Maryland
Baltimore May Day: Made in the U.S.A.
May 10, 2011Demonstators denounced corporate and Republican union busting and called for a stepped-up fight to defend union rights, Social Security, and Medicare.
Read moreYoung trade unionists mark Baltimore “We Are One” Day
April 7, 2011Unity to defeat the attack on workers was the theme, with Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke keynoting, at the Young Trade Unionists event.
Read moreRichard Trumka, 10,000 union members flood Maryland State Capitol
March 15, 2011More than 10,000 union members and supporters swarmed the State Capitol in here to protest proposed changes to teacher's pensions and to respond to the recent assault on unions in Wisconsin.
Read moreMaryland faces $1.2 billion in new cuts
January 10, 2011While taxes on the rich are set to expire, increased taxes on gas and alcohol, which would disproportionately affect working people, are under consideration.
Read moreLaborers say: Build America so America works
August 4, 2010BALTIMORE - In the shadow of the Wilkens Ave. Bridge, one of Maryland's 372 "structurally deficient bridges," more than 200 workers rallied Aug. 2 to "Build Maryland so Maryland Works."
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