UMD hasn’t established a compact against Trump despite University Senate vote (November 17)
topics: local, universities, faculty, university governance, University of Maryland College Park, University Senate, collective action
Hopkins police accused of union busting as Baltimore organizers push for city oversight (November 18)
topics: Maryland, universities, graduate students, unions, Teachers and Researchers United, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University Police Department
Johns Hopkins University has spent nearly double on lobbyists since Trump took office (November 17)
topics: Maryland, universities, federal funding, Johns Hopkins University
Prince George’s County gained federal workers from January to March amid layoffs (November 19)
topics: local, federal workers, federal government shutdown
Baltimore County Public Library lays off 14 part-time employees (November 14)
Baltimore County reinstates 14 part-time librarians after abrupt mass firings (November 15)
Baltimore County library CEO faces backlash after abrupt librarian layoffs and rehiring (November 18)
topics: Maryland, libraries, library workers, Baltimore County Public Library, IAM Local 4538
BABJ, NABJ press WJZ-TV for action after allegations of racism and sexual harassment (November 18)
topics: Maryland, Baltimore Association of Black Journalists, WJZ-TV, workplace safety
[GWU] students warn stalled DEI initiatives, downplayed diversity messaging signal institutional rollback (November 17)
topics: regional, universities, actions targeting DEI programs, George Washington University
Harrisburg Area Community College and faculty tentatively agree to a contract (November 18)
topics: national, community colleges, faculty, unions, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg Area Community College Education Association
Penn State graduate students overwhelming vote in favor of unionizing (November 13)
topics: national, graduate students, universities, unions, Pennsylvania State University, CGE-UAW
Former U.Va. President Details Justice Department Pressure That Led to Ouster (November 14)
topics: national, academic administrators, federal funding, University of Virginia, Department of Justice
Texas A&M system approves new policy that could limit ‘race or gender ideology’ courses (November 13, updated November 14)
topics: national, universities, cooperation, Texas A&M University, university governance, actions targeting DEI programs
Trump blocked from gutting Voice of America collective bargaining rights (November 14)
topics: national, Voice of America, unions, lawsuits against the federal government, Voice of America Employees Union, AFGE, AFSCME
House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees (November 17)
topics: national, federal workers, unions
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H. (November 15)
topics: national, federal funding, research funding, National Endowment for the Humanities
K-12 moving to Labor as Trump administration accelerates bid to dismantle Education Department (November 18)
topics: national, Education Department, Department of Labor, federal funding
‘Don’t Buy Starbucks!’ Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions (November 13)
topics: national, unions, strikes, boycott, Starbucks, Starbucks Workers United
(note for many campus locations: What ‘We Proudly Serve Starbucks’ Signs Actually Mean)