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With Teamsters Support, Maryland Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings
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 Apr. 30, 2026 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | (Click image to view.) Maryland Teamsters are celebrating the passage of SB 417/HB 45, legislation authored by Delegate Joe Vogel (D – Gaithersburg), which bans mandatory attendance for workers at captive audience meetings. These meetings are employer-sponsored propaganda sessions designed to discourage workers from organizing. “We started fighting for this bill three years ago because banning this undemocratic practice is a moral imperative — not just for the labor movement, but for everyone in our state who cares about economic justice,” said Sean Cedenio, President of Teamsters Joint Council 62 in Baltimore. Maryland is the 14th state to ban mandatory captive audience meetings. Teamsters
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