Council 3 Updates

Member Spotlight: Clint Stevens

For nearly 10 years, AFSCME Local 1459 Vice President Clint Stevens has worked as a high voltage electrician at the University of M

Member Spotlight: Danielle Dorsey

As a lead custodian at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) for nearly 30 years, AFSCME Local 3376 President Danielle Dorsey works to keep the campus buildings clean and safe for the st

Member Spotlight: Elisha Mack

Two years ago, Elisha Mack took a job at the Spring Grove Hospital Center as a Security Attendant Supervisor, seeing the opportunity as a promotion and the chance to be in a new environment after n

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.

AFSCME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND ACTION ON WESTERN MD STAFFING VACANCIES

Community members, elected officials, patient families, AFSCME Maryland members and correctional officers from other states will gather for a press conference October 7 at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will demand action from Governor Hogan to address the conditions in many of the dangerously understaffed facilities in Washington County.

AFSCME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND ACTION ON EASTERN SHORE STAFFING VACANCIES

Community members, elected officials, patient families and AFSCME Maryland members will gather for a press conference Wednesday, September 27 at 4:30 p.m. Attendees and speakers will demand action from Governor Hogan to address the conditions in many of the dangerously understaffed facilities on the Eastern Shore.

AFSCME MARYLAND MEMBERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS DEMAND CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS IN STATE FACILITIES

AFSCME Maryland members along with community activists, state Sen. Richard Madaleno, Del. Antonio Hayes, and Councilwoman Shannon Sneed will hold a press conference Tuesday, September 19 at noon in Baltimore, calling attention to the public health crisis affecting mental health patients across the state.