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AFT convention delegates on July 13 unanimously passed a special order of business—recommended by the executive council—to fight back against attacks on unions and teachers like Vergara v. California and Harris v. Quinn, and to fight forward to reclaim the promise of America.

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Volunteers from AFT-Maryland affiliate agencies conducted a concentrated effort to get out the vote for Maryland’s primary elections Tuesday, June 24. Affiliate agency members walked through neighborhoods, distributed literature on pertinent legislative issues, and were present at polling places, encouraging Maryland residents to exercise their right to vote.

The AFT-Maryland “get-out-the-vote” activities were a coordinated effort conducted in cooperation with the Maryland/District of Columbia AFL-CIO.

AFT-Maryland’s affiliate agency members include AFT Healthcare-Maryland, the Baltimore

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(Baton Rouge – August 10, 2009) The state’s largest education organization is asking Governor Bobby Jindal to step in and mediate the ongoing dispute between State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek and some advocates for public education.

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A recent report by the American Association of University Professors indicates that compensation for UW System faculty is well behind national averages.

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