AFSCME

Mother charged with stabbing infant daughter

2012-04-25 16:59:00

Hearing his co-worker scream Tuesday morning, "She's stabbing the baby, help!" William Purnell Short III ran into Room 117 at Baltimore's social services office on East Biddle Street. Police said the 8-month-old girl had already been stabbed five times...

Mother stabs child at social services office; security questioned

2012-04-24 17:06:00

Authorities are investigating Tuesday's security breach at a Baltimore social services office, which police said allowed a woman hiding a large kitchen knife in a bag to enter the building and stab her 8-month-old daughter. The infant was wounded in...

House race a loss for labor, too

2012-04-07 15:03:31

As he campaigned in the most closely watched congressional race in Maryland, state Sen. Rob Garagiola had an advantage his fellow Democratic candidates envied: the support of the politically powerful labor movement. More than a stamp of approval,...

Youth violence, staff force spiked in 2011 at troubled juvenile detention facilities

2012-04-14 16:23:18

In the J. DeWeese Carter Center in Kent County, youths would pick fights that sometimes turned into melees, recalled Rodney Stallworth, who spent four months there last year on a drug charge. The detention system frustrated the 18-year-old East Baltimore...

Unions plan protest against Balto. Co. pension bill

2012-03-19 00:00:00

Union members from around Baltimore are planning a rally Monday to protest legislation by Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz that would reduce some county employees' pension benefits. County Council members are scheduled to vote Monday on the...

Pension bill opposed by unions stalls in Baltimore Co. Council

2012-03-19 19:04:00

A bill from Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz that could have reduced some workers' pensions stalled in the County Council Monday after pressure from unions that complained the bill undermined labor rights. The 4-3 vote to table the legislation...

Union: Kamenetz pension bill sidesteps labor negotiations

2012-03-07 19:05:00

A union that represents hundreds of public workers in Baltimore County is threatening to file an unfair labor practices complaint against the county, saying a pension bill introduced by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz attempts to sidestep ongoing contract...

Kamenetz: Right but wrong

2012-03-08 12:05:00

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's political blind spot on the issue of pensions apparently knows no bounds. A man who has secured for himself and some of his closest political associates a retirement benefit far beyond what ordinary county...

Legislation brings Kamenetz, unions' relationship to light

2012-03-31 16:16:00

When union members gathered outside the Baltimore County courthouse recently, many waved signs depicting County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, some referring to him as a bully or cheater. They were protesting a bill proposed by Kamenetz that would have cut...

Balto. Co. Council to discuss pension-overtime bill

2012-03-13 09:02:00

At their work session this afternoon, Baltimore County Council members plan to discuss a proposal by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz that would end the practice of using overtime to calculate pensions for members of AFSCME, the union that represents...

Baltimore County unions oppose Kamenetz pension bill

2012-03-13 18:31:00

Public-employee unions are urging Baltimore County Council members to reject a proposal by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz that would cut pension benefits for some workers, saying it sends a bad message to labor leaders and undermines negotiations. The...

State looks at all-electronic toll collection

2012-03-13 16:57:00

Maryland may eventually do away with tollbooths on the state's highways, bridges and tunnels and switch to electronic toll collection. A preliminary report by the Maryland Transportation Authority concluded that converting its seven toll plazas is...

(American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) and UNITE HERE rallied on Lawyers Mall outside the State House on the second day of a special legislative session.

2012-05-15 00:00:00

At Bristol City Hall, union leaders meet to voice their grievances with a city council proposal to privatize trash collection and snow plowing in the city.

2012-03-27 00:00:00

Local 557 President and Clifton T. Perkins security attendant, talks to a reporter after a rally on Perkins' grounds where workers gathered to voice support for additional staff. Gov.

2012-02-15 00:00:00