Maryland University Workers Demand Fairness | Baltimore News

Over 6,000 Maryland university employees are staging a major protest after the University System of Maryland allegedly broke a contract by withholding promised wage increases and laying off nearly 100 workers — including long-term employee Daisy McDowell, who was blindsided and now faces financial ruin. The AFSCME union has filed formal charges and is pursuing legal action to force the system to honor the agreement, funded and approved by state lawmakers, set to take effect July 1. With the university refusing to comment on pending litigation, the union is making it clear: they won’t back down until workers get the raises and support they were promised. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e17f6e245b921cb5