Local 1072 - UMD College Park

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AFSCME's Work Highlighted in Labor Journal

The Forge is a journal dedicated to exploring labor organizing matters, and October's issue focuses on universities.

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AFSCME member Maria Ayala holds up masks

Local 1072 Distributes Masks On Campus

Today our union handed out K-N95 masks to UMD workers on campus.

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AFSCME Wins Higher Ed Oversight Hearing

AFSCME's legistlative outreach efforts bore fruit, as a joint hearing of the Budget and Tax and Appropriations subcommittees on Wednesday September 16 provided an opportunity for front line workers

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UMD Shuttle Bus (Julia Nikhinson/The Diamondback)

DOTS Drivers Deserve Safety and Respect

Recently, an AFSCME-represented bus driver was assaulted when he asked that three young people wear masks.

National AFSCME News

Already a seasoned fighter for workers, McEntee scholarship winner is just getting started
Congratulations are in order for our 2022 Gerald T. McEntee scholarship winner, WFSE’s Caiti Hall. — Jun 27
Overturning Roe v. Wade strips away ‘a foundational freedom.’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders: Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is “an attack on individual humanity, autonomy and personal liberty.” — Jun 24
Saunders, labor leaders and lawmakers push Biden for student debt relief
AFSCME President Lee Saunders called on President Joe Biden to “go big” on student debt relief. — Jun 23
Never Quit winner is California social services worker who helped solve a kidnapping
Diana Corral, an employment eligibility specialist with the Orange County, California, Social Services Agency, and president of AFSCME Local 2076 (Council 36), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Jun 22
AFSCME members rally at Ohio Capitol demanding recognition for COVID-19 work
AFSCME members are making their voices heard as they demand respect and emergency pay from Ohio lawmakers for their work throughout the pandemic. — Jun 21

WE MAKE UMD HAPPEN

As the exclusive bargaining agent for over 3400 UMD employees, AFSCME Local 1072 protects and expands workers' rights with advocacy, organizing, and action.