UMD GSG calls for review of leave of absence policy
The GSG also passed a resolution that calls on the university’s administration to phase out the athletics fee for graduate students.
GSG’s October meeting brings discussions on collective bargaining, cannabis referendum
Members of Fearless Student Employees joined the GSG Friday to discuss collective bargaining rights for graduate students.
Calls for higher wages, lighter workload dominate USAS workers’ forum
The desire for a pay increase among non-exempt workers has been reignited with a recent release of a financial analysis commissioned by this university’s AAUP chapter.
New UMD AAUP financial analysis finds student fees keep athletics profitable
The analysis commissioned by the university's chapter of the American Association of University Professors also found that hiring of tenure-track faculty has gone down.
UMD grad students, faculty testify for collective bargaining rights across USM
Collective bargaining rights would allow graduate assistants to unionize and negotiate working conditions such as hours, pay and leave.
Grad students’ collective bargaining bill divides UMD
Similar bills have been taken to the Maryland legislature 8 times and killed in the past 20 years.