Council 3 Updates

New Telework Legislation Became Law This Year: How Does It Impact State Employees?

New Telework Legislation Became Law This Year: How Does It Impact State Employees?

Aug. 06, 2021

Council 3 Updates

New Telework Legislation Became Law This Year: How Does It Impact State Employees?

Chapter 696 of the Laws of 2021 set about creating a framework for telework policy for employers and employees.  It is an effort to acknowledge the changed workplace brought on by the pandemic, as well as an attempt to create new guidelines and assistance for the state’s workforce and its bu

New Telework Legislation Became Law This Year: How Does It Impact State Employees?

AFSCME Leaders at Morgan State Raise the Wage and Stop Outsourcing

AFSCME Leaders at Morgan State Raise the Wage and Stop Outsourcing

Aug. 05, 2021

Council 3 Updates

AFSCME Leaders at Morgan State Raise the Wage and Stop Outsourcing

After 5 years of organizing, AFSCME local 1885 at Morgan State has won its biggest victories.  This week, the Morgan State Board of Regents passed a policy that would make all remaining contractual employees State, giving them benefits for the first time. 

AFSCME Leaders at Morgan State Raise the Wage and Stop Outsourcing

AFSCME Wins Safety Enhancements for DGS Security Officers

AFSCME Wins Safety Enhancements for DGS Security Officers

Jul. 21, 2021

Council 3 Updates

AFSCME Wins Safety Enhancements for DGS Security Officers

AFSCME Council 3 members in AFSCME Local 1535 from the Department of General Services won safety enhancements by fighting together! Security Officers were concerned about the lack of safety for staff working at the entrance of 500 N. Calvert St. 

AFSCME Wins Safety Enhancements for DGS Security Officers

Preparing for Safe Campus Re-Openings in Maryland

Preparing for Safe Campus Re-Openings in Maryland

Jul. 21, 2021

Council 3 Updates

Preparing for Safe Campus Re-Openings in Maryland

After a long and difficult pandemic year, our AFSCME members in Higher Education are eager to bring back students this fall. Currently, our locals are engaging with the University System of Maryland to ensure safe campus reopening’s this August.

Preparing for Safe Campus Re-Openings in Maryland

Re-Elect Jamaal Craddock to the Board of Trustees to Protect Your Pension

Re-Elect Jamaal Craddock to the Board of Trustees to Protect Your Pension

Jul. 02, 2021

Council 3 Updates

Re-Elect Jamaal Craddock to the Board of Trustees to Protect Your Pension

Take action today to protect your pension and support Jamaal Craddock for the Board of Trustees for the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System. As a member of the Board of Trustees, Jamaal will be a voice at the table to protect our pension!

Re-Elect Jamaal Craddock to the Board of Trustees to Protect Your Pension