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Help us Get Out the Vote!

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We are also canvassing neighborhoods with Labor-to-Labor Door-to-Door walks, Wednesday evenings and Saturdays. We are union members talking to other union members, encouraging our brothers & sisters to come out to vote on November 4th.

Schedules and contact information are below. Come out and join us!

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Union Night at the Movies: Koch Brothers Exposed

Join AFT-Maryland on Tuesday, Oct. 14th for a viewing of Koch Brothers Exposed, Brave New Films' documentary on the Koch Brothers and their influence on American elections.

From Robert Greenwald, the award-winning director of Outfoxed: Rupert Murdock's War on Journalism, and Walmart: The High Cost of a Low Price.

Tuesday, October 14th, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
BTU/AFT-Maryland Headquarters
5800 Metro Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215

Free popcorn & soda!
RSVP to Todd Reynolds by 10/13: (410) 764-3030, or treynolds@aftmd.org.

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MD Governor's Debate Viewing Party, 10/7

AFT-Maryland will host a viewing party for the Brown & Hogan Gubernatorial Debate, Tuesday, October 7th, at the Baltimore Teachers Union Headquarters. 

Join your union sisters and brothers as we watch the two candidates for governor- including Labor-endorsed Anthony Brown- engage in the final debate before the general election. Food and soft drinks will be provided.

Tuesday, Oct. 7th
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Baltimore Teachers Union HQ
5800 Metro Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215

Call AFT-Maryland with any questions about the event: (410) 764-3030, or email Todd Reynolds, Political Coordinator, at treynolds@aftmd

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AFTMD joins rally for Social Security and Medicare

AFT Maryland affiliates including members of the Baltimore Teachers Union and the City Union of Baltimore joined with AFT National and other labor unions and progressive organizations at a Sept. 18 rally on Capitol Hill to protect seniors' hard earned benefits. Speakers included Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Keith Ellison (D-MN).

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Put Seniors First Rally, 9/18/14

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Stand up to GOP policies that hurt seniors.

Join us as we stand up for seniors. Thursday September 18, the “Put Seniors First” Rally at 1:30 pm on Capitol Hill. Help us protect Social Security and Medicare from benefit cuts, privatization and vouchers.  Click for

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Go Orange Day, Thurs. Sept. 4th

September is Hunger Action Month, and Thursday, September 4th is “Go Orange Day” in Baltimore. How are you and your community affected by hunger?

  • Show that you care about the issue of hunger by wearing the official color of hunger awareness and action. 
  • Share your Go Orange Day photos with the Maryland Food Bank by using #BeAVoiceMFB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. 
  • Visit www.mdfoodbank.org/hunger-action-month to find creative ways to engage and take action against hunger.


Taken From the Rawlings-Blake Review Issue #215, Friday, August 22, 2014.

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