Council 3 Updates

Health and Safety Negotiations with the University System of Maryland and University of Maryland, College Park

Health and Safety negotiations with the University System of Maryland and University of Maryland, College Park

Last week leaders from AFSCME’s University System schools met with Vice Chancellor Carolyn Skolnik and her team to begin negotiations about safe re-opening of campus.  Membe

Health and Safety Negotiations with the University System of Maryland and University of Maryland, College Park

AFSCME Council 3 President Moran Statement on Racial Justice

An Update from Council 3 President Patrick Moran:

As union leaders, as community leaders we are disturbed by those who wrap themselves in the flag to defend behavior that we know runs counter to what we strive for as Americans.  There are those who are pushing and working hard to con

AFSCME Council 3 President Moran Statement on Racial Justice

Saunders Condemns George Floyd Killing

“As both a union that represents several thousand law enforcement officers and a union that has long been in the vanguard of the struggle for civil rights, AFSCME believes we cannot be forced to choose between racial justice or effective policing. A free, healthy society can and must have both.”

Saunders Condemns George Floyd Killing

Political Action Means Elected Official Engagement

On May 20 leaders from AFSCME Local 1072 virtually sat down with the Senator and Delegates from Maryland District 22 (Prince George’s County) to discuss ongoing health and safety issues at the University of Maryland-College Park campus.

Political Action Means Elected Official Engagement

Guidance for State Employees on expanded FMLA programs and new Emergency Paid Sick Leave from DBM

In response to the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which will be in effect from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

Guidance for State Employees on expanded FMLA programs and new Emergency Paid Sick Leave from DBM