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Fatalities in the federal workplace climbed last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, even as the number of workplace deaths in the United States fell.

It's past time for another presidential initiative to consider ways to improve conditions in Central America, address the challenges of drugs and migration, and work with all responsible actors in the region. In the spirit of President John Kennedy's Alliance for Progress, this should not be a purely North American venture. Frankly, given our recent perceived indifference, that wouldn't be taken seriously by many of our neighbors in any event.

Maryland's Democratic and Republican contenders for governor are sparing no effort to pull every last supporter to the polls Tuesday for a primary for which many voters aren't ready.

Members of the Local 692 of the AFL-CIO Retail Clerks International Association went on strike against 57 Acme Markets, causing the closure of Harford County's grocery chain stores

Dyane Fancey, a prominent poet in Baltimore's arts community who also worked in the city school system and a popular Mt. Vernon restaurant, died April 13 of heart failure.

While it is encouraging that Maryland legislators are working to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, the recent decision by the House of Delegates (if left to stand) to freeze the tipped minimum wage would represent a significant step backward for thousands of workers, particularly women.

As he runs for governor, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown has hosted politically influential guests — including lobbyists, campaign contributors and union leaders — in the state's skybox at Redskins stadium, records show.

AFSCME council endorses Frosh

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler asked his Democratic rivals Tuesday to keep third-party spending out of the race for governor, pointing to other states where such agreements are said to cut down on negative attack ads.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler called on his Democratic rivals Tuesday to pledge not to allow third-party spending in the race for governor.

Frosh backed by AFL-CIO for attorney general

AFL-CIO backs Brown for Maryland governor

Three Democratic candidates for governor made their pitches to an influential labor group Monday, each promising to step up efforts to create high-paying union jobs to the state.

Governor, AG candidates to appear before labor group

Richard P. Hughes Jr., a port labor leader recalled as a "feared negotiator" who rose to become president of the International Longshoremen's Association, died of heart and lung disease Sept. 11 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

WASHINGTON -- An Annapolis lawyer nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Labor Relations Board was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate less than two weeks after she was named.

WASHINGTON -- An Annapolis attorney nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Labor Relations Board cleared a committee vote Wednesday and is expected to win confirmation by the full Senate as early as next week.

An Annapolis lawyer who has long represented unions tried to assure Senate Republicans on Tuesday that she could serve as an impartial member of the National Labor Relations Board.

Senate leaders struck a deal Tuesday to avoid a showdown over the use of filibusters, ending a political drama and clearing the way for Marylander Thomas E. Perez to win confirmation as head of the Labor Department.

General Assembly failed nursing home, hospital employees

Fort Meade announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with the union representing Department of Defense employees on how proposed civilian furloughs will be handled.

President Barack Obama nominated Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor today, the first step in what is shaping up to be a contentious confirmation battle for the Justice Department official, civil rights attorney and longtime Marylander.

Ernest B. Crofoot, a labor organizer who later became head of Council 67 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, died Friday from complications of cancer at his Annapolis home. He was 88.

Hispanic and union leaders in Maryland applauded reports Sunday that Thomas E. Perez, a longtime civil rights attorney who led the state's labor department for two years, is poised to be nominated secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor as early as this week.

Republicans may have some problems, but they also have a string of successes on the state level.

Worker advocates and law enforcement officials say a growing number of employers have violated wage and labor laws enacted 75 years ago in response to mistreatment prevalent during the Depression.

Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63.

Even as Congress and the White House appeared at a standoff over the fiscal cliff last month, lawmakers and the president were able to agree on at least one thing: an update of the Hatch Act.

President Barack Obama is expected to soon nominate a successor to lead the Social Security Administration to replace the Bush-era appointee, but the White House is mum on who should take the helm at the nearly 75-year-old entitlement agency that faces voluminous backlogs, potential insolvency and a stack of critics.

For years, Jeff Mikula collected United Way donations from his fellow steelworkers at Sparrows Point. On Thursday, he — and 500 co-workers at the now-closed plant — stood in line to receive them.

Unite Here — a labor union trying to organize workers at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore — set up outside the hotel Tuesday to publicize a federal agency's decision to take the company to trial over alleged unfair labor practices.

Alcoholic-beverage company Diageo pumped just over $50 million into upgrading its Baltimore County bottling facility, replacing 40-year-old equipment to make the plant more efficient — and give it a shot at growth.

With just two days left until polls open on Election Day, all sides of Maryland's fiercely contested ballot questions are turning to their final task: getting their supporters into the voting booth.

Samuel Cook, a colorful and nationally known expert in labor law who had headed the labor department at Venable, Baetjer and Howard — Venable LLP — died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.

City Council president's proposal would preserve key programs