SB 166

State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants and Postdoctoral Associates

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants and postdoctoral associates at a system institution, Morgan State University, or St. Mary's College of Maryland; and establishing separate collective bargaining units for the graduate assistants and postdoctoral associates.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds, Todd	AFT Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	McMillan, Michael	Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Foley, Alexandra	International Union, UAW	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levinstein, Marjorie	NIH Fellows United - UAW 2750	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Farris, Jaden	University System of Maryland Student Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lucker, Joshua	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Majure, Lydia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, Colin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, Colin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Wilson, David	Morgan State University	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Perman, Jay	University System of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Roth, Stephen	University of Maryland	Oral
UNF	Allen, Rondall	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Oral
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

AFSCME Maryland Council 3FAV 1

AFT MarylandFAV 1

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300FAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

International Union, UAWFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

Morgan State UniversityUNF 1

NIH Fellows United - UAW 2750FAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

University of MarylandUNF 1

University of Maryland Eastern ShoreUNF 1

University System of MarylandUNF 1

University System of Maryland Student CouncilFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGobel, ChristianAFSCME Maryland Council 3Registered for: AFSCME Council 3

FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500