3% COLA begins Jan. 1st

Happy Holidays from your Union!
MPEC reminds you that the 3% COLA that was negotiated previously is effective January 1, 2014.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year!
In Unity
Maria Mathias,
President, MPEC-AFT-AFL-CIO
Holiday Open House @ 201 W Preston, 12/3
AFT-Maryland President, Marietta English, invites you to share some holiday cheer with us at a
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Tues., December 3, 2013
12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
201 West Preston St., Room L-2
Baltimore, MD 21201 Click here for event flyer.
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.
Maryland Workers: Take the Member Survey
In an effort to get our membership plugged-in to the issues affecting them in their workplace, their community, and their political surroundings, AFT-Maryland has developed a survey to see which issues are the most important to our members.
Please take a couple of minutes to respond to this survey.
Click here to take the survey online:
http://aftmd.us/aftmdsurvey2013
MPEC to Hold Negotiations Debriefings
The Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) will hold a meeting to discuss the progress of negotiations on the new contract for Unit G employees in the Comptroller’s Office on October 3rd, 2013, at 301 W. Preston Street in Baltimore. The meeting will be held in the 13th Floor Conference Room from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Meeting attendees are encouraged to bring their lunches. Dessert will be provided.
Another MPEC debriefing meeting is scheduled for October 9th at the Ram’s Head Tavern, 33 West Street, in Annapolis from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
An MPEC contract debriefing meeting was held on September 24th at the Maryland Transportation Authority, 2400 Broening Highway.
The meetings are MPEC’s attempt to assure that all Unit G employees understand how their salaries and benefits will be affected by the new contract.