Union, County Reach Contract Agreement
Union representing nearly 1,600 County employees agrees to increased pension contributions in return for guaranteed pay increases and no layoffs or furloughs for the next three years.
The union representing correctional workers, highway supervisors, 911 employees, and office workers has reached an agreement with the county. As part of the agreement, members of the Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees will receive regular step and longevity increases and a guarantee of no layoffs or furloughs through June 30, 2015 in return for increased pension contributions made by corrections officers. Currently, corrections officers contribute 8 percent of their salary to the county pension system. As part of the agreement, corrections officers hired after July 1, 2011 will contribute 10 percent. "I am very pleased that the County was once again able to reach an agreement with labor," said Baltimore County Executive Kevin …
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John T.
8:12 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
TotC: What rock are you living under. The pensions for government workers are some of the best in the workforce. The salary and benefits for these workers have outpaced the private sector, and that's a good thing only if you are a government worker, which from the sounds of it, you are. more ›