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. …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

BALTIMORE, MD (March 26, 2010) – City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young is inviting the citizens of Baltimore to the FY2011 Board of Estimates’ Taxpayers’ Night. Taxpayers’ Night is an opportunity for members of …

Director David E. Scott announced today that Department of Public Works’ Offices will be closed Good Friday, April 2, 2010.
On Good Friday, April 2, 2010:

Trash and recycling WILL NOT BE COLLECTED.
Saturday, April 3, 2010, will …

Please call 311 to register your community.
Containers for debris collection will be available on a first call basis.
Trucks will NOT be available.
Even communities without a container can participate by bagging and stacking debris at a …

There will be a diversity of Local Unions including construction apprenticeships, retails, and office professionals. Keynote Speakers will be Congressman Elijah Cummings and Delegate Cheryl Glenn. Participants will have the opportunity to receive an education …