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Los Angeles Retiree Selma Benjamin: Dedicated and Determined at 100

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AFSCME Chapter 36 Retiree member Selma Benjamin was a teenager living in Frankfurt, Germany, when Adolf Hitler rose to power. Her parents and her nine siblings watched as Hitler’s reign grew more brutal.

Los Angeles Retiree Selma Benjamin: Dedicated and Determined at 100

Administrative Law Judge Decries Hogan's Attempt to Violate Constitutional Rights of Largest State Employee's Union and Employees

BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings delivered a significant victory to AFSCME in ruling on competing unfair labor practice complaints filed by the union and the Hogan Administration in in relation to negotiations in 2018. Administrative Law Judge Brian P. Weeks dismissed the Hogan Administration’s complaint as baseless and upheld AFSCME’s complaints that the Administration interfered with constitutional rights and violated the law by attempting to force the union to forgo its rights to communicate with the General Assembly and to undermine the union’s ability to communicate the employees it represents.

Administrative Law Judge Decries Hogan's Attempt to Violate Constitutional Rights of Largest State Employee's Union and Employees

AFSCME Members Help Secure Pro-Worker Victories Nationwide

Election Day 2019 was a big victory for working families.

AFSCME Members Help Secure Pro-Worker Victories Nationwide

Across the Nation, Workers Are Striking Like It’s 1986

Last year, nearly half a million workers went on strike across the nation, the largest number since 1986, when the country’s 

Across the Nation, Workers Are Striking Like It’s 1986

Maryland General Assembly Holds Emergency Hearing on State Staffing Crisis

Annapolis, Md. (October 29, 2019) – Today, the Senate Budget & Taxation and House Appropriations Committees held an emergency joint hearing to demand answers on the chronic staffing shortage within state agencies. Lawmakers were briefed by the Department of Legislative Services, community leaders and state workers, as well as the Hogan administration.

Maryland General Assembly Holds Emergency Hearing on State Staffing Crisis