Tag: graduate labor union

UMD administration details response to federal inquiry about Chinese students, faculty

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent Darryll Pines a letter urging this university to provide details about Chinese national students.

Anastasia Merkulova
5 days ago

UMD SGA overturns president’s veto of act calling for recognition of Graduate Labor Union

Unionization would allow graduate student workers to negotiate for a contract and on working conditions, including wages and hours.

Anastasia Merkulova
March 15, 2025

This week in photos: U.S. Capitol, Prince George’s County elections and university protests

The exterior of the the U.S. Capitol building’s west side on Feb. 28, 2025. (Ryan Bowie/The Diamondback) The dome of the…

Diamondback Photo Staff
March 7, 2025

About 1000 UMD community members rally for graduate student collective bargaining rights

The Graduate Labor Union, a campus organization that advocates for collective bargaining rights for graduate workers, organized the event.

Sam Gauntt
February 27, 2025

University Senate delays decision on supporting graduate students’ right to unionize

The senate voted to send the resolution to the Senate Executive Committee for further discussion.

Keira Hardesty
December 5, 2024

UMD GSG resolution urges university to recognize graduate students’ right to unionize

This university’s administration has historically testified against bills in the Maryland General Assembly that would allow for unionization.

Oliver Mack
November 26, 2024

Hundreds of UMD graduate students rally for collective bargaining rights

A majority of graduate student workers at this university have signed union authorization cards in support of unionization, rally organizers said.

Oliver Mack
November 21, 2024

Graduate workers’ collective bargaining is a democratic right

Administrators at this university argue annually against laws to allow graduate labor unions. They don’t just respect laws blocking a union. They actively advocate for those policies to remain in place.

Guest Opinion
November 14, 2024

UMD graduate school dean Stephen Roth reflects on first year, future goals

Roth said his priorities include improving retention and graduation rates for underrepresented populations and increasing graduate student diversity.

Oliver Mack
October 21, 2024

Barefoot in the kitchen but not academia: UMD must support its parents

Being a first-generation college student could not have prepared me for the inequalities I experienced when I started my PhD program as a single mother to a 3-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter.

Autumn Perkey
October 3, 2024