Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees Local 4883

MOU with Baltimore County, FY2020

Memorandum of Understanding

between the

Baltimore County Administration
and the
Baltimore County Federation
of Public Employees
FPE/AFT, AFL-CIO, Local #4883
* * * July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 * * *

The MOU can be found at BaltimoreCountyMD.gov,
or click here for a PDF version of the MOU.

Hard copies of our current MOU are now available at the Union Office.
Please contact your area Vice President or the Union Office if you wish to obtain a copy.
You can also access a PDF file of the MOU at the following website:
http://resources.baltimorecountymd.gov/Documents/Executive/mous/fpemou.pdf.
If you have any questions please contact the Union Office.

BCFPE FY2022 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

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

BCFPE 2020 Election Results

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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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Holding the Line

County Administration moves forward with long sought after plans of a comprehensive salary review with other Maryland Correctional Departments.

After many years of arguing that a comprehensive comparison clearly shows there are significant short falls in long term salary compensations for the dedicated Correctional Officers at the Baltimore County Department of Corrections, the County Administration has initiated the official salary review process. Available data shows that Baltimore County Department of Corrections Officers are making a significant amount less than their counterparts in other

Notice of BCFPE Elections 2020

Ballots for the 2020 BCFPE Elections for all Union Officers will be mailed via Elections USA.

Please see the NOTICE OF UPCOMING BCFPE ELECTIONS flyer below for further information.
Ballots will be mailed by Elections USA by Sept. 11, 2020, and must be received back (not postmarked, but received) in their P.O. Box by Sept. 29, 2020.
If you have not received a ballot by September 18, 2020 please notify the committee chair immediately to receive a replacement ballot. Replacement ballots can be requested no later than September 18, 2020.
Executive Board Nominations form is available below.
Executive Board nominations are due by the General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

Questions or requests may be directed to the Election Chair, Rick Steinhauser, at bcfpe2020elections@gmail.com.