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“The state of our union is good”. With that announcement, President John Ripley shared with the general body the good news of the Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees (BCFPE). The union’s general membership meeting featured food, fellowship, and updates on the business of the union. President Ripley and Executive Vice President Adam Hendrix represented the executive board at the meeting fielding specific questions from members and giving those in attendance a general overview of the affairs of BCFPE.

The president reported the union is in good financial standing and all accounts have

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UPDATE: On September 5, 2019, The BCFPE Executive Board approved the below FY2021 Negotiations Committee. Please email them any negotiations suggestions.

BCFPE FY2021 NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE:


BCFPE is seeking motivated volunteers interested in being on the FY2021 Negotiations Committee. 

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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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Baltimore County Government held a ceremony for signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with several bargaining units representing county employees. Among them were Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees (BCFPE) and Baltimore County Federation of Public Health Nurses (BCFPHN).

Each union separately bargained with the county. BCFPE ratified their contract in late May with more than 87% of the voting membership ratifying the contract. President John Ripley discussed the specifics of the MOU with members at the annual membership meeting the day before the agreement was ratified

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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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