AFT members feel like political pawns in Trump shutdown
Many government employees already live paycheck to paycheck, without their government salary, it’s getting hard to feed their families.
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The AFT calls for an end to the government shutdown
This shutdown has plunged thousands of Americans, including many AFT members, into economic uncertainty and put critical services at risk. It’s time to end this pain being inflicted on American families.
BCFPE President Named to County Exec's Transition Team
Celebrating one of our own! The new Baltimore County executive John Olszewski Jr. has named BCFPE President and AFT-Maryland Vice President John Ripley to his transition team. Ripley has been assigned to the public safety workgroup.
Our Conversation with Steven Spielberg
To commemorate the 25th anniversary and rerelease of “Schindler’s List,” Steven Spielberg joined AFT President Randi Weingarten to discuss the legacy of the movie, its impact on Holocaust education and how to teach kids to understand and respond to hatred in our communities.
Unions Form School Safety Task Force
The Baltimore Teachers Union and the City Union of Baltimore are leading a school safety task force. This report by WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore features comments from Presidents of both unions: Marietta English of the BTU, and Antoinette Ryan-Johnson of CUB.
See the video at WJZ-13 -
baltimore.cbslocal.com
Read a statement from CUB President Antoinette Ryan-Johnson at cub.md.aft.org.
Read more on the BTU Facebook page.
Brown grad employees cast historic vote to join the AFT
The AFT is thrilled to welcome Brown University graduate employees to our union family, following their historic vote this week to join the AFT, with 60 percent voting to unionize.
Georgetown University graduate employees cast historic vote for the union
Graduate employees at Georgetown University made history Nov. 9 when they finished tallying an 83 percent vote to join the union, the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees. The overwhelming victory is the first that circumvents the Trump-appointed National Labor Relations Board. Instead it is certified by the American Arbitration Association, and it decisively frames graduates not as students but as workers, with all the rights that title commands.
Maryland Department of Health is Unhealthy!
The Maryland Department of Health is Unhealthy! This is the message that AFT Healthcare-Maryland members wanted the public to know when they held an organizing rally and a press conference during a day of action.
Maryland extends drug coverage for State Retirees
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Maryland can't force state retirees to switch to a federal prescription drug plan during this enrollment period. On Thursday, the State announced that they would extend coverage through December 2019.