No Deal - AFSCME Members Did Not Accept Governor Moore’s Proposal That Continues to Underfund and Understaff State Services
Baltimore, MD — AFSCME Maryland Bargaining Team members did not accept Governor Moore’s proposal that continues to lag behind the rate of inflation and understaff state services. Throughout bargaining, the administration had offered wage increases that did not keep up with inflation and failed to fully correct the AFSCME wage scales that lag behind a majority of state employees.
AFSCME has presented the Governor with over a year of proposals that raise revenues, curtail wasteful spending and procurements, as well as combine duplicative programs that would generate millions in savings. Despite these efforts, the Governor has not embraced these suggestions.
2025 AFSCME MD State Bargaining Priorities
- State workers keep up with the cost-of-living (rate of inflation)
- Recognizing the need for multiple step increases or additional monetary movement in addition to a cost-of-living increase
- Protecting job security of state employees
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AFSCME's 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, childcare providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families.
About AFSCME Maryland Council 3
AFSCME Maryland Council 3 represents over 55,000 public service workers in local, city, county and state government as well as in higher education and the private sector who provide the valuable public services that our communities rely on. From Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore, we make Maryland happen.