Area IV Meetings for 2017 are scheduled as follows:
1st Quarter: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Mountain Gate Restaurant
2nd Quarter: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Location to be determined
3rd Quarter: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Penn Alps Restaurant
4th Quarter: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Western Sizzlin
Join AFT-Maryland for
LOBBY NIGHT IN ANNAPOLIS
Monday, January 30th, 2017
Buses will depart from AFT-Maryland at 5:15 p.m.
4701 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215
Sandwiches & Soft drinks will be provided on the bus.
For more information and to RESERVE YOUR SEAT on the bus, contact Todd Reynolds (443)320-4719 or treynolds@aftmd.org.
IN ADDITION....
All meeting times are at 6:00 p.m.
Locations to be determined.
MCEA held its 81st annual convention on October 8, 2016. The meeting was called to order by MCEA President, Linda Day. This year's convention was held at the Diamondz Event Center located in Baltimore City. President Day welcomed and addressed the huge crowd of delegates who travelled from all four corners of the state to conduct the business of MCEA.
MCEA's team of professionals met with employees of Towson University to explain the many benefits of union membership. Over the summer months MCEA has sponsored meetings with the employees in an effort to inform them of their rights as state employees.
The next Area 4 quarterly meeting will be held as follows:
When: Thursday, December 15 at 6:30 P.M.
Where: Western Sizzlin', 17567 York Road, Hagerstown, Md. 21740
MCEA President, Linda Day attended the Comptrollers Labor Advisory Council on September 28, 2016. Labor leaders from across the state participated in a roundtable discussion with Maryland's Comptroller, the Honorable Peter Franchot.
The 2016 AFT National Convention in Minneapolis, MN was one for the ages. Not only was it the 100th anniversary of the union, but there were a number of high profile elected officials and social justice activists that addressed the convention. The members even took to the streets themselves to put the rhetoric into action.
The second day of the AFT National Convention in Minneapolis, MN was one that focused on human and civil rights. Important national figures such as Rashard Robinson from Color of Change and Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin both addressed the convention.Day One of the AFT biannual National Convention got off to a rousing start. Delegates and visitors from all across the nation convened on Minneapolis, MN, for the 100th anniversary of the organization (#AFT100).