UMD students, staff advocate for $22 minimum wage
The university’s United Students Against Sweatshops chapter president Grace Orellana launched the Time for 22 campaign in the fall 2022 semester.
Late hours, lack of safety measures headline concerns for UMD CAs
Some CAs had issues with shift policies and hoped for stronger safety resources.
UMD student employees voice concerns over work-life balance, wages in USAS survey
The anonymous survey investigated the experiences of student workers on campus.
UMD students rally in support of Campus Village Shoppes
Students said they are worried about a trend in College Park development to prioritize expensive student apartment buildings and corporate stores over small, minority-owned businesses.
USAS teach-in highlights continued calls for higher minimum wage, unionization at UMD
After successfully fighting to make the minimum wage for employees at this university $15 per hour, USAS has moved its focus to advocating for an increase to $22.65 per hour.
UMD workers advocate for living wage, right to unionize
The labor picnic brought together members of United Students Against Sweatshops, Fearless Student Employees, the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1072.
UMD student group spends day calling Pines’ office to intensify push for union bargaining
The group made about 30 calls.
This student group is rallying behind UMD union employees
Members of United Students Against Sweatshops want students to become more aware of employee issues on the campus.