AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 1:54pm
Advocates have pushed state lawmakers for five years to pass a bill requiring businesses to offer paid sick leave. Earlier this year, they finally passed it. But Thursday afternoon, Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the bill and urged lawmakers to develop a new, compromise bill.
AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 1:50pm
A 17-year veteran correctional officer stabbed Monday by an inmate at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland remains in serious condition, state officials said.
AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 1:46pm
There are more than 7,000 correction officers (COs) in Maryland, who staff more than 24 prison institutions. In light of the crisis at the Delaware prison, union leaders are now sounding the alarm.
AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 1:45pm
Patrick Moran, president of the state workers' union AFSCME Council 3, roundly criticized the governor's proposal. He said creating a two-track system would hurt the state pension program and diminish workers' financial security as they age.
AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 1:44pm
Patrick Moran, president of AFSCME Maryland Council 3, the largest labor union representing state workers, called Hogan’s legislation “an awful idea,” saying it would “destabilize” the pension system.
