Washington, DC — The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME) Employees Pension Plan (“the AFSCME Plan”), today announced that it has filed 21 shareholder proposals designed to protect and enhance the …

Take your family to see one of the greatest nights in sports entertainment as the world famous Harlem Globetrotters make their annual stop in Baltimore!
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“Testing Reveals, Waiting Conceals”
Thursday, December 1, 2011 | 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Prince George’s Community College
Largo Student Center Community Rooms A, B and C
301 Largo Road, Largo MD 20774
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Testing,
Light …

Memorial to Freedom Fighter slated to open in 2013, 100 years after her death

In August 2011 Governor Martin O’Malley announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the State of Maryland $8.5 million in …

The City’s 2012 Open Enrollment is scheduled for October 17, 2011 through October 28, 2011. During that time employees will be able to log on to the City’s benefits website at www.baltimorecity.essbenefits.com to make changes to coverage and to sign up for new plans. This year the City will hold three days of Benefit Health Fairs on October 19, October 26 and October 27, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the War Memorial Building. All of the City’s vendors will be present at the Benefits Fairs to provide valuable information and wellness services. Free flu shots will be available. The staff from the Employee Benefits Division (EBD) will be at the Benefits Fairs to answer questions and assist any employee or retiree who needs help logging onto the online benefits enrollment system.

Date:
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Location:
National Sylvan Theater
15th & Independence Ave.
Washington, DC 20002
AFSCME will co-sponsor a rally and march in Washington, DC, to coincide with the ceremony to dedicate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Memorial, the …

Proven record of fully funding schools
Settled contracts with public employee unions that valued employee sacrifices and funded negotiated pay increases.
Mayor Rawlings-Blake holds monthly labor-management meetings to address concerns before they become major problems.
Restored funding for …

This entry by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee is cross-posted from Firedoglake.
As we celebrate Labor Day 2011, working families face greater attacks on their economic security than at any time since the days of the robber …

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists of the traffic modifications that will be implemented for the 2011 Inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix race. The streetscape of downtown Baltimore is being transformed …

The planned Saturday, August 27th rally and march to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Memorial on the National Mall has been postponed due to the threat of severe weather, posed by approaching Hurricane Irene. Please check …

Join your AFL-CIO & AFSCME brothers and sisters at the Maryland State Fair. Reduced priced tickets are available for Friday August 26, 2011. This includes admission and unlimited ride wristband.
AFL –CIO State Fair
Friday, August 26, …

AFSCME will co-chair a massive rally and march in Washington, DC, on August 27, the day before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Memorial will be unveiled, the first on the National Mall honoring a non-president and …