Maryland Association of Correctional & Security Employees

The Maryland Association of Correctional & Security Employees (MACSE) is a Maryland corrections officer labor union, and works to represent its members on a number of issues.

Disciplinary matters such as terminations, suspensions, rejection on probation and demotions are fought by members both individually and collectively by the union's membership. Grievances are also filed about evaluations, shift changes, lack of promotions and transfers.

Maryland security employees

The State of Maryland has more than 10,000 employees assigned to work in the area of prisons and jails. Most of these employees are involved in security and protection matters. These employees face many dangers and are frequently injured and threatened by inmates.

Recently two corrections officers have been killed in the line of duty.

Contrast with AFSCME

MACSE differs from other labor unions. The union has one staff person and is run day to day by rank & file correctional officers. MACSE was formed by employees who considered that AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal EmployeesFact|date=November 2007, was indifferent to their issues and concerns. AFSCME is a national union which represents many other employee groups other than corrections employees.

Many independent labor unions for correctional employees have formed and left national unions in the past decade. New state-wide unions in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York and California have been formed by rank & file union members. The California labor union CCPOA is consideredweasel the strongest and most powerful labor union in the state.

Many correctional unions are represented nationally by Corrections USA.

MACSE Activities

MACSE trains its members as well as sponsoring rallies on such matters as staffing and security issues.