Lawmakers Fighting for CUB Members

The City Union of Baltimore has been working for two sessions to get a tax credit for low wage city employees passed. While President Antoinette Ryan-Johnson has routinely traveled to Annapolis to lobby for this piece of legislation, she has been aided this session by freshman Delegate Stephanie Smith. Smith introduced the bill in the Ways and Means Committee and brought it before the Baltimore city delegation meeting as well.

Smith said she wanted to help the workers who make our city work. She noted: who better to be residents in our city than those who work for the city. She also made a point to note any revitalization and efforts at expanding our population must also consider retention. Del. Smith pointed out that a number of those low wage workers who would be affected may already live in the city and that it would be wise for the city to convert those renters to owners as we increase population and expand home ownership.

This morning at the Baltimore city delegation meeting @Smith4Delegate fought for City Union of Baltimore (CUB) members with her bill offering city workers a property tax credit. She's a hero for low-income working women & men in the state legislature. pic.twitter.com/9v8hajSa9a

— AFT-Maryland (@AFT_Maryland) March 15, 2019

2019-03-16