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Union Day at Drumcastle

BCFPHN will be holding a Union Day on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at Drumcastle Center for all Pay Schedule I and III employees. Union reps will be available to discuss benefits of union membership, upcoming negotiations, and to answer questions. Lite refreshments will be provided.

Fri. Nov. 22, 2019
Drumcastle Center
(click for flyer)

6401 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212
3rd Floor Lunch Room
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Open to Pay Schedule I and III Employees

For more information, contact Janell Edmonds at (443)320-4714, or jedmonds@aftmd.org.

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Our community nurses provide an invaluable service to the public. As with any job however, training is of the utmost importance. Our members want the training they need to do their job well for Marylanders. Following the leadership of president Karen Pilecki the union has been working with Del. Bonnie Cullison to develop training standards and expand on existing training. The workgroup met in Del. Cullison’s Annapolis office on Tuesday September 17, 2019.The meeting included BCFPHN leadership as well as community nurses from across the state including from AFSCME and MCGEO.

Del. Cullison

Baltimore County Government held a ceremony for signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with several bargaining units representing county employees. Among them were Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees (BCFPE) and Baltimore County Federation of Public Health Nurses (BCFPHN).

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Annual End of the Year Dinner Meeting

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The BCFPHN Annual End of the Year Dinner Meeting for members is back! It will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Bowman's Restaurant on 9306 Harford Road in Parkville, MD. Click here or on the image to the right for more information.

RSVP by June 7, 2019 to karenpilecki@verizon.net.

Agenda topics can be found by clicking here.

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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"59838","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","style":"width: 100%; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"}}]]Karen Pilecki and members of the Baltimore County Federation of Public Health Nurses testified in Annapolis before the House of Delegates Health and Government Operations committee. They are seeking a standardization of training practices and protocols across jurisdictions throughout the state. Delegate Bonnie Cullison sponsored the legislation and worked hard for it in committee.

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