{"id":65802,"date":"2026-08-06T11:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&p=65802"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:25:01","slug":"police-officers-in-maryland-ratify-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/police-officers-in-maryland-ratify-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Officers in Maryland Ratify New Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last month, police officers in Takoma Park, Md., unanimously ratified a strong new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract achieves important gains that have long been priorities for the 25 members, who are represented by\u00a0UFCW Local 400<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Wins include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  • Pension modifications increasing the multiplier and reducing the years of service required<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Yearly cost of living adjustments<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Increased number of personal days<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Increased clothing allowance<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Increased wage premium for shift differential<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    \u201cI want to congratulate the Takoma Park police officers on winning their new collective bargaining agreement,\u201d said UFCW Local 400 President Mark P. Federici. \u201cThanks to their activism and solidarity, they achieved important advances that will improve their lives, working conditions, and retirement security.  The officers and the people of Takoma Park they serve and protect will be the better for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Last month, police officers in Takoma Park, Md., unanimously ratified a strong new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract achieves important gains that have long been priorities for the 25 members, who are represented by\u00a0UFCW Local 400. Wins include: \u201cI want to congratulate the Takoma Park police officers on winning their new collective bargaining agreement,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":436,"featured_media":65803,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[334],"class_list":["post-65802","victories","type-victories","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ufcw-local-400"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPolice Officers in Maryland Ratify New Contract - The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Police Officers in Maryland Ratify New Contract\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/police-officers-in-maryland-ratify-new-contract\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police Officers in Maryland Ratify New Contract - 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