Contract Ratified by 98% Vote

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.

Take Action L.I. Continues to Battle

TALI is a way to become involved and affect change in what is going on in education. Here is some information for us to get familiar with it and get involved to make a change!

About ULFA

We are the United Liverpool Faculty Association comprised of teachers, teaching assistants, teacher aides and office personnel.

MPEC, AFT Healthcare Contract Negotiations Meeting Scheduled

The Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) and AFT Healthcare-Maryland will continue their negotiations with state officials on a new Memorandum of Understanding in a meeting scheduled for November 1, 2013, at the Maryland Department of Transportation in Hanover, Maryland. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.

MPEC, AFT Healthcare Contract Negotiations Meeting Scheduled

The Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) and AFT Healthcare-Maryland will continue their negotiations with state officials on a new Memorandum of Understanding in a meeting scheduled for November 1, 2013, at the Maryland Department of Transportation in Hanover, Maryland. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.

AFT Healthcare-Maryland Calls for Investigation of Hospital Attack

AFT Healthcare-Maryland president Debra Perry has called for an immediate investigation of unsafe working conditions at the Thomas B. Finan Center in Cumberland, Maryland, where a staff member was brutally attacked and injured October 14th.  The staff member was stabbed in the back of the head with a seven-inch galvanized spike while trying to restrain a combative patient.

Week's Events 10/21 - 10/27

Last week's TALI event, "Public Education at the Crossroads 2.0" was well attended by about 100 Long Island Union leaders and PTA presidents. I had the pleasure of attending the event with four of our Herricks PTA presidents. Presenters focused on the topics of the Tax Cap, high stakes testing and their affects on public education.

BESE Report: October, 2013

At a marathon BESE meeting, board members punted the Common Core controversy to local school boards and teachers, ignored educators’ requests for help with curricula and resources, and promised little relief from a flawed and unaccountable Value Added evaluation model.

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