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College Park council ratifies three-year AFSCME contract, holds signing celebration
Summary
The College Park City Council ratified a three-year contract with AFSCME Local 1209C and held a signing/photo event. City and union leaders praised the agreement; terms include recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day and other workplace provisions, per union remarks.
The College Park City Council on March 4 ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1209C and the city held a small signing and photo ceremony to mark the completion of negotiations.
The ratification was included on the consent agenda read at the start of the meeting and approved by voice vote. Stuart Katzenberg, director of collective bargaining and growth at AFSCME Maryland Council 3, thanked the council and city negotiators and described the deal as a “3 year agreement” that rewards city employees. “We really appreciated the honest and transparent negotiations with Kenny and Theresa,” Katzenberg said.
Why it matters: The council’s approval finalizes terms that govern pay, holidays and other conditions for municipal employees through the contract period, and the city publicly marked the agreement with a signing and photographs at the meeting.
Details and context: City Manager Kenny Young and Human Resources Director Theresa Baypizzuti led the city’s negotiation team, which the union praised in public comment. Katzenberg said the agreement recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day as a holiday and includes provisions intended to improve worker health and safety. The council offered brief remarks of appreciation to the union members and staff during the signing ceremony.
What happened next: Council members and staff posed for photographs with union leaders and municipal employees following the ratification; the mayor and council publicly congratulated negotiators and AFSCME representatives.
Community reaction and next steps: Union speakers present at the meeting said they looked forward to continuing labor-management cooperation. The contract takes effect per the document authorized at the meeting; the council did not discuss any changes to the ratified text at the meeting.
