It’s time for the university to prioritize a $15 minimum wage for students
Student labor makes this university run. They deserve the respect of a living wage.
To form a more equitable economy, exploitive independent contracting must end
As consumers, workers and voters, we need to recognize the validity and struggles of misclassified independent contractors.
Workers must connect with each other to improve labor solidarity
The only real option for workers fighting toward decent conditions is to listen to each other.
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.
UMD’s witnesses testify at hearing for workers union’s labor complaint
The witnesses testified about the university's relationship with the union.
State labor board moves unfair labor practice complaint against UMD forward
The union that represents this university’s workers filed the complaint in July.
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.
The NBA is in crisis. Here’s how its players union should respond.
How can the NBA's response to the pandemic be fair to its players?
Medicare For All Who Want It will keep union workers fighting for healthcare
Buttigieg’s healthcare plan isn't about worker choice but employer power.