Category Archives: MD & DC AFL-Cio

Kick Off Your Holiday Season With A Toy Donation

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Calling all big-hearted union members! We are looking for lots of Santa’s helpers to donate unwrapped toys for children from infants to age 16.

The toys will be included in holiday baskets, which are prepared each year by the AFL-CIO Community Services of Central MD. Baskets are given to our fellow union members who are in need and/or suffering financial hardship this Christmas season. Each member will receive a Giant gift card to purchase a ham or turkey along with a basket filled with food. Members with children will receive a gift for each child up to 16 years of age.

Local 24 member Blaine Boone, who is the director of AFL-CIO Community Services of Central MD, said “The toys given to the children of families bring so much joy to those who need it most during the holiday season. And we need your help to ensure that that joy continues this year.”

Community Services is located on the first floor of IBEW Local 24’s building, so if you are coming by the hall for a meeting or referral you can easily drop off your toy donation.

If you don’t get into Baltimore much, please consider buying a toy online and shipping it to:

AFL-CIO Community Services of Central MD
Attn: Blaine Boone
2701 W. Patapsco Ave., Suite 110
Baltimore, MD 21230

Message from the MD & DC AFL-CIO on election results

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Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO

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Fred D. Mason, Jr.                                             Donna S. Edwards
          President                                                              Secretary-Treasurer       

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A message from President Mason………….

Leaders,

Thank you for all of your hard work as you participated in our democratic processes.  Our efforts to secure victory for our endorsed candidates from Maryland and the District of Columbia were successful.

Chris Van Hollen won overwhelmingly to be our next United States Senator representing the State of Maryland.  Congratulations go out to Chris and we expect that he will continue his great leadership.

Congress members, Steny Hoyer, Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersburger, John Sarbanes and Eleanor Holmes-Norton were all re-elected and we congratulate them on their victories.  It is great to have such a seasoned and trusted team.

We are proud to have played a significant role in sending two new members to the United States House of Representatives:  Anthony Brown and Jamie Raskin.  Their time spent in the governance of Maryland prepared them to be worthy of the responsibility to represent our interests on the national stage.

While our endorsed candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, didn’t win nationally, we take great pride and give thanks to all for helping to make her a winner in our jurisdiction.

We congratulate president elect Trump and wish him success in being a president for all.

Thank you for your participation in helping to secure our democracy.  The struggle continues!

 

Fred D. Mason, Jr.
President, MD/DC AFL-CIO

7 School Street
Annapolis, MD 21401