UMD employees push for alert system to include extreme heat warnings
In College Park, across June, July and August, there were 14 days where the maximum temperature was 90 degrees or above.
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.
UMD workers’ union speaks out on unsafe work conditions in first state labor board hearing
The board is having hearings throughout the week.
UMD workers are essential. The campus community must fight for them.
UMD can’t keep treating its service and maintenance staff as disposable.
UMD housekeepers file complaint with labor board over inadequate conditions amid COVID-19
“[The university] was not working with us in good faith to develop policies and procedures," a union organizer said last month.
As housekeepers fall ill without AC, UMD announces new measures to improve conditions
The union that represents UMD workers remains unsatisfied.
UMD shut off AC in many dorms to combat moisture. Housekeepers are falling ill without it.
The union that represents workers on campus says it has heard from several employees who have sought medical attention after working without air conditioning.
Preventable deaths can’t become the norm at UMD
OUR VIEW: In its poor communication about adenovirus, UMD has shown a disregard for students.