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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.

We Proudly Celebrate Black History Month

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Maria Elena Durazo on the Ballot for California State Senate

Longtime labor activist and leader Maria Elena Durazo is a familiar and beloved name to hundreds of thousands of union members and working people.

11, May, 2018

AFL-CIO Launches Study of State of Work and of Unions

Saying workers are buffeted by automation, globalization and robotics, which threaten high joblessness, and firms robbing them of bargaining power to fight back and get jobs in the looming new economy, the AFL-CIO launched a year-long study of the state of work and the state of U.S. unions.

07, May, 2018

AFL-CIO: TPP Failed Workers and Deserved to Die

The Trans-Pacific Partnership died because it ultimately failed America’s working families. Instead of addressing the economic devastation wreaked by wrong-headed trade deals, the TPP doubled down on a failed, corporate-driven ideology.

07, May, 2018

Teacher Pay Is So Low in Some U.S. School Districts That They’re Recruiting Overseas

As walkouts by teachers protesting low pay and education funding shortfalls spread across the country, the small but growing movement to recruit teachers from overseas is another sign of the difficul

03, May, 2018

We Can Expect More from Teachers When We Pay Them Like Pros

Never before has there been so much labor unrest in America’s public schools.

01, May, 2018

The Living Standards of Public Servants

When we fail to invest in public services, living standards decline and communities suffer — overcrowded classrooms, understaffed prisons and more.

01, May, 2018