Posts tagged AFSCME Maryland Council 3
Tension with unions shadows Moore’s run-up to 2028
July 2, 2026 // Another state labor leader said of Moore: "He's been godawful, and I think it's been a combination of, like, he has bad politics, and his administration just doesn't seem to function very well." Multiple union officials told us that it can be difficult to reach the governor's team, including Dyana Forester, Moore's senior director of labor relations. Forester said her personal and work phone numbers "have always been public. Labor leaders call me at sometimes 5 a.m. in the morning till 10 o'clock at night." She added that the state AFL-CIO leadership advised Moore's team not to submit a questionnaire because "we were unlikely to secure an endorsement."
BALTIMORE: Moore administration settles contracts with state unions — except AFSCME
January 6, 2026 // According to a Monday news release from AFSCME, the contract proposal the Moore administration offered did not include wage increases aligned with inflation, nor did it fully correct wage scales for unionized workers that lag behind other state employees. Last month, a Moore administration official told The Daily Record that in his nearly three-year tenure, the average salary for AFSCME-represented workers has increased by 12.47%, while inflation increased by 8%.
‘Finally delivered for them’: Mayor signs union contract, marking historic moment for Baltimore
December 3, 2025 // Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signed off on three American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees councils' union contracts Tuesday in a historic moment for city labor. The deal provides double-digit pay increases and puts employees onto wage steps. Advertisement The union went through a tense leadership controversy, and a runoff election for president of Local 44 will be held next month.
Frederick County Public Libraries employees seek to unionize
November 12, 2025 // The push to unionize stems from employees’ desire to participate in the FCPL decision-making process, according to a press release from AFSCME, which is the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees.
Maryland Gov. Hogan, largest state employee union reach deal on worker pay
January 2, 2023 // The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Maryland Council 3 announced late Saturday that the two sides struck a deal affecting more than 30,000 state workers.