Today, April 28 we honor the men and women who were injured, and killed on the workplace. Each year many Americans lose their lives due to the job positions and AFSCME along with the AFL-CIO …

Dorothy I Heights, 98, one the leading women voices of the 1960s American Civil Rights movement died early Tuesday morning of natural causes.
As a civil rights activist Ms. Heights pushed for racial justice and gender …

The Maryland Constitution mandates that the Governor propose the Budget. The Maryland Constitution only allows the General Assembly to cut the Budget – legislators are not allowed to increase the Budget. The Constitution further mandates …

On Friday, June 25 , 2010, Join AFSCME for A Night At Camden Yards! For more information and to request tickets please contact AFSCME Maryland Council 67 at 410-837-7278 ext 36.

City union employees flooded the Takoma Park public hearing Monday night to protest the layoffs and wage freeze proposed in the city manager’s draft of the 2011 budget.
About 30 union employees, mostly from the city’s …

AFSCME will hold its 39th Biennial Convention in Boston, MA, June 28-July 2. More than 5,000 delegates and guests from across the country will come together to focus on expanding our organizing efforts, securing important …

On March 23, 2010 House Bill 1792 was passed out of committee. This amended version of the bill we told you about last month would reduce the minimum wage for workers 18 and Under. For …

BALTIMORE, MD (March 26, 2010) – City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young is inviting the citizens of Baltimore to the FY2011 Board of Estimates’ Taxpayers’ Night. Taxpayers’ Night is an opportunity for members of …