In an 8-4 vote on Thursday City Council approves the Beverage Container Tax.
After months of debate and hours of negotiations, AFSCME is victorious. For months, AFSCME leaders have flooded City Hall hearings declaring “4 -Cents …
In their second victory since voting to join AFSCME Council 67 in 2008, approximately 4,500 independent home care providers throughout Maryland now have a contract that will help improve the conditions of their work and the services they offer.
“We have worked diligently to negotiate a contract that demands respect for our time and respect for our work.” says home care provider Tijuana Miller, a member of the bargaining team. “We are some of the lowest-wage workers in Maryland and yet we are the core of the community. Now, we have the opportunity to receive better wages and training opportunities and we can negotiate the things we want in our workplace.”
July, 2010, Baltimore, MD — On June 29 and 30, 2010, MECU members received loan interest rebates and extraordinary dividends totaling $2,125,000 that were deposited into their accounts. These payments are the first half …
The Young Trade Unionists are hosting a Voter Registration Drive this Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 9am to 11am.
The locations are:
4624 Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229
5150 Sinclair Lane, Baltimore, MD 21206
601 E. 33rd Street, …
The Bureau of Solid Waste will launch a Graffiti Blitz from July 3rd-July 31st. The Graffiti Blitz is a citywide effort to remove graffiti from playgrounds, rec centers, public buildings, alleys and vacant properties. If …
BOSTON – Delegates to the 39th International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, (AFSCME), today elected Lee Saunders to be the next Secretary-Treasurer of the union …
Last month, City Council members pushed the beverage container tax to the back of the City’s budget, but thanks to AFSCME and the members of Local 44 the beverage container tax is back on the …
Hundreds of AFSCME members marched in front of the War Memorial Building yesterday, to declare “Save Our Jobs” to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake. Wearing T-Shirts that read “I am a Public Employee and Proud of …
Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was joined by Councilman Edward Reisinger and Councilman Robert Curran to call for an up-or-down vote on the proposed beverage container fee and highlighted critical services that keep Baltimore clean—street sweeping, …
Urgent Message from Glen Middleton, President, AFSCME Local 44
Rally: Monday, June 7, 4pm at City Hall (100 N. Holiday Street)
SAVE CITY JOBS, SAVE CITY SERVICES, 600 LAYOFFS
To prevent massive layoffs, the City must raise …
The Bureau of Solid Waste will launch a Graffiti Blitz from July 3rd-July 31st. The Graffiti Blitz is a citywide effort to remove graffiti from playgrounds, rec centers, public buildings, alleys and vacant properties. If …
In their second victory since voting to join AFSCME Council 67 in 2008, approximately 4,500 independent home care providers throughout Maryland now have a contract that will help improve the conditions of their work …
Last month, City Council members pushed the beverage container tax to the back of the City’s budget, but thanks to AFSCME and the members of Local 44 the beverage container tax is back on the …
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