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Attention State Employees: Your Pension is at Risk!

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has submitted a budget that calls for reducing the state’s contribution to the employees’pension plan by $100 million dollars a year!

Join the Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) & AFT Healthcare—Maryland

Thurs., February 20th, From 11:00 until 2:00 p.m.
300 West Preston Street Auditorium

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That’s right. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has submitted a budget that calls for reducing the state’s contribution to the pension plan by $100 million dollars a year.

That’s not fair! Click here to tell your legislators to vote against cutting the state's contribution to the pension fund.

Two years ago, that state required you to increase your contribution to the employee pension fund. In return, the legislature promised to contribute $300 million per year to that fund. Now, Governor O’Malley is breaking that promise. There are several problems with the governor’s proposal:

AFT locals, AFT Healthcare-Maryland, MPEC, and MCEA joined other labor organizations in Annapolis March 1st to share testimonies from retirees on the effects of changes to their pensions and healthcare.

The following is a listing of retirement and pension legislation, and other bills of interest to union members.

The following bills which address educational issues are being monitored by AFT-Maryland lobbyist and staff

The following is a listing of the healthcare legislation being monitored by AFT-Maryland lobbyists and staff.