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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Maryland & District of Columbia AFL-CIO May Day: May 1st from 12-3pm
Maryland & District of Columbia AFL-CIO May Day: May 1st from 12-3pm

LABOR 2010 KICK OFF
Saturday, May 1, 2010 — 12:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
National Labor College – 10000 New Hampshire Ave – Silver Spring, MD 20903
Bring your family, friends and children. …

AFL-CIO Death On The Job Report

This 2010 edition of “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect” marks the 19th year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers. Since 1970, …

Workers Memorial Day
Workers Memorial Day

Today, April 28 we honor the men and women who were injured, and killed on the workplace. Each year many Americans lose their lives due to the job positions and AFSCME along with the AFL-CIO …

AFSCME Mourns The Loss of Dorothy Heights
AFSCME Mourns The Loss of Dorothy Heights

Dorothy I Heights, 98, one the leading women voices of the 1960s American Civil Rights movement died early Tuesday morning of natural causes.
As a civil rights activist Ms. Heights pushed for racial justice and gender …

Maryland General Assembly 2010 Session Wrap-Up

The Maryland Constitution mandates that the Governor propose the Budget. The Maryland Constitution only allows the General Assembly to cut the Budget – legislators are not allowed to increase the Budget. The Constitution further mandates …

Join AFSCME for A Night At Camden Yards!
Join AFSCME for A Night At Camden Yards!

On Friday, June 25 , 2010, Join AFSCME for A Night At Camden Yards! For more information and to request tickets please contact AFSCME Maryland Council 67 at 410-837-7278 ext 36.

Union workers flock to city hall to protest cuts, wage freeze

City union employees flooded the Takoma Park public hearing Monday night to protest the layoffs and wage freeze proposed in the city manager’s draft of the 2011 budget.
About 30 union employees, mostly from the city’s …

Ready to Fight! Ready to Lead! 39th Biennial Convention in Boston, MA
Ready to Fight! Ready to Lead! 39th Biennial Convention in Boston, MA

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 …