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	<title>AFSCME 67 &#187; Union News</title>
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		<title>Bottle Tax Resurfacing</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/06/30/bottle-tax-resurfacing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Save Our Jobs!</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/06/26/save-our-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/06/26/save-our-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Union workers flock to city hall to protest cuts, wage freeze</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/04/21/union-workers-flock-to-city-hall-to-protest-cuts-wage-freeze/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/04/21/union-workers-flock-to-city-hall-to-protest-cuts-wage-freeze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[City union employees flooded the Takoma Park public hearing Monday night to protest the layoffs and wage freeze proposed in the city manager&#8217;s draft of the 2011 budget.
About 30 union employees, mostly from the city&#8217;s ...]]></description>
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		<title>Ready to Fight! Ready to Lead! 39th Biennial Convention in Boston, MA</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/04/08/ready-to-fight-ready-to-lead-39th-biennial-convention-in-boston-ma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/04/08/ready-to-fight-ready-to-lead-39th-biennial-convention-in-boston-ma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Bill to Cut Youth Wages Headed to House Floor!</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/04/01/bill-to-cut-youth-wages-headed-to-house-floor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/04/01/bill-to-cut-youth-wages-headed-to-house-floor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Passes Jobs Bill that Delivers Aid to States; Extends Unemployment Insurance Benefits and COBRA Subsidies</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/03/15/senate-passes-jobs-bill-that-delivers-aid-to-states-extends-unemployment-insurance-benefits-and-cobra-subsidies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/03/15/senate-passes-jobs-bill-that-delivers-aid-to-states-extends-unemployment-insurance-benefits-and-cobra-subsidies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFSCME&#8217;s Make America Happen Campaign achieved an important victory in the fight to stabilize hemorrhaging state budgets and help those hard hit by the economy when the Senate passed the American Workers, State, and Business ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Activists Protest Against Big Insurance Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/03/11/afscme-activists-protest-against-big-insurance-companies-big/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/03/11/afscme-activists-protest-against-big-insurance-companies-big/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As leaders of America’s health insurance companies meet today, inside the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington DC , hundreds of AFSCME members joined thousands of demonstrators in the nation’s capital for a mass citizens arrest.  ...]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Legislative Report for January 23, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/01/27/md-legislative-report-for-january-23-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/01/27/md-legislative-report-for-january-23-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor O’Malley released his FY 2011 budget this week.  Unfortunately, in our Union’s estimation, he plugged a nearly $2 billion shortfall with cuts and budget maneuvers and no new revenues.  The proposed $13.2 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Earned Income Credit Puts Money In Members&#8217; Pockets</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/01/15/earned-income-credit-puts-money-in-members-pockets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2010/01/15/earned-income-credit-puts-money-in-members-pockets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We encourage you to spread the word about tax credits which may benefit your membership, low-wage workers we are organizing and other workers in your community.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included ...]]></description>
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		<title>National Service and Youth Unemployment &#8211; Strategies for Job Creation Amid Economic Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/12/07/national-service-and-youth-unemployment-strategies-for-job-creation-amid-economic-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/12/07/national-service-and-youth-unemployment-strategies-for-job-creation-amid-economic-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal investments in our national service programs are an important way for Congress and the Obama administration to tackle high unemployment and growing poverty across the nation. The almost two-year-long Great Recession appears to be giving way to an incipient economic recovery, but job growth and wage growth will be slow in the months ahead. Providing short-term employment opportunities for jobless youth and helping to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to transform participants’ long-term career prospects would strengthen the economy and spur economic demand.]]></description>
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		<title>Young Workers Show Less Progress Than 10 Years Ago</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/12/02/young-workers-show-less-progress-than-10-years-ago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/12/02/young-workers-show-less-progress-than-10-years-ago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study finds disturbing developments for young workers between the ages of 18 and 35.  The study blames the downturn in the economy and insufficient government intervention.
