Greetings,

Over the summer, the state of Maryland cut more than $700 million more from its budget.  Dozens of vital public services were compromised, including police, highways, and healthcare—services provided by state employees! 

We all rely on these services.  These cuts hurt.  And they are far from over.

It looks like there will be at least another $300 million cut this year and as much as $2 billion next year.  These cuts represent the biggest threat to the quality of state services that Maryland has faced in years. We can’t cut our way out of this mess. We need to invest in our state instead of dismantling it.

The laws we need to do this are already in place.  They just need to be enforced or made permanent.

AFT has developed an Action Plan that will save Maryland millions of dollars, and lessen the need for further cutbacks, furloughs, and layoffs.

We need your support to bring this plan to the attention of the governor and state officials!

Visit the AFT-Maryland, MPEC, or AFT Healthcare-Maryland websites and read the article “Tax Reform Options for Maryland.” Click on the link that will connect you to the AFT Action Plan.

In that same article you will find a link to another report, “Analysis of Tax Year 2006,” that will explain how millions could have been saved if the AFT proposals had been implemented that year.

Take Action!

Read the reports, and then sign the AFT-Maryland State Petition (also on the homepages of the above named unions) that calls on the governor to adopt the AFT Action Plan.

Let’s move now to prevent further cuts, loss of services, and furloughs. 

You can make a difference!

Act now!