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In response to reports that some supervisors are denying employees proper representation, Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees (BCFPE) president John Ripley wants members to know that union representation is their right. President Ripley says that it is important that union members know it is their responsibility to request to have a representative present during an interview with a supervisor. Ripley reports that some supervisors are denying an employee representation, by saying that a meeting is a “Fact Finding," not an investigatory inquiry. Employees cannot refuse orders from a

AFT-Maryland staff and affiliate members journeyed to Wichita, Kansas, March 9-14 for a week of intensive training in the AFT organizing model and to help the Kansas Organization of State Employees (KOSE) identify potential activists and recruit new union members. The AFT-Maryland volunteers joined union members from Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, and Kansas in the joint organizing effort, which was launched as a part of the “Reclaiming the Promise of High Quality Public Services for Strong Communities,” an AFT national initiative."

AFT Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson launched

Do you know an AFT member who has made a difference in his or her workplace? Someone who has had a profound and positive impact on the community? Someone whose extraordinary contribution in his or her field of work, or to the lives of others, has been heroic?

Please nominate your Everyday Hero by filling out a brief form by Jan. 31, 2014, at www.aft.org/everydayheroes, and you will be entered to win a $250 gift card.

We will identify semifinalists from each of our constituencies: 

Members interested MUST submit their request for consideration to the BCFPE Holiday Basket Coordinator at jripley@aft-maryland.org NO LATER THAN December 2, 2014. 

Please make sure to provide the following information along with your request in order to

Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees (BCFPE) held a contract ratification vote on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, and the contract was ratified by a vote of 98%.

BCFPE President, John Ripley, is pleased that employees will be receiving a 3% bonus in November 2014 and a 3% Cost of Living Adjustment on July 1, 2015.

It is also noteworthy that contract extensions from 2010 through 2016 have guarenteed employees their scheduled step/longevity pay increases. This equates to 95% of our employees having seen at least one scheduled step/longevity pay increase, and some have seen several scheduled step

The Baltimore Federation of Public Employees (BCFPE) will hold a contract ratification vote on Monday, October 21, from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the union’s offices, 25 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 208, in Towson, Maryland. The ballots will be counted after voting has closed at 6:00 p.m., and the results will be announced immediately after completion of the count. Voting is for union members only. All voters must have valid identification to participate in the voting process. Union members are welcome to witness the counting of ballots.

Correctional Officers, Corporals, Sergeants and Lieutenants should attend this informative meeting to get a better understanding of how the bill will help protect officers' reasonable rights and to learn what can be done to help get