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AFT Healthcare-Maryland is committed to advocating for all of our members in a range of ways. One way we do this is by being active and engaged with the Maryland General Assembly during the legislative session. Being state workers, the General Assembly is a vital resource we use to make our workplace and our work conditions better for our membership. Click here to see how AFT Healthcare-Maryland advocated for our members in Annapolis recently around the legislation that would affect of staffing and pay equity.

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary paid a visit to Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center to hear from AFT Healthcare-Maryland members about their work conditions. Members have been looking to address state leaders to discuss a number of challenges that are approaching crisis levels at the facility. AFT Healthcare-Maryland has been active in trying to address myriad issues in a number of different ways already, and the appeal to legislative leaders is but another attempt.

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AFT Healthcare-Maryland bargaining unit members ratified the Amendment to the MOU dated January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2020! The count was 222 Yes to accept the amendment, 6 No to reject the amendment, and 2 that could not be counted.

In Solidarity,
Debra Perry, President
AFT Healthcare-Maryland

On Saturday, March 25, 2017 join us for a day of workshops focused on helping women take charge of their finances and plan for their futures.

Workshops:

• Basic financial literacy
• Managing debt and credit
• Retirement planning
• Navigating the world of business ownership

AFT Healthcare–Maryland union elections are upon us and a nominations notice has been mailed.

A nominations letter and form have been mailed to the last known address for AFT Healthcare Maryland members, so please do not discard this mail.

Attention Union Members! Don't miss these two workshops for Healthcare Professionals:

• Bullying in the Workplace (and what to do about it)
• How to Use Social Media (and not get fired)

Saturday, October 29, 2016
at the Baltimore Teachers Union
4701 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Lunch to be Provided.

RSVP to Janell Edmonds at AFT-Maryland: (443) 320-4714  or  jedmonds@aftmd.org.

Click here for an event flyer to share.

The AFT-Maryland welcomed eight candidates (Elizabeth Embry, Calvin Young, Sheila Dixon, David Warnock, Cindy Walsh, Nick Mosby, Carl Stokes, and Catherine Pugh) for mayor of Baltimore to a standing room only members forum, where they had an opportunity to address members' concerns, including education spending, school board appointment, collective bargaining for city employees, and the sale of public utilities.

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Last year, Governor Hogan put our members on high alert. He cut funding to Baltimore City Public Schools, demanded cutting each state agency by 2% and attempted to remove collective bargaining rights from teachers and staff at public charters schools.

Because of YOUR efforts in Annapolis last year, we were able to keep the 2% for state and government workers, and protect collective bargaining rights teachers and staff at public charter schools. JOIN US again this year!

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