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In defense of public education

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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BCFPHN members meet with Delegate Cullison

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

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Baltimore County MOU Signing Ceremony

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).

Each union separately bargained with the county. BCFPE ratified their contract in late May with more than 87% of the voting membership ratifying the contract. President John Ripley discussed the specifics of the MOU with members at the annual membership meeting the day before the agreement was ratified

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Annual Membership Meeting 2019

Dinner, drinks, and…. Ratification? That’s what was on the menu for the Baltimore County Federation of Public Health Nurses Annual Membership Meeting on the night of June 12, 2019. The meeting took place at Bowman’s restaurant in Carney, MD and featured an amazing menu of delicious eats, and great drinks among union colleagues. Before any of the food, drinks, and fellowship took place, the business of the union was first on the menu.

President Karen Pilecki walked members through the new contract the union agreed to with the county. There was discussion among the body about some of the

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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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BCFPHN Nurses Testify for Job Training

[[{"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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