From Ryan Burbey, President, Harford County Education Association: What a difference a year makes. Last year, our county budget process was obscured by controversy and mired in a lack of transparency. Our teachers, school employees, county workers and sheriffs sat on the outside wondering when or if Harford County Government would ever value their dedication […]
County Executive Glassman Signs Union Contracts; $1,000 Merit Increases for County Employees Funded by Cost Savings in FY16 Budget
From Harford County government: County Executive Barry Glassman issued the following statement Thursday upon signing union contracts with representatives from AFSCME and the Maryland Classified Employees Association (MCEA), representing county employees. “I was pleased to sign union contracts allowing us to reinvest in our valued county workforce with $1,000 merit increases for qualifying employees next […]
Harford County Board of Education Reaches Agreement with HCEA; Up to 4.5% Raise for Most Teachers
From Harford County Public Schools: Since August of 2014, Superintendent of Schools Barbara P. Canavan and her staff have been working closely with the Board of Education of Harford County (the Board) and the school community to identify cost saving measures and reductions in order to implement salary improvements. Along with the $3.1 million dollars […]
Maryland Watch: The Curious Donations of the Harford County Deputy Sheriff’s Union Political Action Committee
Tim Impallaria has some splainin’ to do. For those three Dagger readers that weren’t forced to see every crazy accusation and counter-accusation in the Sheriff’s race, Tim Impallaria is the President of the Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Union. Obviously the campaign made a serious mistake by backing Jesse Bane for re-election in hindsight. The PAC […]
Betz: “Bane’s Claim of ‘Prior Information That I Was Leaving the Agency’ is Inaccurate, Not Possible, and an Untruth”
The following letter was prepared earlier this summer by Harford County Sheriff’s Office Lt. (Ret.) David Betz and distributed to deputies regarding statements made about Betz’s promotion prior to his retirement. The letter was provided to The Dagger for publication via a third party, but its contents were confirmed by Betz as genuine. A clip […]
Harford County Teachers’ Union President Urges Parents to Become Advocates for Teacher Raises
In a last ditch attempt to get salary step increases for Harford County teachers, teachers’ union president Ryan Burbey is asking parents to advocate for the raises despite the staffing cuts and higher class sizes needed to pay for them. Burbey posted a message Saturday on the union’s Facebook page “Harford Students Count on Us!”, […]
Lack of County Funding Triggers Paid Days Off, Reduction in Meetings for Harford County Teachers Next School Year
Passage last week of the county budget for fiscal year 2015 without added funding for salary increases in Harford County Public Schools triggered a contingency provision in the teachers’ contract providing two paid days off next school year. The contract for 2014-15 also allows the school board to provide additional unnamed benefits, subject to voluntary […]
Harford County Teachers Union Leads March for Education; What are the Options for Increased Funding?
Exactly one week before gubernatorial candidate and Harford County Executive David Craig was set to release his recommended county budget for fiscal year 2015, the county teachers’ union marched more than 300 teachers, parents and students through the streets of Bel Air on Tuesday evening, chanting and carrying signs in support of education funding. The […]