UMD, USM union members rally in Annapolis for better pay, binding arbitration (February 18)
topics: local, AFSCME, University of Maryland College Park, University System of Maryland
A year into federal attacks on diversity, UMD community is still rocked by effects (February 20)
topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, actions against DEI programs
Here’s how UMD graduate, international students are still grappling with federal changes (February 24)
topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, graduate students, international students, federal funding
UMD warns federal changes could impact students’ financial aid (February 19)
topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, undergraduate students, federal funding, financial aid, student loans, Pell grants
Howard County union blasts termination of 55 librarian support staffers (February 24)
topics: Maryland, library workers, unions, libraries, Howard County Library System, Howard County Library Workers United
St. John’s University says it no longer recognizes faculty unions after 56 years (February 23)
topics: national, faculty, universities, unions, St. John’s University, American Association of University Professors
In a historic vote, Tennessee Volkswagen workers get their first union contract (February 19)
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5711458/union-uaw-volkswagen-tennessee-contract-vote
topics: national, unions, United Auto Workers, Volkswagen
New York Nurses’ Strike Ends After 6 Weeks as Last Holdouts Approve Deal (February 21)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/nyregion/nyc-nurses-strike-ends.html
topics: national, unions, strikes, New York State Nurses Association
Unions Held the Line in 2025 Membership Numbers (February 19)
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2026/02/unions-held-line-2025-membership-numbers
topics: national, unions, data