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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"54601","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image media-image-right","style":"width: 224.063px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;"}}]]Statement from City Union of Baltimore President Antoinette Ryan-Johnson on the SCOTUS Decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31

Today, judicial activists on the Supreme Court sided with corporate interest to weaken public sector unions by significantly reducing funding and creating incentives to erode Union membership with their ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31. But, as always, we will stand firm against the headwinds of decades long, anti-union sentiment, because our members know: In unity there is strength.

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The Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans held a statewide meeting at the Baltimore Teachers Union. The group gathered to discuss a number of issues pertinent to members of the organization. Retirees from the City Union of Baltimore and the Baltimore Teachers Union made up a significant number of those in attendance. Retirees from other AFL-CIO unions including AFSCME and SEIU were also in attendance.

The group discussed a number of issues including health care costs as well as the upcoming Maryland election season. Members had a chance to review the AFL-CIO recommendations and

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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"54199","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image media-image-right","style":"width: 33%; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: right;"}}]]City Union of Baltimore will be hosting a Student Debt Clinic on June 29, 2018. Space is limited; attendees MUST RSVP: 
http://aft.to/StudentDebtClinicRSVP

(This event was originally scheduled for June 1, 2018, and postponed to the 29th.)

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Important Dates for the 2018 Primary Election:

  • June 5, 2018: Deadline to register to vote in the Primary Election
  • June 14-21, 2018: Early Voting for the Primary Election
  • June 26, 2018: Primary Election Day

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It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. On behalf of the City Union of Baltimore, I send our deepest condolences to Mr. Kamenetz’s family and friends during this difficult time.

Antoinette Ryan-Johnson, President
City Union of Baltimore, Local #800, AFT, AFL-CIO

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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"53524","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image media-image-right","style":"width: 160.391px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;"}}]]City Union of Baltimore participated in the Mayor's Spring Cleanup event. This was Baltimore’s 19th annual spring cleaning event, which encourages neighbors throughout the City to work together to sweep, rake, and plant.

For more photos, visit our Facebook page!

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