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May/June 2024 Buzz

Check out out May/June 2024 Edition of the Buzz!

The Buzz May/June Edition

The Buzz May/June Edition
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Legislators Are Responding to Prescription Plan Pressure

JB Jennings Prescription Plan
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Meet Supervisors United for Collective Bargaining President Donald Maynard

Get to know Maryland Classified Employees Association (MCEA) Local 1935 member Donald Maynard. 

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Donald Maynard

How long have you been a MDOT/MTA employee and MCEA member?

I am a Bus Field Supervisor and have been with MDOT/MTA for a total of nine years. I’ve been a member of MCEA for four years and currently serving as president of the Supervisors United for Collective Bargaining. 

 

Supervisors are sometimes thought to be outside of union protection. What is significant to you about being in a union, although you're a supervisor?

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SB349/HB670 (Retiree Prescription Bill) Update

Senate Bill 349 and House Bill 670 are currently under review, and their outcome could greatly affect our access to essential prescription services. While the specifics of these changes are still unfolding, the importance of our collective voice in this matter cannot be overstated. We must come together as a community to express our concerns and advocate for our rights.

Your experiences, stories, and voices are powerful tools in shaping the decisions that affect us all. We encourage you to reach out to your congressperson through letters or phone calls to share your thoughts on SB 349

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Supervisors United Bill on 3rd Reading

Image showing the status of the supervisors collective bargaining bill

The bill passed 3rd reading and is now ready to crossover.  We will update you on every movement of the Collective Bargaining for Supervisor's bill.

Keep the emails, letters, and phone calls going.  The legislators need to know how much collective bargaining means to us!

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Fifth Anniversary of Fitch vs. Maryland

Fitch v Maryland

See the post within stressing the importance of contacting your political representatives!

Fitch v. Maryland is the "State of Maryland's attempt to transition certain retired state employees from a state-subsidized prescription drug benefit program to a combination of drug benefit programs available under a new state program and under Part D of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003."

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