Council 3 Updates

Member Spotlight: Rayneika Robinson

As a child, Rayneika Robinson remembers going to family cookouts and spending time with her grandfather. "My grandfather would always tell me that his union is what gave him a voice.

2023 Legislative Session Wrap-up: Leveling the Playing Field with Management

This year’s 445th Maryland Legislative Session welcomed a new administration, over 40 new legislators, and new committee chairs.

A United AFSCME Maryland: Unifying AFSCME Council 3 and Council 67

This is an exciting time to be an AFSCME member in Maryland! Starting April 2023, AFSCME Council 3 and AFSCME Council 67 will begin the unification process to form a united AFSCME Maryland.

RELEASE: AFSCME MARYLAND RESPONDS TO VIOLENT INCIDENT AT VCC

AFSCME Maryland President Patrick Moran released the following statement in response to an incident injuring eight staff today at the Victor Cullen Center in Sabillasville, Maryland: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the wounded staff members and their families.”

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.