After working with the Dept. of Human Resources, it was determined that employees are entitled to be compensated for their first four hours of work after being on standby/call-in at a overtime rate, regardless of whether the employee has worked 40 hours. As normal, anything over 40 hours will still be compensated at an overtime rate.

All employees that were not compensated properly for coming into work while on standby/call-in on their 36-hour week will be

After the mass labor rally, we will lobby our legislators on important issues facing public employees in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and across the State of Maryland.

Some of our issues include:

• Fighting against the privatization of vital state and city services
• Lobbying legislators to pressure Gov. Hogan to stop the abolishment of PINs
• Expanding the Community School Strategy in Maryland
• Restoring $24 million cut to Baltimore City Schools
• Ending workplace bullying

The vote to accept the Tentative Agreement between BCFPE and Baltimore County has passed with a vote of 85%. Thank you to everyone who came out last week to cast your vote.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at (410)296-1875 or jripley@aft-maryland.org.