Solution-driven unionism may have been the overarching theme of the 2013 joint conference of the AFT Healthcare and AFT Public Employees divisions, but the importance of community engagement was the biggest takeaway message for the 450 AFT members and guests who gathered in Baltimore, April 25-27. Read more.
Members who wish to offer an MPEC constitutional amendment to be considered by the MPEC Executive Board and/or at the MPEC annual meeting must send the amendment no later than March 28, 2014 to:
The bill that slashes $100 million in state contributions to OUR PENSION FUND is being discussed in Annapolis THIS FRIDAYafternoon.
We can stop the cuts and save our retirement, but only if we raise our voices as one to let our representatives know how we feel.
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In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT President Randi Weingarten urges lawmakers to strengthen the rungs on America's ladder of opportunity.
That’s right. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has submitted a budget that calls for reducing the state’s contribution to the pension plan by $100 million dollars a year.
That’s not fair! Click here to tell your legislators to vote against cutting the state's contribution to the pension fund.
Two years ago, that state required you to increase your contribution to the employee pension fund. In return, the legislature promised to contribute $300 million per year to that fund. Now, Governor O’Malley is breaking that promise. There are several problems with the governor’s proposal:
We know that AFT members are heroes who are reclaiming the promise every day, and we want to hear about them!