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Todd Holden, executive board member of AFSCME Local 1072, speaks at the Labor Solidarity Picnic at Hornbake Plaza on Oct. 8, 2021.
AFSCME leadership hopes to improve relationship with USM, UMD after strained summer
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AFSCME leadership hopes to improve relationship with USM, UMD after strained summer

AFSCME Local 1072 president Amanda Dykema said union members and the university system align in many “higher-level goals,” such as conducting important research and educating the next generation. But, she said, sometimes the two disagree on how to get there.

AFSCME leadership hopes to improve relationship with USM, UMD after strained summer

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UMD will use reserve funds to cover mandated raises for union employees
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UMD will use reserve funds to cover mandated raises for union employees

University of Maryland President Darryll Pines told faculty and staff in an email Tuesday that while the university is in the process of implementing recently-negotiated pay raises for union employees, administrators will continue to evaluate the change’s effects on university finances.

UMD will use reserve funds to cover mandated raises for union employees

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Maryland union reaches agreement with USM, Gov. Wes Moore over withheld pay raises
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Maryland union reaches agreement with USM, Gov. Wes Moore over withheld pay raises

The University System of Maryland and Gov. Wes Moore agreed Tuesday to pay out the funding promised to university employees in a previously negotiated contract after months of delays.

Maryland union reaches agreement with USM, Gov. Wes Moore over withheld pay raises

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University System of Maryland (USM) agrees to pay out raises to staff after pressure from union and Governor
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University System of Maryland (USM) agrees to pay out raises to staff after pressure from union and Governor

On Tuesday, September 1, the University System of Maryland agreed to stop withholding negotiated raises from its employees.

University System of Maryland (USM) agrees to pay out raises to staff after pressure from union and Governor