Maryland Classified Employees Association

Check out the full issue here: mcea.md.aft.org/news/buzz-augu…

Send a @theactionnet letter: USM employees need a raise too! Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/usm-em… 210 letters already sent to @GovWesMoore @arunamiller @JayPerman and the @Univ_System_MD Board of Regents!

A new study finds that working-class union households hold nearly 4X as much median wealth ($201,240) as the typical working-class nonunion household ($52,221) This suggests that union membership vastly increases wealth for working-class families americanprogress.org/article/unions… @amprog

This is what federal leadership looks like. Labor activists in the Philippines are under attack from gov't forces. @MCEA_AFT hosted labor activists from the Philippines to build solidarity and share their story youtu.be/kPQSjXbQNjM

Late post, but check out our March/April 2023 edition of The Buzz, the MCEA newspaper: mcea.md.aft.org/news/buzz-marc…

Check out our most recent "The Buzz" - our MCEA newsletter: mcea.md.aft.org/news/buzz-elec…

4.5% raise for all Maryland state employees! Read our full announcement here: mcea.md.aft.org/news/hogan-ann…

Victory @ Salisbury University! Check out the full story at our website: mcea.md.aft.org/success-storie…

A warm welcome to MCEA's new administrator, Leonard Lee. Read his full report here: mcea.md.aft.org/news/administr…

AFT-Maryland & our affiliate local @MCEA_AFT welcomed Filipino labor activists in a show of solidarity to share the injustices against labor in that country and offer best practices on how to organize to fight for worker power internationally. youtu.be/kPQSjXbQNjM

@AFT_Maryland welcomes Mylene Cabalona for the Baltimore region stop of the @KapitBisigST!

MCEA and @AFT_Maryland join @baltoppa for the opening rally of the Poor Peoples March & Caravan. Join us! RSVP here: forms.gle/idzncTUFZJDqJm…

AFT-Maryland visited with @BTUBaltimore members at National Foundation Academy (NAF) to celebrate them for #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Baltimore workers just unionized the FIRST Starbucks store in Maryland—and they did it UNANIMOUSLY!!!!

There's been a recognition among working people across the country that solidarity is the answer. One time for everyone working to building democracy to bring about justice in their workplace, communities, and everywhere else.

MTA police sergeants and supervisors WIN collective bargaining! Read more here 👇👇👇 mcea.md.aft.org/news/collectiv… Special thanks to @patyoung44B and Sen. Pam Beidle (D-32) for sponsoring the bill.

Nurses at @CharlesRegional want to provide the best care possible to our community. But the hospital says no to safe staffing. Call President & CEO Noel Cervino at (301) 609-4265 & tell him to put safe staffing ratios in the next RN contract! #SafeStaffingMD

CALL FOR OFFICER NOMINATIONS AND BY-LAW AMENDMENT PROPOSALS! We announced the opening period of nominations and by-law proposals for upcoming October convention this Monday, June 21. See the announcement our website here: mcea.md.aft.org/news/call-offi…

Renee Reisinger of the Baltimore County Federation of Public Health Nurses graduated from a first in the nation program at the UM School of Pharmacy studying cannabis from a medical science & therapeutics perspective. Learn more in our member spotlight. youtube.com/watch?v=J_94Cb…

AFT-Maryland joined with other unions & activists calling for Gov Hogan to continue federal unemployment benefits until Sept. Hogan’s recent announcement said Marylanders will stop getting the supplemental income after July.