State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
Sponsor: Linda Foley (District 15)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at certain public institutions of higher education; defining 'graduate assistant' as a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, Baltimore County who is a teaching, administrative, or research assistant or in a comparable position, a fellow, or a postdoctoral intern; and establishing a separate collective bargaining unit for the graduate assistants.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableUNF 9Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gobel, Christianlobbyist | AFSCME Maryland Council 3 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds, Todd | AFT Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wivell, Brianlobbyist | ATU Local 1300 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cook, Jessicalobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cano, Christopherlobbyist | SEIU Local 500 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | UAW, UMD Graduate Labor Union | UMD Graduate Labor Union / UAW | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Agnihotri, Shubh | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Diamonté | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Foley, Delegate Foleylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Foley, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Garwood, Davis | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | O'Malley, Isabel | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | O'Malley, Isabel | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Garrison, Mark | Morgan State University | Oral |
| UNF | Saunders, Lisa | Morgan State University | Position only |
| UNF | Wilson, David | Morgan State University | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Chanen, Daniel | University System of Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Wrynn, Alison | University System of Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Roxas, Sherri | University System of Maryland Office | Oral |
| UNF | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCook, JessicaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association