Baltimore, Md. The drive was but a small example of the "Reclaim Baltimore" initiative introduced at the 2015 AFT-Maryland Convention.

The initiative focused on revitalizing the city in the wake of the unrest after the Freddie Gray death. One aspect was to increase citizen participation in the political process. With a Presidential, Senate, Mayoral &

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In the 2015 Maryland Legislative Session, a bill was introduced to allow Police to carry guns in schools. The legislation didn't make it out of committee, but we anticipate that similar legislation will be introduced again next session and that this will be a major topic of discussion at these Community Conversations this month.

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