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A supermajority of graduate workers at UMD College Park have signed authorization cards to join UMD Graduate Labor Union - UAW, action by the Maryland General Assembly is now required. Graduate worker...

University of Maryland graduate students are being priced out of College Park rentals, forcing them farther from campus and cutting into time for teaching, research and coursework. Campus and city off...

Are we, the graduate workers of this university, not deserving of the same labor rights enjoyed by nearly every other class of public employees in the state of Maryland?

UMD, MPower Funds Combine to Help Preserve Institutional Capabilities, Lab Operations and More

Higher education is under attack from a federal administration that seeks to undermine our research infrastructure for political gain. Faculty at UMD conducting crucial research in fields like climate...

Graduate workers at the University of Maryland rallied in College Park demanding union recognition, citing low pay and limited protections compared to the county’s cost of living.

Guest columnists Albane Thery and Geronimo Velazquez argue that unionization can help address the specific challenges faced by international Postdocs and Research Associates at Penn.

Here is the open letter we are asking our allies in higher education to sign on to. We will periodically update signatories in the document. It would be very helpful to us if you can provide your full...

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

More than 300 staffers signed a letter to the NIH director urging him to stop politically motivated cuts to research grants.

Penn's postdoctoral workers and research associates want to unionize — like the grad student workers did. But the university is putting obstacles in their way, say Marshall Padilla and Emily Perkins.

One week before Thanksgiving, one week after a union action, and one year into bargaining our first contract, ACLU-D.C. management unlawfully laid off two union members, or nearly 15% of our bargainin...

University administrators say they will not recognize the bargaining unit without legislation requiring it.

As the US and China jockey for dominance, anti-Chinese bigotry is driving visa denials for students and scholars.

Please email UMD administrators and tell them why you support our demands regarding immigrant rights outlined in the letter here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-umd-to-support-immigrant-rights

Please take a few minutes to send a pre-written letter to your representative and senator: Tell them to demand SMART apprentice Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's return to the United States! Background ...