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Gov. Moore Signs Bill Giving 5,000 State Supervisors Ability to Collectively Bargain

Today, Governor Wes Moore signed HB 260/SB 192 (State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees) into law in a bill signing ceremony attended by dozens of AFSCME members.

AFSCME Maryland Announces Endorsement of Mark Parker for Baltimore City District 1 Council Seat

Open seat is critical for Southeast Baltimore; endorsement adds to existing list of endorsements by AFSCME Maryland

AFSCME Maryland Celebrates Passage of Pro-Worker Legislation During 2024 Legislative Session

Legislation that contains largest expansion of collective bargaining rights in past decade now heads to Governor’s desk

Union workers protest safety conditions at Potomac Center in Hagerstown

Employees at the Potomac Center in Hagerstown's West End said working conditions at the state-owned facility are so unsafe that they fear for their lives.

UMD workers are fighting to eliminate their campus parking fees

Amid contract negotiations, the union representing University of Maryland employees is fighting to eliminate their campus parking fees.

Assaults on staff spike at Maryland’s largest state psychiatric hospital

Patricia Watson, president of the union local that represents most non-nurse employees at Spring Grove, said security has deteriorated in the three years she’s worked at the hospital.

Md. correctional officers warn of low staffing levels

The union representing Maryland correctional officers is warning that staffing levels in state prisons are at dangerously low levels.

Maryland union calls for more correctional officers

Members of the union representing correctional officers from across the state held a rally Saturday in Cumberland asking for more officers and better working conditions.

Maryland correctional workers union issues dire warning over lack of staffing

The union representing Maryland state correctional officers has a message for Gov. Larry Hogan: "No more excuses," either find the money to increase staffing in the state prisons, or something dangerous will happen.

Maryland corrections worker union plans protest over staffing

The union representing Maryland state correctional officers isn't letting up in its pressure on the Hogan administration to increase staffing in the state's prisons. And the state insists it's making a concentrated effort to do that.

Union Workers Call for State to Fix Under-Staffing Issues

A union representing state, county and municipal workers held a rally Wednesday afternoon in downtown Salisbury. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME are urging Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to take action and fill what it believes is a dangerous under-staffing issue in various state-run facilities.