State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections) (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; defining 'graduate assistant' as a graduate student 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 (55)
MGA witness listFAV 45FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gobel, Christianlobbyist | AFSCME Maryland Council 3 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds, Taylor | AFT-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wivell, Brianlobbyist | ATU Local 1300 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Duncan Evans, Cristina E | Baltimore Teachers Union | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cook, Jessicalobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cook, Jessicalobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Manevich, Dorothy | Motgomery County Women's Democractic Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levinstein, Marjorie | NIH Fellows United - UAW 2750 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cano, Christopherlobbyist | SEIU Local 500 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cano, Christopherlobbyist | SEIU Local 500 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buglak, Danielle | UAW 2750 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Tim | UAW Region 8 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Corona, Caitlin | UAW2750 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Farris, Jaden | USM Student Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abukhdeir, Mohammad | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Agnihotri, Shubh | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ayna, Bakican | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bai, Yunhui | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bazzi, Kinan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chatelaine, Haley | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Christenson, Sam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Kennedy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hausmann, Henry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lankes, Riley | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McDonald, Claire | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morse, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Motevalli-Aliabadi, Peymaan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Popova, Caspar | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ravi, Pavan Raj | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reisner, Charles | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Russell, Jenna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sheikh, Riona | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Solarin, Mofi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Urena, Alina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Verma, Anjali | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ying, Rose | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zeng, Yun | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zheng, Lixin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ventriglia, emilya | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Garrison, Dr. Mark | Morgan State University | Oral |
| UNF | Wilson, President, David K. | Morgan State University | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lewis, Jazz | The University of Maryland, College Park | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Monteiro, Paul | UMBC | 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 | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Majure, Lydia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AFT-MarylandFAV 1
ATU Local 1300FAV 1
SEIU Local 500FAV 2
UAW 2750FAV 1
UAW Region 8FAV 1
UAW2750FAV 1
UMBCUNF 1
USM Student CouncilFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCook, JessicaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVCook, JessicaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association