AFSCME Local 1870 President Nena Kutniewski is calling on Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) leadership to bargain in good faith and offer a fair wage proposal to AFSCME Local 1870 members and faculty allies, AFT Local 6627.

AFSCME Local 1072 member Nancy Vaughn spoke out against the USM Board of Regents’ decision not to fully fund the raises they agreed to. Stand in solidarity with USM workers fighting to secure their raises and protect their jobs by sending a letter today 👉 bit.ly/usm-raises

This weekend, AFSCME members canvassed across Howard County in support of our union-endorsed candidates, including Vanessa Atterbeary for Howard County Executive and Sarah Elfreth for Congress. ✊ ➡️ Check out our full list of endorsements and ways to get involved on our website: afscmemd.org/vote

AFSCME Local 1072 steward Patrick Trujillo is calling out the USM Board of Regents for balancing the budget on the backs of workers. Stand in solidarity with USM workers and send a letter today 👉 bit.ly/usm-raises

In April, Local 227 worked together to build a roadmap for our next contract victory. We focused on strategies to grow our power, identifying new activists to strengthen our team and creating better ways to keep everyone informed and engaged. c

AFSCME members across the University System of Maryland (USM) are taking action to secure their negotiated raises and stop layoffs. Send a letter to the USM Board of Regents and tell them to honor the union contract they signed 👉 bit.ly/usm-raises! Thank you to everyone that rallied with us!

AFSCME Local 1297 President Jontae Thomas speaking at the Bowie State University rally, demanding the USM Board of Regents to honor the union contract they signed and fully fund the raises they agreed to. Send a letter today 👉 bit.ly/usm-raises

Earlier this month, AFSCME Local 44 & Local 558 proudly hosted their Annual Nursing and Healthcare Workers Education In-Service. 🩺 This event brought AFSCME members that work in healthcare together to learn, share resources, and support one another. 💚

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Last week, Local 354 celebrated National Public Service Recognition Week with its annual food truck festival, bringing AFSCME members together across Western Maryland. ⭐️

AFSCME Maryland is excited to endorse Kelly Smith for Anne Arundel County Council District 1! ➡️ Check out our full list of endorsements and ways to get involved on our website: afscmemd.org/vote

AFSCME Maryland is excited to endorse Allison Pickard for Anne Arundel County Executive! ➡️ Check out our full list of endorsements and ways to get involved on our website: afscmemd.org/vote

AFSCME Maryland is excited to endorse Vanessa Atterbeary for Howard County Executive! ➡️ Check out our full list of endorsements and ways to get involved on our website: afscmemd.org/vote

Local 423 member Carly Towne began organizing a union with her coworkers at Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender during the pandemic, fighting for better pay and improved working conditions across the state. Read more about her advocacy at afscmemd.org/updates!

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Last Friday, AFSCME Local 44 members who work for Baltimore City Public Schools had a professional development day. Members are gearing up for wage negotiations this year!

This past Saturday, AFSCME Local 1081 members and community allies rallied together to protect our union for City of Salisbury workers! Take a second to send a quick letter to Mayor Randy Taylor and the City Council: actionnetwork.org/letters/sali...

The University System of Maryland (USM) is refusing to honor our union contract, even though the State of Maryland has fully funded these wage increases. JOIN US at an upcoming rally. More info here: afscmemd.org/calendar-eve...

On Wednesday, members of AFSCME Local 1870 rallied with members of AFT-Maryland to call on Baltimore City Community College leadership to negotiate fairly with its employees. BCCC leaders have delayed negotiations time and time again — that's no way to treat the people who make BCCC happen!

Last week, AFSCME members working across Maryland’s correctional facilities, parole and probation, and mental health institutions gathered in Baltimore for their annual Corrections and Public Safety Summit, alongside AFSCME Council 95 and AFSCME Council 907.

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Listen to what AFSCME Council 3 Secretary-Treasurer Cherrish Vick had to say about yesterday’s bill signing for the Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act (HB 604/SB 28), which gets us one step closer to fair contract negotiations for all state employees!

AFSCME members from across Maryland gathered in Annapolis to witness Governor Moore sign the Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act (HB 604/SB 28). Today marked a major milestone in securing binding arbitration and fair contract negotiations for all state employees.

