This picture was posted on a Giant Screen in Seoul, South Korea last week at a Mass Union March, We are being seen on the other side of the World!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wallace F. Smith Memorial Scholarship Application

Each year the Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc. awards its Wallace F. Smith Memorial

Scholarship to individuals seeking admission to, or attending, an accredited school of higher learning who

have a financial need, have set high goals, and have attained scholastic achievement.  MCEA’s Wallace F.

Smith Memorial Scholarship Committee will award a scholarship to one individual representing each of the Association’s five geographical areas.

Qualifications for applying for the 2013 Wallace F. Smith Memorial Scholarship

A.       Must be a

MCEA held its Annual Statewide Advisory Council Meeting on April 27, 2013, which, for the first time, was opened to all members of MCEA. There was not an empty seat in the house, Business was conducted, issues were addressed, then  lots of laughs, good food and a great time for all.

From our friends at the Ocean City Employees Coalition:

We would like to take a moment to wish you and your family well during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. These are devastating times and we’d like you to rest assured that we, your Town employees, are working hard to restore Ocean City to its previous state. Circumstances like those presently faced by the town can be trying for all those involved.  It has been our pleasure in the last few days to work with agencies such as the National Guard and the State Highway Administration to assess the damage caused by the storm and to work

Early Voting in Maryland:

You can only vote in an early voting center in the county where you live.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 through Friday, November 2, 2012 from 8 am until 9 pm.

Allegany:
Allegany County Office Complex
701 Kelly Road Suite 212
Cumberland, MD 21502

Anne Arundel County:
West County Library
1325 Annapolis Road
Odenton, MD 21113

North County Library
1010 Eastway
Glen Burnie, MD 21060

Severna Park Library
45 McKinsey Road
Severna Park, MD 21146

Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County
121 South Villa Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401

Edgewater Library
25 Stepneys Lane
Edgewater, MD 21037

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A Message from the MCEA President

Recently, and for the second time in two years, Republicans in the Senate united against a measure that would have made it easier for women to receive equal pay for equal work.

President Barack Obama urged the Senate to pass this measure, saying,

"I don't have to tell you how much this matters to families across the country. All of you are working day in, day out, to support the basic principle, equal pay for equal work... Cpongress has to step up and do its job. Women are the breadwinners for a lot of families, and if they're making less than men do for the same

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the meeting of the HCRC, John Ripley was named the new chair of the committee.  The committee serves as the bargaining agent for Baltimore County employees' healthcare benefits under each of the MOU for the six bargaining unions and SMC (supervisory, managerial & Confidential group).  This is the first time since the committee has been formed that the president of the Fire union hasn't been the chair.  It is John's committment to the employees of Baltimore County that has lead to this opportunity. John fortitude will be tested immediately since the county has presented changes to the committee already and tied them to the ratification of new MOU's.