Link Roundup – 1 Oct

UMD dashboard tracking 25 demands made by Black student leaders remains unpublished (September 30)

topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, students, actions targeting DEI programs

 

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to stealing wages from workers on UMD construction projects (September 29)

topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, wage theft

 

Ukrainian researcher’s future in doubt as Trump administration’s new H-1B visa fees hit Hopkins, UMD (September 27) 

topics: Maryland, universities, University of Maryland College Park, Johns Hopkins University, research funding, visas

 

Bomb threats against HBCUs, public universities continue (September 30)

topics: Maryland, national, universities, HBCUs, Morgan State University, Towson University

 

Maryland trimming 500 state jobs through buyouts, eliminating vacancies (September 29)

topics: Maryland, layoffs, state economy

 

Maryland officials work to set up supports for federal workers during ‘scary time’ (September 30)

topics: Maryland, national, federal government shutdown, federal workers

 

Leaks, mold and more: MCPS staff says building conditions are unacceptable (September 26)

topics: Maryland, Montgomery County Public Schools, workplace safety, SEIU Local 500

 

Baltimore Sun Guild journalists face a gag order imposed by owner David Smith (September 30)

topics: Maryland, unions, Baltimore Sun Guild

 

AFSCME Council 3 lost $1 million of membership funds in “phishing scam,” government documents reveal (September 26)

topics: Maryland, unions, AFSCME Council 3

 

Khan Suri Asks Appeals Court to Reject Redetention (September 29)

topics: regional, universities, postdoctoral, Georgetown University, visa revocations

 

Judge Rules Trump’s Targeting of Pro-Palestine International Students Unconstitutional, Siding With Harvard AAUP (September 30)

topics: national, universities, Harvard University, AAUP, lawsuits against the federal government

 

Federal Bureau of Prisons Ends Union Protections for Workers (September 26)

topics: national, federal workers, Federal Bureau of Prisons, unions, Council of Prison Locals

 

Canada Post is on strike. Here’s what you need to know (September 26)

topics: international, unions, strikes, Canada Post

 

Unionized workers at airports nationwide launch strike (October 1)

topics: international, Korea, unions, strikes, Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union