Today, Lt. Governor Brown and I visited Prince George’s Community College to launch a new, major workforce development initiative called Skills2Compete – Maryland, which will align our job creation efforts with the skills-training needed for …

On January 12th, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed Port-au-Prince, Haiti, leaving an estimated 50, 000 people dead and over 3 million without bare necessities such as food and clean water.
We are asking that the members …

The Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, including the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Facility, handles more arrestees than any other Correctional Facility in the State of Maryland, however, the Administration of Public Safety administers …

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, today announced the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill, which has been approved by the Senate, includes $800,000 in …

Mikulski vows to keep fighting for women, include her amendment in final legislation that goes to President
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate today passed in a 61 to 39 vote an amendment authored by …

The 2009 AFL-CIO Convention just got a message from the top leaders in Congress: We stand with you and with America’s workers.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the leader of the U.S. House, and Senate Majority Leader …

With the convening of the 26th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention this afternoon in Pittsburgh, nearly 2,000 delegates, alternates and guests took part in the formal opening ceremony and paid tribute to retiring AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. …

AFSCME Maryland Council 67 ratified their contract with the County for the Prince George’s County Crossing Guards Local 241. On August 25, Prince George’s County Crossing Guards were able to come to a consensus with …

Baltimore, MD (August 4, 2009) – Glen Middleton gave us two buttons that states “ The Union supports the Red Line” and “AFSCME supports the Red Line “ stated Governor Martin O’Malley in …

AFSCME MARYLAND Local 44 (Baltimore Municipal Employees) will protest at City Hall, today, June 1, 2009, to object to the City Council voting on the 3rd Reader to pass 1+1 trash pickup program. …

We continue to monitor the swine influenza type A (H1N1) virus situation. Although no employees have been impacted, AFSCME MARYLAND COUNCIL 67 continues to watch the situation closely for any impact to our business and …

Statement from AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the anniversary of the 1968 AFSCME Sanitation Strike in Memphis and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Washington, D.C. — AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee issued …

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 …