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Metro Baltimore AFL-CIO Leadership Conference

Leaders and staff from AFT-Maryland locals attended the 24th Annual Leadership Conference of the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO.

PSI embraces educational support staff

Members of AFT's PSRP division and AFT Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson joined Public Services International... to help kick off its new endeavor, the Educational Support and Cultural Workers Network, at its founding meeting Nov. 18 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The two labor organizations stood in solidarity with school support workers around the world to create a new structure for addressing such urgent issues as funding for public education, job security, privatization and the right to organize among public school support staff.
Among other panel discussions, Sandra Davis, a PSRP leader in the Baltimore Teachers Union, discussed how to use professional development to turn precarious employment into job security and organizing opportunities.

Education Subcommittee, Baltimore Delegation

President Marietta English (AFT-Maryland, BTU) spoke before the Education Sub-Committee of the Baltimore Delegation Saturday, November 15, 2014. She addressed topics such as a hybrid school board (elected & appointed), funding for Baltimore City schools and the proliferation of Community Schools across the city.

WATCH: Video from the 10/27 Rally at City Hall for Community Schools

Parents, students, teachers and community members gathered in front of City Hall to demand funding to expand community schools in Baltimore. Click to watch the video!

Charter School Law change unnecessary

A January 20, 2015 piece that ran in the Baltimore Sun highlighted new efforts to change Maryland’s charter school law (Bowie, "New Effort Underway to Change Maryland Charter Schools Law").

Statement on the Inauguration of Gov. Larry Hogan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2015

Contact: Ray Baker, (410) 764-3030

Baltimore, MD - AFT-Maryland President, Marietta English, has released the following statement on the occasion of the inauguration of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan:

Lobby Night in Annapolis: Feb. 9, 2015

The 2015 Maryland Legislative Session is under way, and AFT-Maryland is launching its legislative agenda early in the session, bringing the issues that support Maryland workers and their families to the attention of the Maryland General Assembly.

Join AFT-Maryland as we visit Maryland's elected leaders and make the case for workplace safety, equitable education funding, protecting due process rights for teachers, and legislation for corporations to pay their fair share of taxes.

Hogan Inauguration Today, Budget Concerns Tomorrow

Larry Hogan will shed the “Governor-Elect” title later today and be sworn in as the 62nd Governor of Maryland. While his inauguration speech is expected to address a general direction and plans for the next four years in office—particularly in regard to private-sector growth and across-the-board tax cuts—many are looking with greater anticipation and anxiety as Hogan announces his budget plans this coming Friday. In specific, public sector and education workers are concerned with how Hogan will make up a $760 million budget deficit.

Legislative Session Begins January 14th

Following a tumultuous election season which saw a reshuffling of the makeup of the state legislature and Governor’s mansion, union leaders are anticipating a challenging legislative session—especially for public school teachers and staff, as well as state employees—set to begin today, January 14^th.

While Governor-elect Larry Hogan has been mum on specific legislation he wishes to pass and budget decisions he plans to make, most foresee possible cuts to education in key jurisdictions like Baltimore City, as well as a loosening of the restrictions placed on charter school management, as key legislative battles looming in Annapolis over the next 90 days.

BCFPE Open House

The Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees, Local #4883 held their 2015 Open House on Tuesday, January 13th at their offices in Towson, MD. BCFPE members and allies gathered throughout the day to share food and fellowship with their fellow union brothers and sisters. AFT-Maryland president, Marietta English, along with other AFT-Maryland staff, stopped by with their best wishes for a successful 2015 for the local. Read more about the event at BCFPE.md.aft.org.

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