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Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

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Statement of Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO President Donna S. Edwards on Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order Stripping Workers of Their Right to Unionize

28 Mar, 2025

Annapolis, MD – “President Trump’s executive order is a direct and shameful attack on the rights of working people. It undermines the fundamental right of federal workers to unionize and collectively bargain — rights that generations of workers have fought and sacrificed to secure.

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.

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Biden Issues Strong Defense of Workers' Right to Organize

In a statement last night, President Biden issued an unprecedented call to action for working people across the country to exercise our right to form unions.

01, Mar, 2021

Biden Backs Amazon Warehouse Workers' Union Drive

Stuart Appelbaum, president of the RWDSU, thanked Biden for his support of the organizing drive. He said in statement, "As President Biden points out, the best way for working people to protect themselves and their families is by organizing into unions.

01, Mar, 2021

Labor Leaders Meet with Biden, Harris

This afternoon, leaders of the labor movement gathered at the White House to meet with President Biden and Vice President Harris about our shared goal of revitalizing America’s infrastructure.

17, Feb, 2021

USW Member, Single Mom Finishes College Degree With Help From Union Plus

United Steelworkers (USW) member Jessica Hartung has a lot on her shoulders, but her load has been lightened by one thing in particular—her debt-free college degree. “I’m a single mom, with an autistic son.

11, Feb, 2021

NLRB Swats Down Amazon's Effort to Delay Union Election in Alabama

Some 5,800 workersat Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will begin voting today on whether to form a union after the National Labor Relations

08, Feb, 2021

As Amazon Union Vote Starts, AFL-CIO's Tech Think Tank Considers Future of Labor

On Monday in Alabama, more than 5,800 of them will be able to vote on whether to become the first Amazon warehouse in the United States to unionize.

08, Feb, 2021