Council 3 Updates

Member Spotlight: John Clark

Sixteen years ago, John Clark was babysitting his granddaughter at home when he saw an advertisement on TV that Baltimore County Public Schools was hiring bus drivers.

Member Spotlight: Sabrina Razvi

Sabrina Razvi’s commitment to her community is evident both in her work as a Library Associate at the Severn Branch of Anne Arundel County Public Libraries (AACPL) and in her organizing efforts wit

Member Spotlight: Clint Stevens

For nearly 10 years, AFSCME Local 1459 Vice President Clint Stevens has worked as a high voltage electrician at the University of M

AFSCME MARYLAND TO HONOR DR. KING’S LEGACY, LABOR RIGHTS ADVOCACY AT 18TH ANNUAL PARADE IN BALTIMORE

AFSCME Maryland, the largest union for state and higher education employees, will march in the 18th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Baltimore City. This year, members representing dozens of state agencies from across Maryland will attend.

INDEPENDENT FINDINGS SHOW CRITICAL LACK OF RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC SERVICES

AFSCME Maryland President Patrick Moran today released the following statement in response to an independent arbitrator’s findings and recommendations on state employee rights and wages.

AFSCME MARYLAND STATEMENT ON INJURED OFFICERS AT NORTH BRANCH CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

AFSCME Maryland Local 898 President Jeff Grabenstein released the following statement in response to an incident today at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland during which two correctional officers sustained injuries.

AFSCME MARYLAND STATEMENT ON DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES’ SPENDING AFFORDABILITY BRIEFING

AFSCME Maryland President Patrick Moran today released the following statement in response to the Department of Legislative Services’ spending affordability briefing.

AFSCME MARYLAND STATEMENT ON DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES AUDIT FINDINGS

AFSCME Maryland President Patrick Moran today released the following statement in response to a state audit of the Department of Juvenile Services which found that the agency lacked oversight for spending on youth care services.

AFSCME MARYLAND TO PROTEST STAFF SHORTAGE AT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN HAGERSTOWN

Following a judge’s order to hold Maryland Department of Health officials in contempt of court for their failure to provide beds to patients at state psychiatric hospitals, AFSCME Maryland is mobilizing to draw attention to the staff shortage at the Potomac Center in Hagerstown.

AFSCME MARYLAND STATEMENT ON INVESTIGATIONS INTO ASSAULTS ON STATE EMPLOYEES

AFSCME Maryland President Patrick Moran today issued the following statement in response to plans by lawmakers to investigate the spike in assaults on state employees at Spring Grove, the state’s largest psychiatric hospital.

AFSCME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND ACTION ON WESTERN MD STAFFING VACANCIES

Community members, elected officials, patient families, AFSCME Maryland members and correctional officers from other states will gather for a press conference October 7 at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will demand action from Governor Hogan to address the conditions in many of the dangerously understaffed facilities in Washington County.