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AFSCME’s Glen Middleton says that young people are keeping Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for workers’ rights and equality alive. By Danielle Wright
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Washington, D.C. ─ As the nation pauses to reflect and remember the events of September 11, 2001, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME) released this video http://www.afscme.org/we-remember featuring public service workers who were …
Wow! It’s almost time for the first AFSCME PEOPLE Poker Run! Hop on your motorcycle and come on down to Alpha Ridge Park in Howard County, Maryland. Enjoy the open road, spend time with your AFSCME …
AFSCME’s second Next Wave Conference was held this past weekend in Atlanta, GA and it was a huge success. Over 600 Next Wavers under the age of 35 attended the conference. The conference focused on …
Home care providers represented by AFSCME Council 67 in Maryland, and AFSCME International Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders, helped launch ‘Caring Across Generations,’ a national campaign to improve the future of long-term care in America.
The campaign was …
For the first time, Prince George’s County Council rejected the AFSCME Master Agreement covering Locals 2462, 3389, 2735 and 1170, and the Agreement for Local 241, which combined covers over 1,500 employees. Newly elected County …
Nearly 5,000 Maryland independent home care providers have achieved another victory in a campaign for dignity that began in 2008 when they voted to join AFSCME Council 67.
With a signature by Gov. Martin O’Malley, the providers’ …
Thousands of AFSCME of members rallied in Annapolis protesting Keep The Promise. Protestors urged
legislators to stop the proposed budget cuts that will ultimately devastate public services and education funding. The cuts cover security benefits for retirees, health care coverage for state employees, teachers and librarians.
Pressure is growing to make cuts to funding for Baltimore City Schools. Yesterday morning, the Maryland Department of Legislative Services proposed additional cuts to education, including a 50/50 shift of teacher pensions to local school districts.
A record of 400 white collar workers were organized beginning in July 2010, and are now members of
AFSMCE MD Council 67. Executive Director, Glen Middleton and President, Dale Chase recognized the
need for Union representation amongst …
On Monday, December 20th, the Commission on the Sustainability of Public Employee and Retiree Health and Pension Benefits made recommendations to shift 10 percent of the cost of healthcare to state workers and to potentially …
Washington, DC — At a time when public services are under attack from right wing politicians and political talking heads, AFSCME is fighting back with “Stop the Lies,” an aggressive campaign that will expose right …
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 …
