AFT Maryland is a statewide teachers’ union with 18,000 members affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the AFL-CIO, both of which are organizations that wield significant power on the political left. AFT Maryland’s most notable local affiliate is the Baltimore Teachers Union, and most of the group’s local unions are located near Baltimore City. The union also represents college professors, school nurses, and other non-education public employees including employees in the Baltimore City Department of Public Works. The Maryland-AFT is significantly smaller in size than the Maryland State Education Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, which has over 75,000 members and a higher profile in state politics in Maryland. AFT-Maryland endorses candidates for office, mostly in Baltimore. In 2024, it exclusively endorsed Democrats, including Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott (D). 0){ let parent=divs[divs.length-1].parentNode; let footer=divs[divs.length-1]; delete divs[divs.length-1]; for (let i=2; i