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)

https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-library-system-layoffs-WYEHHPEZSZBTVKXX7YQHYJ4YBU

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)

https://www.ncronline.org/news/st-johns-university-says-it-no-longer-recognizes-faculty-unions-after-56-years

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