Key Documents

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Baltimore County Administration and the Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees for FY25 - FY27 is now available. 

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CONTRACT UPDATE, May 6, 2024:

The union agreed to a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Baltimore County that comes with unprecedented gains for county workers. The agreement gives county workers in the bargaining unit scheduled cost of living adjustment (COLA) increases for pay schedules 1, 1C, and 1E in fiscal year (FY) 2025, 2026 and 2027. Additionally, there will be guaranteed schedule Steps and Longevities for FY25,FY26 and FY27, guarantee of no furloughs or layoffs for FY25,FY26 and FY27, as well as an added 8, 9 and 11-year longevity for pay schedule 1, 1C and 1E over the 3-year contract extension.  The contract was ratified by the membership by a margin of 97% on May 03, 2024.

Thank you for taking the time to vote!

Sincerely,
BCFPE President John Ripley

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Baltimore County Administration and the Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees for FY24 - FY25 is now available. 

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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.

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between the
Baltimore County Administration
and the 
Baltimore County Federation
of Public Employees
FPE/AFT, AFL-CIO, Local #4883

* * *    July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019    * * *

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between the
Baltimore County Administration
and the Baltimore County
Federation of Public Employees
FPE/AFT, AFL-CIO, Local #4883
July 1,2012 - June 30, 2016

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Weingarten rights guarantee an employee the right to Union representation during an investigatory interview. These rights, established by the Supreme Court, in 1975 in the case of J Weingarten Inc., must be claimed by the employee. The supervisor has no obligation to inform an employee that s/he is entitled to Union representation.

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Not a member? Sign up now!

If you are not currently a member, you can download a sign-up form here. The form needs to be printed, filled out, and mailed to BCFPE, 1801 Glen Keith Blvd, Suite 100, Towson, MD 21286. Call us with questions or to make other arrangements (410) 296-1875, or jripley@aft-maryland.org. 

Members: Update your Contact Information

Does BCFPE have your current contact information? We are reaching out to all members to update their contact information in our database. We want to keep you abreast of all of our activities, and in a time where it is difficult to meet in person, we especially need our members' mailing and email contact information.

Please click here to update your information: https://aftmd.us/update-your-email