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Stating our mission to the MSD Administration

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Dear MSD Administration: We are writing this letter to declare that staff at Maryland School for the Deaf have come together to strengthen our union and to exercise our right to collective bargaining. After years of salary freezes and other challenges within our school, we believe that faculty and staff should have a greater voice in decisions at MSD. We believe in MSD and we hold deeply the values of equity and excellence in education that characterize our school’s mission. We believe... CLICK TO READ MORE

Why are YOU Voting Yes?

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Our local union, the Maryland School for the Deaf Faculty and Staff Association, Local 4828, believes we should have a union with Collective Bargaining Rights! If you agree, please tell us why! Use this form to share a video or photo of yourself explaining why you think faculty and staff at MSD deserve a union with collective bargaining rights. MORE

Activists Seek Full Funding for MSD from the State

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The Faculty and staff for the Maryland School for the Deaf (MSDFSA Local 4828) are hard at work to get Governor Hogan to do what is right and fully fund the Maryland School for the Deaf. The school is one of the premier institutions serving students with unique capabilities and the faculty and staff of that institution are among the best and brightest in the nation. Unfortunately, resources have not always been shared with the institution and the faculty and staff have been using collective action to address the apparent neglect.

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Town Hall: Understanding Workers' Comp and COVID-19

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Understanding Workers' Comp
and Maryland Presumptive Language on COVID-19.

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
via Zoom Webinar.

 

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Maryland’s Unsung Heroes On The Front Line: Deborah Hill

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MSDFSA Meets with Sen. Paul Pinsky

As the 2020 Maryland Legislative Session approaches, the unions of AFT-Maryland are working to ensure their agendas are front and center on the minds of legislators. The Maryland School for the Deaf Faculty and Staff Association (MSD) is one of the unions who have been active lately to ensure their members concerns are addressed by the General Assembly. The union is working on ensuring that its members are included on the career teacher career ladder that will be a part of the Blueprint for Maryland Schools (Kirwan Commission) legislation. MSD VP Jackie Gruers and a delegation of AFT-Maryland

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