The candidates for Governor in Maryland want to talk to YOU - the members of the unions of AFT-Maryland. This is your chance to interact with the major candidates for governor and to learn their positions on issues that matter to you and your work.

AFT-Maryland is hosting Candidate meet-and-greet events via Zoom for AFT-Maryland Union members only. Rather than the typical candidate forum, where all the candidates are in front of the members at once, each individual candidate will get significant time to interact directly with our members who are Education Professionals and who are Public

The Baltimore Teachers Union reached out to members by handing out solidarity boxes. These boxes included a card with a message from President Diamonté Brown, as well as a BTU t-shirt, member benefits guide, and a calendar. Also available to take home were masks, sanitizer, buttons, and the most recent copy of the BTU Educator. 

The solidarity box giveaway expands on initiatives started earlier in the year. Members received solidarity boxes in the mail, but because of pandemic related delays some members never received their boxes. This was an opportunity for those members who didn’t receive

State workers moving back into consistent in-person work in state buildings means our unions resume meeting them where they are to share the benefits of belonging to a union. The Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) had a table in the State Office Building at 301 Preston Street last week where AFT-Maryland and MPEC staff greeted employees and assessed if they were in the MPEC bargaining unit and if they were members. The members cited the reopening as a major concern. Members appreciated telework because it ensured their safety as they continued to do the work to serve the residents