Posts tagged Department of Public Works
‘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.
Baltimore union leadership faces shake-up as DPW workers push for change
August 26, 2025 // AFSCME Local 44 represents employees at several city agencies, including the Department of Public Works, Recreation and Parks, and Department of Transportation. Several DPW previously voiced their frustration with Local 44 over safety conditions within the agency and their pay. “The Union, we don't have a union. You know, we really, really don't because they totally aren't 100% for us,” said Reginald Nobel during a previous interview with FOX45 News. “Yeah, they're totally for their self.