AFSCME reaches deal with Moore, university system over pay raises

A state employees' union has reached a deal with the governor and the state university system after the university agreed to pay negotiated raises that it had threatened to withhold, the governor's office announced Tuesday.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 720

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago


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A state employees’ union has reached a deal with the governor and the state university system after the university agreed to pay negotiated raises that it had threatened to withhold, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.

The governor’s office said in a statement that the system will cover the raises for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees campus workers with $13.8 million out of its fund balance for this fiscal year. The governor’s office …

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