UMD staff union protests hiring freeze, prospective layoffs (May 7)
https://dbknews.com/2026/05/07/umd-staff-protests-hiring-freeze-layoffs
topics: local, universities, university employees, unions, collective action, AFSCME, University of Maryland College Park
UMD SGA urges university to address Nyumburu student ambassador demands (May 8)
topics: local, universities, University of Maryland College Park, Nyumburu Cultural Center, academic administrators, university governance
Maryland’s oldest HBCU will cut 79 positions to close $18 million deficit (May 7)
topics: Maryland, universities, HBCUs, university employees, state funding, Bowie State University
Maryland-Based RBmedia Lays Off 22 Workers Amid Union Contract Negotiations (May 7)
topics: Maryland, unions, union busting, RBmedia, Communications Workers of America
Faction of GW Hospital nurses file petition to disaffiliate from union (May 4)
topics: regional, unions, District of Columbia Nurses Association, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, GW Hospital, National Labor Relations Board
RA Union Files Federal Labor Charges Against GU (May 4)
https://thehoya.com/news/ra-union-files-federal-labor-charges-against-gu
topics: regional, universities, students, resident assistants, unions, Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition, Georgetown University, National Labor Relations Board
University Claims Withholding Water From Nuclear Weapons Data Center Is ‘Unlawfully Discriminatory’ to Data Centers (May 8)
topics: national, universities, University of Michigan, Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority
Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals (May 5)
https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-workers-vote-to-unionize-over-military-ai-deals
topics: national, unions, Google, DeepMind
ALA Workers Make Progress Toward Labor Union (May 12)
topics: national, unions, libraries, American Library Association, ALA Workers United, AFSCME
US workers overwhelmingly support union-backed policies on AI, poll says (May 12)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/workers-ai-policy-unions
topics: national, unions, AFL-CIO, data