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Read Rigby Phillips of the Graduate Labor Union’s Legislative Team in The Diamondback on why graduate assistants have the right to decide for themselves whether they want to a union…

On September 21st, UMD AAUP joined with UMD’s Graduate Labor Union and the campus Local 1072 of AFSCME in a rally ahead of the University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents meeting on September 22nd…

The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed UMD AAUP and Fearless Student Employees in the wake of hearings on a collective bargaining bill that would dramatically reshape labor relations at the University System of Maryland campuses, Morgan State University, and St. Mary’s College of Maryland…

Dr. Karin Rosemblatt, President of UMD AAUP and professor of History at the University of Maryland, is featured in Maryland Matters, discussing collective bargaining and the benefits it could bring to institutions of highter education in the state of Maryland…

Between November 3rd and 7th UMD AAUP members voted on whether to move forward with a campaign for collective bargaining rights for all faculty (including librarians and postdoctoral associates) in…

Our survey of our members at the start of the Fall 2022 semester revealed a high level of concern regarding classroom transmission of COVID19, and the unilateral decision by UMD…

On April 22nd, 2022, UMD AAUP presented the results of our comprehensive independent financial analysis of the University of Maryland, College Park. Led by university finance expert Professor Howard Bunsis…

We received an overwhelming response from our members last month when we surveyed you on the university leadership’s abrupt decision to drop classroom mask protections. As we outline in our…

We are excited to present the results of the UMD AAUP-commissioned comprehensive financial analysis of UMD College Park on Friday, April 22nd at 2pm. Professor Howard Bunsis, a distinguished professor…