Article Archive for March 2009
AFSCME Council 67 mourns the loss of our brother Raymond Clarke; former Assistant Director of Maryland state-wide council and Local 44 and executive board member of the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO. We are deeply saddened …
A Message from the Governor Covering the Uninsured
Over the past two years, we’ve expanded access to quality, affordable healthcare to 100,000 more Marylanders through expanded dental coverage for children, increased Medicaid funding, enhanced prescription drug coverage for …
SB 673- FAIRNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS ACT
On Thursday March 5, 2009 new legislation was introduced by AFSCME MARYLAND Council 67 to Senate Finance Committee in attempt to gain fairness in the workplace. This bill would allow …
Collective Bargaining Education
Executive Director Glen Middleton testified on bill SB 569 – Education Collective Bargaining the new bill requires that local school boards and the union representing non- certified employees must negotiate about discipline and …
Due to failed fiscal management, County Employees prepare for another economic blow. Last September the County Council adopted the County Executive’s Furlough Plan (CR-81-2008). The Plan proposed a County- wide furlough for employees and requires …
AFSCME Maryland Council 67 joined the Maryland Retirees Chapter 1, Ida B. Williams-Ward, President, for a Retirees Lobby Day in Annapolis, this past Tuesday, February 24, 2009. The Retirees lobbied legislators in opposition of the …


