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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.

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Thanks, John

BCFPE FY2019 NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE

• John Ripley, BCFPE President & Committee Chair – jripley@aft-maryland.org
• Adam Hendrix, BCFPE Executive Vice President – ahendrix@aft-maryland.org
• James Sparks, Corrections – jsparks@baltimorecountymd.gov
• Ivy Perez, Dept. of Public Works – iperez@baltimorecountymd.gov
• Angela Spencer, Police Department – aspencer@baltimorecountymd.gov

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 6:00 p.m.

BCFPE UNION UPDATE

• COLA increase for January 1, 2019
• FY2020 Negotiations Committee
• Healthcare UPDATE
• General State of the Union UPDATE
• BCFPE 2018 Baltimore County Executive Endorsement
• BCFPE 2018 Baltimore County Council Endorsements

(Refreshments will be provided)

MEETING IS FOR UNION MEMBERS ONLY

MUST BRING VALID PHOTO I.D.

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Obituary for William Eaton Jr.

William Edward Eaton, Jr. of Parkville, age 51 passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 after a yearlong battle with lung cancer with family at his side. Bill was born in Baltimore and grew up on the waterfront in Essex, MD. He graduated in 1984 from Eastern Vocational-Technical High School having studied plumbing. After graduation Bill worked for local plumbing contractors and then Baltimore Gas and Electric for several years in their gas division before moving to Akron, Ohio in 1989. In Ohio, Bill worked for Dominion East Ohio Gas installing gas meters in homes and commercial properties. While in Ohio he also owned his own business, B & B Natural Gas Lines installing residential gas lines. In 2001, Bill returned to Maryland and began working for Baltimore County Recreation and Parks as a grounds maintenance seasonal employee. Bill was a dedicated employee and continued to ...