"There is only one reasonable conclusion to draw from the recent protest by AFSCME Council 3: they make some valid points.”

Referrals close Friday for CSA’s Holiday Baskets Program; follow us on Instagram; and add your voice to AFSCME Maryland’s call for safe staffing at state agencies.

Workers with ATU Local 689 at Arlington Transit and workers with UNITE HERE Local 25 in northern Virginia (pictured here) ratify new contracts.

The Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the Community Services Agency extend a warm welcome to Sigute Meilus (she/her), the incoming Director of the Community Services Agency.

CAFB workers file for a union, UMD students rally for recognition, and ways to celebrate Thanksgiving in union-style.

Workers at MOM’s Organic Market vote down an effort backed by the National Right to Work Committee, and welcome to new Delegates.

National Apprenticeship Week is a nationwide celebration. Our affiliate unions offer more than a dozen apprenticeship programs to teach the skills needed for skilled careers.

A new ruling prohibits employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings; workers at ZeniMax strike over remote work and outsourcing; and AFGE encourages locals to prepare for the incoming administration.

The labor movement in DC and Maryland went above and beyond in the effort to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Together we put in the work it takes for movements like this to win and while Tuesday's results were not what we hoped, the fight that fuels our effort is far from over.