MCEA is the acknowledged master of precinct day ballot handouts with its famous Apple Ballot, but now several other groups are getting into the act today. Will it mean anything?We…
SEIU Local 500
SEIU Protests Misleading Puca Mailer
District 39 House candidate Tony Puca has an impressive roster of logos on his mailer. The problem is that he is listing them as “present and past endorsements,” and almost…
First Independent Expenditure in District 14
The mailer below was produced by Progressive Maryland, the Maryland League of Conservation Voters and SEIU Local 500. It promotes Senate candidate Karen Montgomery, Delegate Anne Kaiser and Delegate candidates…
From Cheryl Kagan’s June 27 fundraiser.
MCGEO Targets Schools in Questionnaire
The Municipal and County Government Employees Organization (MCGEO), which represents most county employees other than police officers, fire fighters and school workers, has included the following six questions in its…
SEIU Slams Becky Wagner
Four members of SEIU Local 500’s endorsement committee have issued the following response to Council At-Large candidate Becky Wagner’s mass email on the union’s endorsement decision. Hide the children, folks!Ms….
Becky Wagner vs. SEIU
Council at-large candidate Becky Wagner just sent out a mass email blaming her non-endorsement by SEIU Local 500 on her support for privatization. This comes in the context of her…
Shortly after SEIU’s Maryland and D.C. State Council made endorsements for state legislators, SEIU Local 500 (which represents school support staff and adjunct professors) released their county office endorsement list….
Consequences of the Budget, Part Three
The school system was not the only powerful institution that was challenged by the budget. Also in the crosshairs were the public employee unions.Labor When analyzing the unions, it’s important…
SEIU Members Tell Their Stories
MCGEO is not the only public employee union swarming the County Council building over budget concerns. SEIU Local 500, which represents school support staff, is going to do it too…