Council 3 Updates

Governor Acknowledges Frontline Workers with $1,000 Bonus, Not Raises

Governor Acknowledges Frontline Workers with $1,000 Bonus, Not Raises

Mar. 10, 2021

Council 3 Updates

Governor Acknowledges Frontline Workers with $1,000 Bonus, Not Raises

On Monday, March 8th, Governor Hogan 

Governor Acknowledges Frontline Workers with $1,000 Bonus, Not Raises

FIA Workers Testify Virtually to the Maryland Legislature

FIA Workers Testify Virtually to the Maryland Legislature

Mar. 02, 2021

Council 3 Updates

FIA Workers Testify Virtually to the Maryland Legislature

Last Friday, two members of AFSCME Local 112, the Maryland Department of Social Services, testified at a budget hearing held virtually. Each department or state agency has an annual budget hearing in front of elected officials who sit on the committees overseeing their agency's budget.

FIA Workers Testify Virtually to the Maryland Legislature

AFSCME president urges swift Senate action on COVID-19 relief bill

AFSCME president urges swift Senate action on COVID-19 relief bill

Mar. 01, 2021

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AFSCME president urges swift Senate action on COVID-19 relief bill

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the House of Representatives for passing the American Rescue Plan on Saturday and urged the Senate to follow

AFSCME president urges swift Senate action on COVID-19 relief bill

AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay

AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay

Feb. 18, 2021

Council 3 Updates

AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay

There is good news for AFSCME members looking to pursue higher education. AFSCME Free College has made its bachelor’s degree completion program a permanent benefit.

AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay

New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage

New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage

Feb. 16, 2021

Council 3 Updates

New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage

Here’s a sure sign of new leadership in Washington. There’s a renewed push to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, an idea that went nowhere when the Trump administration and anti-worker members of Congress were in power.

New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage