Each year, the commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a reminder of the remarkable contribution he made to all of us through his courageous defense of civil rights, human dignity …
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Presented by the Baltimore City Department of Transportation
Thursday, July 21
6:00pm to 8:00pm
War Memorial Building
101 North Gay Street
This Town Hall provides all attendees with the opportunity to express their concerns about towing operations and suggest issues that …
On Tuesday June 14, 2011, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision with Justice David Prosser writing the majority opinion, ordered the implementation of Gov. Scott Walker’s union busting “Budget Repair” bill. Wisconsin Secretary of …
by Clyde Weiss | June 08, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – “We stand with you as you have stood with us,” Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, told AFSCME activists during the third …
by Clyde Weiss | June 07, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Lee A. Saunders, addressing hundreds of activists at our State Battles Summit this morning, declared that “corporate-backed politicians are trying to pull us apart rather than …
In May 2011, AFSCME Maryland Council 67 hosted their 1st Women’s conference. Women throughout Maryland joined together to promote better health, workplace safety, and Chairperson Rhonda Wallace hosted a public speaking forum.
Women were front and …
On June 13, AFSCME MD Council 67 members attended Council 13′s first-ever Next Wave conference. It took place June 3-5 at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center. Young workers, seasoned mentors and AFSCME staff …
AFSCME Next Wave is the premier, young workers program in the country. Many affiliates have embraced the idea of developing new and young leaders, including the AFL-CIO. Next Wave is a vehicle to grow our union and address the challenges …
On May 25, 2011, President of AFSCME Maryland Council 67 Dale Chase was elected to NationalConference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCEPERS). The National Conference on PublicEmployee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) is the largest trade association …
Join us for the AFSCME Local 44 Annual Bull Roast and 19th Annual Appreciation Awards. All proceeds benefit the Local 44 Scholarship program and the Ray Clarke Memorial Fund. Tickets are available now! Contact Dorothy Bryant …
Each year on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and renew our struggle for safe workplaces. In town squares and union …
Today in hundreds of ceremonies across the county working families are honoring workers who died or were injured on the job in the past year. In a Workers Memorial Day proclamation, President Obama says the nation must:
recommit …
The Prince George’s Council has agreed to consider a 2 percent pay raise for about 1800 county unionized employees, whose contracts were approved by former County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) …
Public Works Director David E. Scott, P.E., today announced that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s Spring Cleanup will take place on Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join your neighbors and choose a …
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