Maryland Home Care Providers Win First Contract Rights
08/11/2010 – 12:12 pm | Comments Off

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 …

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AFSCME Endorses Joe Bartenfelder for Baltimore County Executive
09/02/2010 – 9:59 am | Comments Off
AFSCME Endorses Joe Bartenfelder for Baltimore County Executive

Towson, MD – The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Maryland Council 67 (AFSCME Maryland Council 67) endorses Joseph “Joe” Bartenfelder for Baltimore County Executive. On Tuesday September 7, 2010 at 4 pm, …

Important 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election Deadlines
08/18/2010 – 10:42 am | Comments Off
Important 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election Deadlines

August 24th is the Deadline to Register to Vote, Change Party Affiliation, and Request a Polling Place Change.

BALTIMORE, MD. (August 9, 2010)—Important deadlines for the upcoming 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election are approaching.  The deadline to …

More Jobs In Maryland
08/18/2010 – 10:38 am | Comments Off
More Jobs In Maryland

Dear Friends,
This week, Gallup’s Job Creation Index for the first half of 2010 ranks Maryland seventh best job market in the nation. During the first half of 2010, 32 percent of employed Marylanders said that …

Maryland Home Care Providers Win First Contract Rights
08/11/2010 – 12:12 pm | Comments Off
Maryland Home Care Providers Win First Contract Rights

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 …

MECU of Baltimore Pays Members Cash Bonus
07/13/2010 – 7:56 pm | Comments Off
MECU of Baltimore Pays Members Cash Bonus

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 …

Young Trade Unionists Hosting A Voter Registration Drive on July 17th
07/11/2010 – 7:57 pm | Comments Off
Young Trade Unionists Hosting A Voter Registration Drive on July 17th

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, …

AFSCME Convention Elects Lee Saunders International Secretary-Treasurer
07/01/2010 – 8:23 pm | Comments Off
AFSCME Convention Elects Lee Saunders International Secretary-Treasurer

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 …

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Tours City Cleaning Services
06/23/2010 – 3:59 pm | Comments Off
Mayor Rawlings-Blake Tours City Cleaning Services

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, …