Various organizations converged on City Hall on Monday, October 27th, to make a host of demands. Among the most important issues was the question of whether to privatize the city water supply. Other issues included demands for affordable housing, quality jobs, safe streets and quality education.

City Union of Bmore & AFTMD joined the One Baltimore United rally on Monday. #FamiliesFirst #goodjobs #1u pic.twitter.com/zwtiehKtDi

— AFT-Maryland (@AFT_Maryland) October 28, 2014

Election Day is fast approaching, but you still have time to make a plan to vote! It's easy, and the AFL-CIO wants to help! Go to their Make a Plan Tool to map out where to vote, how you'll get to your polling place, and they'll even send you reminders to make this Election Day a breeze!

Click here to visit go.aflcio.org/makeaplan

American public education desperately needs to be improved, especially for the most disadvantaged children. But eliminating teachers’ job security and due-process rights is not going to attract better educators — or do much to improve school quality.

It is time for officer elections for AFT Healthcare-MD. Bargaining Unit E members who have been full dues-paying members for at least one year are eligible to run for any office.

Positions available are: President, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Central Region Vice President, Western Region Vice President, Eastern Region Vice President,  two At-Large Vice President positions, and Chief Steward. Twelve positions are also available for members wishing to run for Delegate to represent the local at meetings and  the AFT Convention.

Members interested in running for office should send their statements of interest and a short biography to Bill Chan, AFT Healthcare-MD Election Chair at 7127 Rutherford Road, Baltimore, MD 21244 by close of business Friday, November 7th.

Attention Unit G Members! Click here for news from MPEC President Maria Mathias about upcoming negotiations, healthcare Open Enrollment, news about Labor Management Committee meetings in several agencies, New Employee Orientations, and more.

The days are getting shorter, temperatures are chillier, and the leaves are changing color.  Enjoy autumn! And DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!
 

By Patricia Alex, Staff Writer, The Record.

Kean University is launching an architecture school bearing the imprint of design guru Michael Graves, but the dean of the state’s premier public architecture program six miles away says the initiative is a waste of public money.

Election Countdown: 11 Days

What can convince a county board that has approved  40 charter schools (including 20 Rocketship schools) in 11 years to uphold the local denial of VOICES and Navigator by the Morgan Hill Unified School District?   It is a simple answer . . . Claudia Rossi being elected to the Santa Clara County School Board and Steve Klem, Donna Foster-Ruebsuch, David Gerard, and Ron Woolf being elected to the Morgan Hill Unified School Board.