USM workers can now bargain under one contract after legislature overrides Hogan’s veto Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed a bill earlier this year. Shifra Dayak December 6, 2021
Board of Regents recommends $15 minimum wage for union-represented workers across USM The potential increase does not apply to contractors or student employees. Shifra Dayak December 3, 2021
Informe de AFSCME encuentra disparidades salariales por raza y género en las escuelas de USM El informe muestra que los hombres blancos en el sistema tienen los salarios medios más altos en promedio, mientras que las mujeres hispanas tienen los más bajos. Equipo de The Diamondback October 29, 2021
AFSCME report finds wage disparities by race and gender at USM schools The report shows that white men in the system have the highest median salaries on average while Hispanic women have the lowest. Shifra Dayak October 21, 2021
At picnic, UMD labor groups call for more worker protections Representatives from AFSCME 1072 Local and other campus groups advocated for worker hazard pay, higher wages and more. Shifra Dayak October 9, 2021
Trabajadores sindicalizados de UMD se movilizan por un salario mínimo de $15, el pago por riesgo pandémico Los empleados llevan meses luchando por estas medidas, entre otras. Equipo de The Diamondback August 19, 2021
UMD union workers rally for $15 minimum wage, pandemic hazard pay Employees have been fighting for these measures, among others, for months. Shifra Dayak August 6, 2021
‘Underpaid and left behind’: UMD bus drivers protest for better working conditions More than 50 people gathered to protest for better maintenance of buses and hazard pay for DOTS employees. Shifra Dayak July 29, 2021
‘Ready to fight’: UMD employees protest in latest push for more telework Seventy-five community members protested at the main administration building Tuesday. Shifra Dayak July 14, 2021
More than 550 UMD employees sign petition demanding expanded access to telework "Restricting telework at this time ignores effects of the pandemic that still rule over many aspects of our lives," the petition said. Shifra Dayak June 11, 2021