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MCEA represents State and County employees within the State of Maryland. We organize and fight for respect, dignity, fairness and higher wages in the workplace. We currently have an entry level position open for a part time contractual Labor Relations Specialist/Organizer.

Duties and Responsibilities Include the following:

Process grievances and appeals:

  1. Interview members to determine issues and fill out case information form.
  2. Determine which procedure to use: State DOT, USM, District Court, Circuit Court, Various Counties, etcetera.
  3. Determine which process to use by applying State Personnel and
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June 10, 2017 Cap'n Billy's Crab House
11495 Pope's Creek Rd, Newburg, MD (Area III Crab Feast)
September 21, 2017 (right before Convention) - TBD
December 6, 2017 (Election of Sgt-At-Arms) - TBD

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Rescheduled meetings will be as follows:

  • Area I and II meeting: March 22, 2017
  • Area III meeting: March 23, 23017
  • MCEA Board meeting: April 6, 2017
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MCEA Area I, II, and III meetings that were scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, 2017 have been cancelled in anticipation of the snow storm.

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MCEA members and leadership were in Annapolis on Monday, February 6th to greet members of the Maryland General Assembly at a legislative reception hosted by AFT-Maryland at the Maryland Inn.

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Area IV Meetings for 2017 are scheduled as follows:
1st Quarter: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Mountain Gate Restaurant
2nd Quarter: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Location to be determined
3rd Quarter: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Penn Alps Restaurant
4th Quarter: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Western Sizzlin

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LOBBY NIGHT IN ANNAPOLIS
Monday, January 30th, 2017

Buses will depart from AFT-Maryland at 5:15 p.m.
4701 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215

Sandwiches & Soft drinks will be provided on the bus.

For more information and to RESERVE YOUR SEAT on the bus, contact Todd Reynolds (443)320-4719 or treynolds@aftmd.org.

IN ADDITION....  

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  • Tuesday, March  21, 2017
  • Tuesday, June 13, 2017
  • Tuesday, September 19, 2017
  • Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Locations to be determined.

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MCEA held its 81st annual convention on October 8, 2016. The meeting was called to order by MCEA President, Linda Day. This year's convention was held at the Diamondz Event  Center located in Baltimore City. President Day welcomed and addressed the huge crowd of delegates who travelled from all four corners of the state to conduct the business of MCEA. President Day expressed that our number one goal as always is to service our members and provide them with the very best representation possible. MCEA member Janet Rhone described how being a member of MCEA personally benefited her.  Ms. Rhone

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MCEA's team of professionals met with employees of Towson University to explain the many benefits of union membership. Over the summer months MCEA has sponsored meetings with the employees in an effort to inform them of their rights as state employees. Attendees came prepared with many questions ranging from appeal and grievances, acting pay, reclassifications, leave usage, workplace bullying and insurance. On hand to answer these questions were (featured left to right) MCEA attorney Hillary Galloway Davis, board member, Anna Cluster, Barbara Thompson, Vice President, Agnes Valenzia, President

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