On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, we’re launching a statewide show of solidarity, online and in our communities, for the Day of Action to Protect Our Kids, Our Families and Our Communities.

Life is getting harder—not easier. Instead of helping kids and families get ahead, this administration is making life harder with:

• Cuts to schools and child care
• Attacks on student borrowers
• Muzzling academic freedom
• Cuts to healthcare and public services
• Immigration raids that make communities less safe

READ ON for some simple things you can do to take action on March 4th.

After 20 months of negotiations, faculty approved a union contract that includes a groundbreaking service pathway to promotion, wage increases, and critical protections for academic freedom and shared governance.

AFT Maryland President, Kenya Campbell said, "It's long overdue for Chesapeake faculty to receive this contract. They've given years of service to their students and institution, and now they finally have the fair wages, benefits, and protections that reflect their dedication. This win delivers for them and the entire Chesapeake community."

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AFT Maryland members came together in Annapolis for our annual Lobby Night, where they met with legislators to advocate for our priorities and push for protections for workers across the state. From K-12 educators to higher education faculty, state employees to healthcare workers, we made it clear that Maryland's workers deserve respect, fair pay, and a real voice in decisions that affect our lives.

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AFT Maryland has focused their 2026 Legislative Priorities for this year's Maryland Legislative Session. We work with public employees from a number of sectors including K-12 education, higher education, healthcare, and state and municipal civil service to meet with elected officials to advocate for policy to improve their work experiences.

Click through for more information about policies and bills of interest to our members in the 2026 Maryland Legislative Session.

Make your voice heard in Annapolis!

Join with other union members for an AFL-CIO Union Rally on Lawyers Mall in front of the State House. 

Wear your union gear and join us! Monday, March 9, 2026, starting at 6:00 p.m.

AFT Maryland will be providing bus transportation for our members. 

Click through for event info and to RSVP. 

When the president of Colorado WINS learned that the president of the United States might be targeting Denver next in his anti-immigration campaign of terror, she knew how she’d begin to mobilize. One simple thing Diane Byrne does is deck out her activists in matching T-shirts. Wearing union colors promotes team spirit and builds confidence, she says. The AFT Public Employees program and policy council, meeting in New York City Feb. 5-6, abounded with tips to help locals mobilize. PPC chair Gary Feist, president of North Dakota Public Employees, recommended finding members who can tell a personal story to draw media attention. With more media on the issue, he said, legislators will become more motivated to fix the problem.