Delegate Roger Manno is running for the District 19 Senate seat against incumbent Mike Lenett. That seat is, of course, located in Montgomery County. So why should it matter that…
Labor
Alexander Manuel Sanchez, Governor Martin O’Malley’s new Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, once worked for a law firm that defends employers from employee discrimination claims, worker class actions, OSHA…
Whispers of the At-Large Race, Part Two
Believe it or not, the County Council at-large race is almost upon us. And of course we have the inside scoop on the incumbents, the prospective challengers and their chances….
Duchy Trachtenberg’s Labor Record
Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg recently wrote to the Gazette protesting a flyer critical of her that was distributed by the Municipal and County Government Employees Organization (MCGEO) at the Montgomery…
Maryland State Santa
From AFSCME Maryland.
Thursday Night Smackdown!
Last night, business and labor squared off on the CARR bill in one of the more entertaining bouts of the state hearing season. But there is a lot more to…
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts puts on a textbook demonstration of how to talk about the presidential race with working class voters in Virginia. (If the feed doesn’t work,…
Prince George’s Labor War, Part Two
Dissatisfied with anti-union statements made by the leaders of the Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee (PGCDCC), the Metropolitan Washington AFL-CIO sent an ultimatum to every politician in the county:…
Prince George’s Labor War, Part One
In a dispute that is ugly even by the standards of Prince George’s County, much of the local labor movement has declared war against the county’s Democratic Central Committee. The…
Labor and the Governor
At first, I believed that Maryland’s labor movement would be annoyed at the anti-union propaganda on the state’s business development website but would ultimately see it as a blip in…