Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants (Graduate Assistant Collective Bargaining Fairness Act)
Sponsor: Marc Korman (District 16)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Granting collective bargaining rights to graduate assistants within the University of Maryland system, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland; and defining 'graduate assistant' as a graduate student at a certain institution who is a teaching, administrative, or research assistant, or in a comparable position, a fellow, or a postdoctoral intern.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | English, Marietta | American Federation of Teachers-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Korman, Marc | Delegate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howell, Will | Fearless Student Employees of UMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howell, Will | Fearless Student Employees of UMD | Position only |
| FAV | Lamb, Rachel | Fearless Student Employees of UMD | Position only |
| FAV | Lamb, Rachel | Fearless Student Employees of UMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shelley, Adelaida | Fearless Student Employees of UMD | Position only |
| FAV | Shelley, Adelaida | Fearless Student Employees of UMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | EDWARDS, DONNA | MD DC AFL CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Dariya | Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | FETTER, DR. STEVE | DEAN, GRADUATE SCHOOL UMCP | Position only |
| UNF | RITTLE, ALEX | PRES. GRADUATE STUDENT ASSN UMBC | Position only |
| UNF | BOUGHMAN, JOANN | UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND | Oral + Written (PDF) |