UMD faculty excited about state bill that would grant unionization rights to nontenures (May 4)
topics: local, universities, non-tenure track faculty, unions, bills, University of Maryland College Park, University System of Maryland, UAM-UMD
UMD graduate students say unionization bill marks step forward, but ultimately not enough (May 4)
topics: Maryland, graduate students, unions, bills, GLU, University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University System of Maryland
University of Maryland will cut up to 150 jobs and freeze hiring (April 29)
UMD employees worry about ripple effects of hiring freeze, layoffs (May 1)
topics: local, universities, University of Maryland College Park, state funding, UAM, AFSCME
Nyumburu student ambassadors unsatisfied after meeting with UMD administrators (May 1)
topics: local, universities, University of Maryland College Park, Nyumburu Cultural Center, academic administrators, university governance
Students, faculty march on May Day demanding fair wages for GW workers (May 4)
topics: regional, universities, unions, collective action, compensation, graduate students, university employees, GWU Graduate Workers United, George Washington University
GU Community Rallies for Workers’ Rights (May 1)
https://thehoya.com/news/gu-community-rallies-for-workers-rights
topics: regional, universities, unions, faculty, students, university employees, collective action, Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition, Georgetown Coalition for Workers’ Rights, Georgetown University
Staff Union secures immigration enforcement protections in agreement with AU (April 30)
topics: regional, universities, unions, collective action, AU Staff Union, American University
Kennedy Center Ticketing Union Files Labor Charge Over Layoffs (May 4)
topics: regional, Kennedy Center, unions, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, National Labor Relations Board
Apple announces Towson retail store to close, union files unfair labor charge (May 3)
topics: Maryland, unions, Apple, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union, National Labor Relations Board
How a University’s Censorship Conference Got Censored (May 4)
https://www.404media.co/how-a-universitys-censorship-conference-got-censored
topics: national, Weber State University, academic freedom, actions against DEI programs
Unions are having a moment in publishing. Here’s why. (May 6)
https://lithub.com/unions-are-having-a-moment-in-publishing-heres-why
topics: national, unions, University of Chicago Press Workers Guild, Hachette Book Group, Catapult Books, American Library Association