Maryland Teachers and Researchers

Adjunct & Grad Employee Organizing News

November 2010: We've updated our FAQ page to respond to VP Ann Wylie's claims about grad unionization. Read about it here.

June 2009: Annapolis to investigate the working conditions of graduate and adjunct employees in the University of Maryland System; first step to possible unionization for graduate assistants and adjunct faculty at UMD. Read about it here.

May 2009: In a landslide decision, grad assistants at Florida State University vote to unionize, becoming 30th recognized grad employee union in US. Read about it here.

May 2009: Adjunct and non-tenure track faculty unionize at Michigan State University. Read about it here.

February 2009: A New Grad Employee Union at Central Michigan Read about it Here.

For a broader look at Grad Employee Organinizing, Check out this.

Grad Employee Activism Student Labor Week of Action.

Events for Grad Employees on Campus

Tenants Rights Workshop (Offered by Grad Student Legal Aid Office and the GSG), Wednesday April 22nd, 4:30pm, Edgar Allen Poe Room, 2nd Floor of Stamp Student Union

Personal Finance for Grad Students (by the GSG with Professor Jinhee Kim), April 24, noon, Thurgood Marshall Room of the Stamp, RSVP to the GSG

The Membership Form

Why sign a membership form?

The more members we have, the stronger we are as an organization. We need to show strength and numbers in order for University administrators and other decisionmakers to listen to us and to take the unionization effort seriously. Click here to download the MTR membership form in PDF format. You will need Acrobat Reader or similar software to open this file. All grad students at UMCP are welcome to join.

Mailing your form

Please mail your completed, signed form to:

Maryland Teachers and Researchers
4423 Lehigh Road
PMB 724
College Park, MD 20742

Or, send your completed, signed form to your Department Coordinator, or to any member of the Interim Organizing Committee.

Contributing

There are currently no dues, however a donation would greatly help the organization. Please send a check made out to Maryland Teachers and Researchers to the following address:

Maryland Teachers and Researchers
4423 Lehigh Road
PMB 724
College Park, MD 20742

Also, check out the Maryland Teachers and Researchers group on Facebook.