Eric Schaffer passes the time trolling the Internet, ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFL-CIO aims to bring young people into unions</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/12/02/afl-cio-aims-to-bring-young-people-into-unions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/12/02/afl-cio-aims-to-bring-young-people-into-unions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They came to Pittsburgh, heard a host of speeches, elected new officers and passed a raft of resolutions. But did the AFL-CIO convention really accomplish anything?]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Maryland Council 67 Meets With The Board Of Estimates To Discuss Furlough Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/09/24/afscme-maryland-council-67-meets-with-the-board-of-estimates-to-discuss-furlough-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/09/24/afscme-maryland-council-67-meets-with-the-board-of-estimates-to-discuss-furlough-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, September 23, 2009,  to discuss the furlough plan the City is seeking to implement. The furlough plan will include mandatory designated days based upon your salary. The mandatory furlough days will require employees ...]]></description>
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		<title>President Barack Obama Rocks The AFL-CIO Convention</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/09/22/president-barack-obama-rocks-the-afl-cio-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/09/22/president-barack-obama-rocks-the-afl-cio-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Thank You For Your Contributions To The AFSCME Drive For School Supplies</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/08/15/afscme-drive-for-school-supplies-thank-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/08/15/afscme-drive-for-school-supplies-thank-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A big thanks to everyone for helping out with AFSCME&#8217;s drive for school supplies! We had such an outpouring from everyone. The drive began on July 8 and went until July 31. We received donations ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Maryland Council 67 Homecare Providers Training Sessions</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/07/21/afscme-maryland-council-67-homecare-providers-training-sessions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/07/21/afscme-maryland-council-67-homecare-providers-training-sessions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Training Sessions include information such as: how to increase the flow of business for independent providers, learn marketing techniques to appeal to new clients, and the opportunity to engage new union members and discuss their issues.]]></description>
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		<title>City Scales Back Trash Collection (1+1 Collection Program)</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/06/02/city-scales-back-trash-collection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/06/02/city-scales-back-trash-collection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Annie Linskey &#124; annie.linskey@baltsun.com &#124; June 2, 2009
The Baltimore City Council approved a new plan to reduce trash collection to once a week, passing one of the mayor&#8217;s top legislative priorities on an 8-to-5 ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME &amp; AFL-CIO Night In Annapolis</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/04/03/afscme-afl-cio-night-in-annapolis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/04/03/afscme-afl-cio-night-in-annapolis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFSCME &#038; AFL-CIO Night In Annapolis]]></description>
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		<title>AFSMCE Maryland Council 67 Mourns the Loss of Former President</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/03/31/afsmce-maryland-council-67-mourns-the-loss-of-former-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/03/31/afsmce-maryland-council-67-mourns-the-loss-of-former-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Maryland Council 67 Presents a New Bill For Fairness In Negotiations For Non-Certified Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/03/16/afscme-maryland-council-67-presents-a-new-bill-for-fairness-in-negotiations-for-non-certified-employees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Maryland Council 67 Fights For Collective Bargaining For Non-Certified Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/03/16/afscme-maryland-council-67-fights-for-collective-bargaining-for-non-certified-employees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Prince George’s County Takes Another Furlough Hit</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/03/12/prince-georges-county-takes-another-furlough-hit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/03/12/prince-georges-county-takes-another-furlough-hit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Retirees Spend The Day In Annapolis</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/03/02/retirees-spend-the-day-in-annapolis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/03/02/retirees-spend-the-day-in-annapolis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Homecare Lobby Night In Annapolis</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/28/homecare-lobby-night-in-annapolis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/28/homecare-lobby-night-in-annapolis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independent Homecare Providers along with AFSCME Council 67 lobbied in Annapolis on Monday. Over 35 members spoke to legislators on the urgent need to stop cuts on Medicaid funding. Last year, the Governor issued major ...]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of Proposed Pilot Study to Determine the Feasibility of a One-Day Trash and One-Day Recycle Pick-Up in the City of Baltimore</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/24/study-feasibility-one-day-trash-one-day-recycle-pickup-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/24/study-feasibility-one-day-trash-one-day-recycle-pickup-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the fact that AFSCME Maryland Council 67 represents the Solid Waste workers of the City of Baltimore, it is extremely important that we address the weaknesses and the strengths of the recently introduced ...]]></description>
