“It really strengthens the education here at the college and provides students with more excellence in teaching when faculty are provided the resources that we need, and support that we need,” said Daniel Ryan, assistant professor at HCC and UAMD member. “It really helps our institution grow.”

UMRFA members deliver critical care to all Marylanders, and they deserve to be able to deliver that care without worrying about how they'll get home after a long shift or how they'll pay their bills. Their just-ratified first-ever contract does just that!
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Resident doctors & fellows are the backbone of our healthcare system, and now the Univ of Maryland Resident & Fellow Alliance (UMRFA) at UMMC - one of the nation's oldest teaching hospitals-- finally have the historic, first-ever contract they deserve. CONGRATULATIONS!
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The University of Maryland Resident & Fellow Alliance (UMRFA) is fighting for a better future, & residents & fellows at the bargaining table have been fighting for their nearly 1000 colleagues who care for Baltimore everyday. It’s time for management to show up earnestly! @aftmaryland.bsky.social

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday that she signed an executive order seeking greater transparency from federal immigration officials. She said the city will submit regular Freedom of Information Act requests to find out who ICE is detaining and on what grounds.

From today’s March in Baltimore

International Workers Day is May 1st! Join the March for Worker Justice, starting at Camden Yards (Eutaw St entrance) at 4:30 pm. We'll march from there to McKeldin Plaza (Pratt & Light St) for the main rally.
@aft.org @aflcio.org #stopthebillionairetakeover #mayday #internationalworkersday

May Day is just around the corner—and workers across the country are preparing to take to the streets to demand justice, dignity, and safety for all. The @aclu.org is hosting a Know Your Rights training to get you ready: Tues, 4/29 7pm via zoom. RSVP: act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...

We were at the Federal Courthouse in Baltimore yesterday with other unions for a #handsoffsocialsecurity rally to fight back against DOGE's access to social security data. One of our younger organizers-in-training (pictured below with her Dad) practiced leading some chants! @aftunion.bsky.social

When the MD General Assembly’s session opened, the fear about a historic budget deficit was at the top of everyone’s mind. To close the $3 billion deficit, the legislature passed a budget that tried to strike a balance between increasing revenues (by $1 billion) and cuts ($2 billion). Read more:

On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/QJbgQKf2

Join us in thanking House leaders Speaker Jones, Chair Barnes, Chair Atterbeary, and Fair Share sponsor Del. Palakovich Carr for championing solutions that make sure corporations and the wealthy pay what they owe so that our communities have what they need. fairsharemaryland.org/take-action/

AFTMD was in Annapolis at the AFL-CIO rally, asking legislators, #WhoseSideAreYouOn? President Kenya Campbell ended by saying, "INVEST in workers. STAND with workers. PROTECT our workers. LISTEN to our workers!"
@aflcio.org @aftunion.bsky.social

At the afl cio rally in Annapolis today.

We pay our fair share of taxes, why can’t Maryland’s wealthy and corporations? Tell your legislators to pass the Fair Share for Maryland Act to ensure that everyone pays their share toward a thriving Maryland: bit.ly/payfairshare

in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.

Millions of seniors and working families wouldn’t be able to see a doctor without Medicare or Medicaid.

Our leaders should be fighting to protect AND strengthen workers’ health care, not threatening to gut it. www.newsweek.com/white-house-...

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