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BCFPE is interesting in gaining our members opinions on who BCFPE should support during the upcoming election for Baltimore County Executive. The position of Baltimore County Executive is a very important one as this is the top seat in the Baltimore County Government which has over 850,000 county residents and a $4.7 Billion annual budget.

Pursuant to the BCFPE constitution, if you are a member in good standing and wish to, you may volunteer for the Election Committee to accept nominations for Board Members. Please submit your name to John Ripley at jripley@aft-maryland.org by May 29, 2026. 

The election committee will be selected at the scheduled June 4th Executive Board meeting​.

Please contact John Ripley at jripley@aft-maryland.org with any questions you may have concerning volunteering for the Committee.

Public Service Recognition Week is May 3-9, 2026, and BCFPE honors all of our members this week and every week for their service to the County and their communities.

Public Employees are 
“Always Getting the Job Done”!

Read on for more, and for a special thank you to Pay Schedule 1 members from BCFPE.

BCFPE President John Ripley and the Executive Board would like to thank Baltimore County Correctional Personnel for their service every day and offer special recognition during National Correctional Appreciation Week, May 3-9, 2026.

Our Correctional Professionals stand a post fearlessly every day and faithfully protect the citizens of Baltimore County.

Read on for more, and a special thank you employees at Corrections from BCFPE.

Come with BCFPE to the AFL-CIO Union Night at Camden Yards!

Friday, June 12, 2026, starting at 7:05 p.m.

Featuring the Baltimore Orioles vs. the San Diego Padres

Discounted ticket prices for BCFPE members! Click through for details... 

National Public Safety Telecommunication Week 
is April 12-18, 2026

BCFPE THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
“THE TRUE FIRST RESPONDERS”

This week, we honor the men and women who answer our 911 calls. These telecommunicators are the first responders who we rely on in our time of need. They are the first to hear our cries for help, and they are the first to dispatch the necessary emergency personnel to our aid.

Read on for more, and a special thank you to our members at the 911 Center.

When the president of Colorado WINS learned that the president of the United States might be targeting Denver next in his anti-immigration campaign of terror, she knew how she’d begin to mobilize. One simple thing Diane Byrne does is deck out her activists in matching T-shirts. Wearing union colors promotes team spirit and builds confidence, she says. The AFT Public Employees program and policy council, meeting in New York City Feb. 5-6, abounded with tips to help locals mobilize. PPC chair Gary Feist, president of North Dakota Public Employees, recommended finding members who can tell a personal story to draw media attention. With more media on the issue, he said, legislators will become more motivated to fix the problem.

Federal immigration actions are rapidly expanding, with deadly consequences. The killings of poet Renee Nicole Good and nurse Alex Pretti by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis have brought intense focus on the use of excessive force. An AFT webinar, co-hosted by AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Massachusetts President Jessica Tang on Jan. 28, featured experts on immigration and the law. It highlighted AFT resources and showcased how our locals are showing up to minimize fear and trauma.

Scarlett Ahmed has started counting the number of people sleeping outside the Queens Career Center in New York City when she arrives at work in the morning.

“It was already bad,” she said. “But this? This will just add to it.”

Come with BCFPE to the AFL-CIO Union Night at Camden Yards!

Friday, July 11, 2025, starting at 7:05 p.m.

Featuring the Baltimore Orioles vs. the Marlins

Discounted ticket prices for BCFPE members! Click through for details...