USM workers can now bargain under one contract after legislature overrides Hogan’s veto
Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed a bill earlier this year.
Frustrated by UMD’s approach to strategic plan, a group of professors is making its own
This university's chapter of the American Association of University Professors says the university-led plan doesn't prioritize the right goals.
UMD union workers rally for $15 minimum wage, pandemic hazard pay
Employees have been fighting for these measures, among others, for months.
‘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.
HB 486 offers common-sense solutions for workers. It’s not surprising UMD opposes it.
Why won't UMD back basic support for workers?