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Legislative Update: Crossover is 4 Days Away - Things are Moving Fast

4 Days until Crossover — Things are Moving Fast

The next several days are critical in the General Assembly as the March 23 crossover deadline quickly approaches. This is the point bills must move to the opposite chamber to stay alive.

Legislative Update: Crossover is 4 Days Away - Things are Moving Fast

🏛️ Legislative Update — March 9-13, 2026

Union Night Rally – Monday, March 9

Join 600+ union sisters and brothers in celebrating and demonstrating Labor’s Power in Solidarity!

🏛️ Legislative Update — March 9-13, 2026

🏛️ Legislative Update — March 2–6, 2026

Tuesday, March 3 – 1:00 PM

🔹 Budget Hearing – Department of Budget and Management – Personnel
Hear about state spending and workforce impacts. Public employees are not the only ones impacted by budget hearings.

🏛️ Legislative Update — March 2–6, 2026

Legislative Update - Week of Feb. 23

Current Advocacy and Legislative Updates

Your advocacy is essential to labor’s success. Thank you to everyone who has supported labor’s bills thus far. The State Federation has stood in solidarity with our unions including AFT-MD, AFSCME, UAW, UFCW 400, IBEW, IUPAT, IUOE, ATU, and more.

Legislative Update - Week of Feb. 23

Legislative Update - Week of Feb. 16

Celebrate President’s Day by attending our weekly Monday Night Labor Lobbyists Meeting, Monday at 5:00 PM as scheduled. The General Assembly does not take a holiday.

Please RSVP to Elizabeth Bobo at ebobo@mddclabor.org so we can plan accordingly.

Legislative Update - Week of Feb. 16

Legislative Update - Week of Feb. 9

Our first labor lobbying meeting is officially in the books, and we’ve been going full throttle since opening day.

Legislative Update - Week of Feb. 9