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AFSCME Council 3 Locals Issue Joint Demands to Combat Ongoing COVID-19 Outbreak at Wabash Ave. Courthouse

Responding to the COVID-19 Outbreak at Wabash Ave.

AFSCME Council 3 Locals Issue Joint Demands to Combat Ongoing COVID-19 Outbreak at Wabash Ave. Courthouse

Breaking Down the OPD Workplace Survey Results

In mid-August, the Maryland Defenders Union sent a survey to the frontline workers of the Office of the Public Defender that asked a variety of questions about OPD and how it could be improved.

Breaking Down the OPD Workplace Survey Results

MDU Demands Misdemeanor Amnesty During Pandemic

An extended version of this essay is published in the Atlantic, located here.

MDU Demands Misdemeanor Amnesty During Pandemic

Why We Unionize

The way we’ve been doing things is not working. We face salary issues, problems with supervisors, concerns for our health and safety in the time of COVID-19, lack of resources for ourselves and our clients, and concerns over discrimination and racial inequities. 

Why We Unionize

“Power concedes nothing without a demand”: some much-needed progress on PPE?

“Power concedes nothing without a demand”: some much-needed progress on PPE?

MD Legislators Support Move to Organize

Several Maryland legislators have announced their enthusiastic support of Maryland Defenders Union decision to organize as well.

MD Legislators Support Move to Organize