Category: Organizing
- 05/11/11 Maryland Home Care Providers’ Bargaining Rights Become Law Gov. O'Malley signs bill ensuring collective bargaining rights for nearly 5,000 independent providers.
- 04/11/11 Rallies for Workers’ Rights and Public Services Still Going Strong AFSCME members are not taking a spring break from ongoing efforts to demonstrate the depth and breadth of public opposition to plans to slash public services and attack the rights of workers.
- 04/08/11 Is There a Doctor in the House (of Labor)? Yes, More than Ever! For the second time this year, doctors in California have voted to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.
- 04/07/11 1 Kasich Budget = 51,000 Lost Ohio Jobs Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) has proposed a two-year budget which could mean a direct loss of 51,052 existing Ohio jobs in K-12 education, higher education, state personnel and local governments [...]
- 03/31/11 New Haven, Conn.: Thousands Rally in Solidarity with Workers under Siege More than 3,000 union members and their progressive allies marched on the streets on New Haven, Conn. Wednesday.
- 03/22/11 Organizing for Power with AFSCME With this column, we note the many organizing victories achieved during the past several months, both large and small (listed alphabetically by state).
- 03/16/11 AFSCME Council 26 Wins Organizing Honor AFSCME Council 26’s successful drive last fall to organize 138 U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) tour guides and visitor assistants was recognized this month by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO.
- 02/04/11 Maryland State Workers Score Big With New Contract
- 01/19/11 AFSCME Members to Maryland Lawmakers: ‘Enough is Enough!’ Approximately 150 members of AFSCME Maryland met with their state representatives in Annapolis on Jan. 12 – the first day of the legislative session – to send a clear message that the state’s budget should not be balanced on their backs.
- 01/12/11 Want to Help Workers Build a Union? Interested in working for social and economic justice through the labor movement? Want to learn first-hand what it’s like to work on the front lines of an organizing campaign?
