June 02, 2022 Workers at Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library seek union recognition AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United campaign marches on. This time, workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore are forming a union through CWU. Read More
January 04, 2022 Infrastructure investment sparks optimism among public service workers A Maryland transportation worker describes how President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill will help. Read More
December 22, 2021 AFSCME Local 3399 members approve new wage agreement after months of uncertainty Takoma Park, Maryland, workers ratified a contract that offers a bigger raise than what the city initially proposed Read More
December 09, 2021 Maryland expands collective bargaining rights to over 2,000 community college workers With the help of the state legislature, workers at Maryland’s community colleges won an expansion of collective bargaining rights. Read More
October 05, 2021 Baltimore Museum of Art workers are latest to join a national wave of museum organizing Workers at the Baltimore Museum of Art are forming a union – the latest in a national wave of organizing in cultural institutions. Read More
August 18, 2021 Walters museum workers demand inclusive union election, hold rally to up the pressure Workers at Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum are pushing management to voluntarily recognize their union. Read More
August 06, 2021 Retroactive COVID-19 response pay granted to thousands of workers in Maryland Not all front-line state workers in Maryland are getting compensated for their heroic work throughout the pandemic. Council 3 is changing that. Read More
July 30, 2021 University of Maryland workers rally to expand and protect access to telework University of Maryland workers are pushing to telework for the rest of the summer, but they’re being asked to return to the office starting Monday despite rising COVID cases. Read More
July 16, 2021 Museum reopens after shutting down following apparent chemical exposure It took collective action to temporarily close The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore after some workers were sickened by a chemical exposure. Read More
May 11, 2021 Major legislative wins for Maryland workers – especially in higher ed Thanks to AFSCME members, Maryland workers – especially those working in colleges and universities – saw major gains in this year’s legislative session. Read More
May 04, 2021 The Walters Art Museum workers in Baltimore plan to form a union Workers at a famed Baltimore museum plan to form a union through AFSCME to gain a valuable voice on the job. Read More
March 16, 2021 The fight to expand worker rights in Maryland higher education continues in Annapolis At Maryland’s legislative session, AFSCME members are working hard to help workers at community colleges and public universities. Read More
February 18, 2021 MD members push for essential worker protections AFSCME members in Maryland played a major role in crafting two worker-safety bills that are making their way through the legislature. Read More
January 19, 2021 Amid COVID-19 surge, MD Gov. Hogan plays politics with state employee contracts Gov. Larry Hogan needs to do right by the state employees who are working hard for their communities every day. They deserve a better contract. Read More
November 09, 2020 The Maryland Defenders Union takes on a COVID outbreak at a Baltimore courthouse Members of the newly chartered Maryland Defenders Union fight for greater on-the-job protections. Read More
August 11, 2020 Public defenders in Maryland unite to make voices heard with AFSCME Council 3 Maryland’s public defenders are gaining a voice on the job by building power through AFSCME. Read More
July 10, 2020 AFSCME Maryland prevails in fight against governor’s public service cuts Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan proposed cutting public service jobs and pay using the pandemic as a pretext. But AFSCME members were having none of it. Read More
June 08, 2020 Saunders joins AFSCME Maryland caravan to call on state leaders for justice, action Honoring George Floyd and holding Gov. Larry Hogan accountable were the aims of a car caravan organized by AFSCME Maryland at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. Read More
May 13, 2020 Charles County Workers Win Collective Bargaining Rights After a Long Fight Employees of Charles County, Maryland, will soon have a voice on the job like most other employees in that jurisdiction, thanks to a new law. Read More
April 13, 2020 Meet an AFSCME Member Offering Comfort to People Losing Jobs You know which front-line workers have become heroes of late? Unemployment claims professionals like Jason Suggs of Maryland. Read More
April 07, 2020 Garrett County Road Workers Strike: 50 Years Later We remember the historic Garrett County Road Workers Strike, which took place 50 years ago today. Read More
March 27, 2020 Maryland Governor Cuts Hazard Pay For Workers Amid Pandemic Cutting hazard pay for Maryland’s front-line workers who are fighting the COVID-19 crisis is a terrible idea, Gov. Larry Hogan. Read More
March 23, 2020 Serving Students Stuck on Campus is Maryland Member’s Mission Serving those still on the University of Maryland campus is this member’s mission on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic Read More
March 06, 2020 AFSCME Retiree Tells Congress Affordable Coronavirus Vaccine or Treatment is Needed AFSCME Maryland retiree Josephine Ball is calling on the government to make sure any coronavirus vaccine or treatment developed using tax dollars is affordable for all Americans. Read More
March 05, 2020 Trump Labor Rule Undermines Employment Service AFSCME has sued the Trump administration over a Department of Labor rule that is politicizing and undermining the federal Employment Service. Read More
February 19, 2020 Charles County Workers Seek Collective Bargaining Rights Charles County, Md., workers took their fight for collective bargaining rights straight to the Maryland State House. Read More
January 16, 2020 Maryland Members Seek Fair Treatment from Gov. Hogan AFSCME Maryland members rallied in Annapolis this week to send Gov. Larry Hogan a strong message that they need fair pay and safer staffing. Read More
September 06, 2019 Council 3 Demands Action on Staffing Crisis after Summer of No Answers Maryland members are demanding solutions to a widespread state worker staffing crisis from Gov. Larry Hogan and the legislature. Read More
July 11, 2019 School Bus Privatization Blocked in Maryland’s Second-Largest District The members of Local 2250 organized and wrote hundreds of letters to school board members urging them to cancel the vote. Read More
May 03, 2019 AFSCME Congratulates Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones on Historic Victory Maryland Delegate Adrienne Jones made history this week by becoming the first woman and the first African American to be elected speaker of the House of Delegates. Read More