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Members in action 📸: Local 227 recently conducted a series of site visits across the eastern region, connecting with members and ensuring they’re equipped to confidently enforce their contract on the job. 💪

AFSCME MD thanks the MDPrescription Drug Affordability Board for taking action to put upper limits on how much some prescriptions cost state and local government employers. This will save millions of dollars for the state – and make these medications easier to access for the workers that need them.

Our AFSCME Maryland Presidents meeting this week brought leaders from all over the state together to talk about how we continue the fight to make Maryland a better place for all of us! 💪

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The Community Trust Act protects all residents. AFSCME Maryland thanks the Maryland Senate Leadership and the Judicial Proceedings Committee for looking out for all Marylanders. Read more here: bit.ly/SB791

We were out in Wicomico County meeting some of our newest public service workers at the Wicomico Health Department New Employee Orientation and talking about the AFSCME Maryland Difference 💪

AFSCME Local 2471 President Tunisia Gannon is a Chief Custodian with over 21 years of service in Harford County Public Schools. She and her coworkers work hard to make sure the schools are a safe and welcoming environment for the children every day. Read more on afscmemd.org/updates!

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Congrats to AFSCME Local 227 member Lisa Thomas for being recognized by DPSCS in their employee spotlight, recognizing Lisa's hard work as a maintenance supervisor in the West Region. Watch Lisa when she testified on behalf of MD's state workers about the serious understaffing issues: bit.ly/41iP9GA

AFSCME Local 227 has been out making waves and building our union with site visits all across Maryland. We're AFSCME Maryland Strong!

Here's our 'Top 3 from Council 3'. 💫 To read the full newsletter, go to afscmemd.org/newsletter!

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Listen to AFSCME Local 6359 member Henry Stover talk about the important programs Howard County Library workers provide - programs and staff that deserve fair funding and budget transparency. Send a letter to library leaders here 👉bit.ly/HOCO-55-Letter

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📣 Our final chance to get our bills across the finish line is here! 📣 Join us next Monday, March 23rd @ 5:30 PM in Annapolis for our AFSCME Crossover Lobby Night - we need to show up for this final push loud and AFSCME Strong! 👉️ RSVP at bit.ly/2026-Lobby-nights

Local 112's newest stewards are looking sharp and ready to enforce their union contract on the job 💪

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Listen to AFSCME Local 6359 member Jess Lee speak demand fair funding and budget transparency for the Howard County library system. The work that library staff does daily builds a stronger community for all of us, send a letter to library leaders here 👉bit.ly/HOCO-55-Letter

Maryland's heat standards are strong for a reason – to protect workers doing dangerous work. Hear AFSCME Local 44 member Kim Farabee talk about the difference these standards have made in her and her coworkers' lives. Watering them down will only mean one thing – more workers' lives at risk.

Join us in getting important bills across the finish line by showing up and making your voices heard! Join us for weekly lobby nights in Annapolis, every Monday at 5:30PM. RSVP here now 👉 bit.ly/2026-Lobby-nights

Not investing in state workers and infrastructure has a hefty cost, and Maryland's taxpayers are footing the bill. Listen to AFSCME Local 1803 President Juan Carter talk about having less than half of their trucks available during our recent January snowstorm.

"It's not leadership to sacrifice workers' jobs to pay yourself first." –AFSCME MD President Patrick Moran. Our library workers deserve fairness and transparency, not lies and scapegoating during a budget crisis that library leadership caused. Send a letter to HCLS now 👉bit.ly/HOCO-55-Letter

Join us next Monday, March 16th @ 5:30 PM in Annapolis for our AFSCME Lobby Night! This session we have lobbied hard for our priorities, and this push is so important to get our bills over the finish line - we need ALL our voices together, loud and strong 👉️ RSVP at bit.ly/2026-Lobby-nights

Another steward training in the books, growing our union power every day! 💪 Several members attended our Central Region Steward Training last week, learning more about using our contracts to protect our rights in the workplace and keep our union strong.

AFSCME Local 112 member Stanton Owens spends every day making sure Maryland's children and families get the support they need and deserve. But with chronic understaffing and unmanageable caseloads, Stanton and his coworkers can't keep up with the demands and Maryland's children suffer the most.

"We are front line workers. We are the ones that protect Marylanders." -AFSCME Local 112 Pres. Debra Latson says it best, we are out here doing the work and deserve better pay, better staffing and better working conditions for the important work we do. Join us in the fight 👉️ bit.ly/2026-Lobby-nights