‘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.
‘Ready to fight’: UMD employees protest in latest push for more telework
Seventy-five community members protested at the main administration building Tuesday.
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.
Maryland legislature passes collective bargaining bill backed by UMD’s workers’ union
The bill permits a union representing employees at multiple University System of Maryland institutions to negotiate one “master agreement” with the system.
UMD’s witnesses testify at hearing for workers union’s labor complaint
The witnesses testified about the university's relationship with the union.
United Students Against Sweatshops pushes UMD to bargain with workers union
Students in USAS handed out masks to union workers at McKeldin Library.
Maryland lawmakers and USM employees speak on collective bargaining bill at hearing
The bill would allow a union representing multiple institutions to negotiate a “master agreement” with the system.
By neglecting grad students with kids, UMD shows its apathy toward the hardest workers
Grad students are already mistreated. Refusing fair parental accommodations is just cruel.
UMD assistant human resources vice president to leave post
Jewel Washington will become the chief human resources officer at the University of Texas at Arlington.
UMD student group spends day calling Pines’ office to intensify push for union bargaining
The group made about 30 calls.
