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Annapolis — Today, AFSCME Maryland Council 3 members and leaders attended a signing ceremony with Governor Wes Moore to finalize a new three-year contract for state workers represe

Patrick Moran, president of AFSCME Council 3, which represents the largest group of affected workers, credited union members with forging the agreement and noted that Hogan tried to rescind a promised raise for state employees in his first year in office.
Sue Esty, legislative and political director for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3, one of the unions representing state workers, described the situation as being “at a crisis level.”
AFSCME Council 3 President Patrick Moran said the agreement was the result of persistence from union members.
Patrick Moran is president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which has been outspoken on the need in the state for more available beds for mental health patients.
Legislation sponsored last spring by Del. Mike McKay, R-Washington/Allegany, required Maryland's Division of Corrections and the union representing prison staff to perform a joint analysis of staffing needs throughout the state by Oct. 31.
Fact-finders brought into collective bargaining talks between the state and its employee unions have recommended wage increases for the union members — and rejected the Hogan administration’s proposal to make raises contingent upon the state exceeding revenue projections.
Students and union workers represented by AFSCME Local 1072 unfurled two banners during a rally at the University of Maryland College Park campus last Friday, demanding higher pay and an end to parking fees.
Following a proposed increase to campus parking fees, University of Maryland union representatives led a demonstration above Stamp Student Union's food court Friday