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Countdown to Sine Die 2025

21 Mar, 2025

Fourteen Days Until Sine Die – Let’s Finish Strong!

As we approach the final stretch of the legislative session, we want to update you on the work the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO has been doing to advance the interests of unions across the state.

2024 MD Legislature Voting Record

20 Mar, 2025

See how your legislator voted on legislation important to union members and their families.

We Proudly Celebrate Black History Month

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Happy National Apprenticeship Week!

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Why vote Harris/Walz this election?

Since the Biden-Harris administration took office, the U.S. economy has added nearly 16 million jobs—including nearly 800,000 manufacturing jobs. Under President Biden and Vice President Harris, the U.S. economy experienced the longest streak of sub-4% unemployment in more than 50 years.

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Rights and Protections for All Working Families

Millions of undocumented immigrants, who are vital to our economic recovery, still live in fear because of our outdated and inhumane immigration system. It’s time to put an end to this injustice. Tell your senators to pass a budget that includes a broad pathway to citizenship.

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Happy Labor Day

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!

Today proudly proclaim you are union! Talk with your family and friends about the power of having the freedom to have a voice at your job. Over 70% of Americans support unions and nine out of 10 people under 30 support unions.

02, Sep, 2024

A New Way to File Taxes

The average taxpayer spends a whopping $200-plus a year on tax prep services. I bet we can all think of better things we could do with that money instead.

05, Apr, 2024

Buy Union for the Holidays!

It’s that time of year! No matter what you celebrate or how, we know many of you are looking for that perfect gift for your friends and family.

01, Dec, 2023

This Is the Story of How Workers Win

It has been a monumental month for American labor.

UAW ratified powerful new contracts with each of America’s Big Three automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

SAG-AFTRA reached an industry-defining tentative agreement with the television and film industry studios.

22, Nov, 2023

Protecting Workers’ Interests in the Tech Revolution

Americans are experiencing the greatest technological transformation of the modern era. Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing how we live, work and communicate.

03, Nov, 2023

AFL-CIO News Feed

Women's History Month Profiles - Mar 25
Women's History Month Profiles: Deborah Toussant - Mar 25
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Skidmore Faculty Ratifies First Union Contract - Mar 25
Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: AFGE - Mar 24
Women's History Month Profiles: Angela Sheehan - Mar 24
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WGAE Announces Voluntary Recognition of Staff Union by Courier - Mar 24
Protect Our Kids: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Mar 20
Women's History Month Profiles: Maxine Lachnite-Pelker - Mar 20
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Labor Leaders File Ballot Proposal That Would Make Colorado a Just-Cause Employment State - Mar 20
Worker Wins: A Long, Hard-Fought Victory - Mar 19

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Countdown to Sine Die 2025

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2024 MD Legislature Voting Record

We Proudly Celebrate Black History Month

Happy National Apprenticeship Week!

Why vote Harris/Walz this election?

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Read the Report

Am I Safe at Work?

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Check Your Voter Registration Status

Rights and Protections for All Working Families

Happy Labor Day

A New Way to File Taxes

Buy Union for the Holidays!

This Is the Story of How Workers Win

Protecting Workers’ Interests in the Tech Revolution

AFL-CIO News Feed

Women's History Month Profiles - Mar 25

Women's History Month Profiles: Deborah Toussant - Mar 25

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Skidmore Faculty Ratifies First Union Contract - Mar 25

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: AFGE - Mar 24

Women's History Month Profiles: Angela Sheehan - Mar 24

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WGAE Announces Voluntary Recognition of Staff Union by Courier - Mar 24

Protect Our Kids: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Mar 20

Women's History Month Profiles: Maxine Lachnite-Pelker - Mar 20

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Labor Leaders File Ballot Proposal That Would Make Colorado a Just-Cause Employment State - Mar 20

Worker Wins: A Long, Hard-Fought Victory - Mar 19