FROM WESTERN MARYLAND TO THE EASTERN SHORE, WE MAKE MARYLAND HAPPEN
Featured News
Release: AFSCME Maryland Members Call for Urgent Changes to Address Road and Workplace Safety
Statement Regarding Recent State Highway Administration Deaths
Workers Memorial Day: Honor those we lost by fighting for stronger workplace safety
Statement Regarding Death of SHA Worker Robert W. Dempsey
Upcoming Events
Bowie State University Rally
BSU – Student Center
Join our rally calling on University System of Maryland leadership to honor our negotiated raises and to stop the layoffs!
University System of Maryland Rally
UMCP – Plaza in front of Hornbake Library
Join our rally calling on University System of Maryland leadership to honor our negotiated raises!
Eastern Region Stewards Training
Wicomico Library - Sarbanes Branch 122 S Division St, Salisbury, MD 21801
In this training, we focus on the nuts and bolts of becoming an effective shop steward.
Central Region Stewards Training
AFSCME Maryland office at 1410 Bush Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
In this training, we focus on the nuts and bolts of becoming an effective shop steward.
Central Region Stewards Training
AFSCME Maryland office at 1410 Bush Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
In this training, we focus on the nuts and bolts of becoming an effective shop steward.
Advanced Steward Training
AFSCME Maryland office at 1410 Bush Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
This will be a new training focused on further developing organizing and activism skills for stewards and leaders.
Southern Region Stewards Training July 2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center at Bowie State University
14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715
In this training, we focus on the nuts and bolts of becoming an effective shop steward.
Southern Region Stewards Training July 2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center at Bowie State University
14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715
In this training, we focus on the nuts and bolts of becoming an effective shop steward.
AFSCME 47th International Convention
McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago
AFSCME’s 47th International Convention will take place August 17 – 21, 2026 in Chicago.
AFSCME 47th International Convention
McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago
AFSCME’s 47th International Convention will take place August 17 – 21, 2026 in Chicago.
AFSCME 47th International Convention
McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago
AFSCME’s 47th International Convention will take place August 17 – 21, 2026 in Chicago.
Take Action
AFSCME National Updates
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Cleveland primary care providers are forming a union with AFSCME
Primary care providers who work for Cleveland’s MetroHealth network are forming a union through AFSCME Ohio Council 8.
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Thank the nation’s nurses as they do more with less to keep health care running
During National Nurses Week, take a moment to thank the nurses who are on the job around the clock, caring for patients and comforting their families.
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Public service workers are teaching us a lesson
There is no sector of the workforce more resilient than those who work in public service.
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Honoring the behind-the-scenes service of corrections officers and employees
During National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, AFSCME salutes the workers who keep us safe.
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Boulder library workers win framework for first contract
Library workers in Boulder, Colorado, win big vote on the road to full union rights.
Stronger Together
AFSCME Maryland Council 3 represents over 55,000 public service workers at the local, city, county, state, and higher education levels who provide the valuable public services that our communities rely on.