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		<title>Members Take Advantage of Council’s First Time Training and Development Classes</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/19/members-take-advantage-certified-nursing-assistant-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/19/members-take-advantage-certified-nursing-assistant-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFSCME Maryland Council 67 launched its inaugural Training and Development classes in June 2008]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Maryland Council 67 and Jack Johnson, County Executive, Support the Prince George’s County-Homestead Tax Credit Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/16/afscme-maryland-council-67-and-jack-johnson-county-executive-support-the-prince-george%e2%80%99s-county-homestead-tax-credit-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 4, 2009, before the Prince George’s House of Delegates (Annapolis, MD) AFSCME Maryland Council 67 leadership and members testified alongside Jack Johnson, County Executive. During a room-filled hearing with standing room only, Johnson ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Earned Income Tax Credit Puts Dollars Back in Working Families Pockets</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/16/earned-income-tax-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/16/earned-income-tax-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Earned income tax credit could put dollars back in the pockets of many working families in Maryland. Maryland is one of the 20 states that offer earned income tax credit to lower –to- middle ...]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Martin O’Malley discusses his plans for Maryland in his third State of The State Address</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/16/governor-martin-o%e2%80%99malley-discusses-his-plans-for-maryland-in-his-third-state-of-the-state-address/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/16/governor-martin-o%e2%80%99malley-discusses-his-plans-for-maryland-in-his-third-state-of-the-state-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the downfall of the economy, Democratic Governor O’Malley, predicts hope to the General Assembly for the upcoming years in distinct reference to the newly elected President Barack Obama. In his 30 minute speech O’Malley ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Weekly Report &#8211; Economic Recovery Package</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/13/afscme-weekly-report-feb-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/13/afscme-weekly-report-feb-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Week of Febuary 2nd, 2009

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		<title>Metropolitian Baltimore Council AFL-CIO Unions Meeting &#8211; February 19th, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/09/metropolitian-baltimore-council-afl-cio-unions-meeting-february-19th-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2009/02/09/metropolitian-baltimore-council-afl-cio-unions-meeting-february-19th-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next meeting of the Metropolitian Baltimore Council AFL-CIO Unions will be held
Thursday, February 19, 2009
IBEW Local 24 Union Hall 2701 W. Patapsco Ave, Auditorium @ 7pm.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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		<title>AFSCME Council 67 Launches Next Wave Committee</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/11/14/afscme-council-67-launches-next-wave-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/11/14/afscme-council-67-launches-next-wave-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council 67 recently established a Next Wave Committee to foster, promote and advocate the next generation of union activism and leadership.
The purpose of the Next Wave Committee is to bring together AFSCME sisters and brothers ...]]></description>
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		<title>Slot Referendum Will Help Baltimore City Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/10/15/slot-referendum-will-help-baltimore-city-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/10/15/slot-referendum-will-help-baltimore-city-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We represent approximately 20,000 workers across the state, in both the public and private sectors and we endorse the passage of the November 4th slots referendum. It is crucial that we pass this referendum]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Opposes Baltimore City&#8217;s Ban on Cell Phones While Driving</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/10/15/cell-phone-while-driving-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/10/15/cell-phone-while-driving-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement of Opposition: City of Baltimore AM-5-1-12: Use of Communication Devices Prohibited When Operating City Motor Vehicles or Driving Personal Vehicles for City Business
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 44 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Unity in Labor: Roundtable Discussion Series</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/10/15/unity-in-labor-roundtable-discussion-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/10/15/unity-in-labor-roundtable-discussion-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council President, Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake &#038; AFSCME Council 67 Present the
Unity in Labor: Roundtable Discussion Series
This series is the result of a collaborative effort to address the issues surrounding labor for Baltimore City ...]]></description>
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		<title>Council 67 Supports the NAACP and Homeowners Against Predatory Lenders</title>
		<link>http://www.afscme67.org/2008/10/15/council-67-supports-the-naacp-and-homeowners-against-predatory-lenders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFSCME Council 67 lent its full and unwavering support to two demonstrations led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) against unscrupulous lenders that are preying on communities across America.
The NAACP ...]]></description>
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