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Tentative Agreement Reached!
If you are not an AFSCME member, you can join online here. Every person who joins strengthens our union and allows us to continue to win the pay increases and workplace changes we want to see. After nearly 4 months of negotiations, we are excited to announce that our bargaining team has reached an agreement…
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Protected: December 20 and 21 Bargaining Update
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Protected: December 6 and December 12 Bargaining Update
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Protected: ICYMI: November 29 State Bargaining Town Hall
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Protected: Recap of November 1 and November 15 Bargaining Sessions
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Protected: Recap of October 24 Bargaining Session
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Protected: Recap of October 18 Bargaining Session
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Protected: October 2023 State Bargaining Town Hall
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Protected: October 4th and October 11th Recap
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Protected: Kicking Off State Bargaining
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Introducing Our State Bargaining Team
Our AFSCME Bargaining Team is made up of members from all regions of the state, all of our bargaining units, and across a variety of job classifications and will be representing us at the bargaining table. Below are the members of our AFSCME State Bargaining Team: Diane Williams, COMP Tia McCoy, COMP Jody Curry, COMP…
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Tentative Agreement Reached!
If you are not currently an AFSCME member, you can become one here. As an AFSCME member, you get to help us decide future bargaining priorities and vote on future agreements. After a total of 8 bargaining sessions (including today’s), our AFSCME Maryland bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with the State and voted…
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Fighting for the Pay Increases We Deserve
Our state bargaining met with the State virtually on Thursday, December 15 due to inclement weather and in-person at the AFSCME Maryland office on Tuesday, December 20. In these past two sessions, we have been able to accomplish the following: We are still discussing additional ASRs for members across the state who are in positions…
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State Stalling on Further Discussions of Pay
On Wednesday, November 30, our state bargaining team met with the State at the State Office Building at 301 W Preston St in Baltimore. Our team pressed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) repeatedly around our proposals to improve things like training pay, the minimum wage, holiday pay, seniority steps, shift differentials, accreditation pay,…
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Discussions on Grade Increase Proposal, DPSCS Proposal, and More
On Wednesday, November 16, our state bargaining team met in-person with the State at the AFSCME Maryland office in Baltimore. The State came with two counter proposals. First, they countered us on DPSCS bonuses but seemingly met us where we were. They have agreed to $500 bonuses for Field Training Officers (FTOs), which is something…
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Additional Proposals and Slow Response from the State
On Friday, November 4, our state bargaining team met virtually with DBM (Department of Budget and Management) about our economic reopener. The state team was unprepared and did not have any new or counter proposals. Furthermore, they also failed to provide timely information regarding the demographics of the state workforce as well as the history…
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Wage Negotiations Begin
On Friday, October 21, the AFSCME Council 3 bargaining team, made up of member leaders from around the state, met with management to begin bargaining wage increases for next year. Management’s side was led by DBM and agency representatives. Every 3 years, we bargain the entire contract, but most years we are able to “reopen”…