Maryland Teachers and Researchers

Adjunct & Grad Employee Organizing News

June 2009: Annapolis to investigate the working conditions of graduate and adjunct employees in the University of Maryland System; first step to possible unionization for graduate assistants and adjunct faculty at UMD. Read about it here.

May 2009: In a landslide decision, grad assistants at Florida State University vote to unionize, becoming 30th recognized grad employee union in US. Read about it here.

May 2009: Adjunct and non-tenure track faculty unionize at Michigan State University. Read about it here.

February 2009: A New Grad Employee Union at Central Michigan Read about it Here.

For a broader look at Grad Employee Organinizing, Check out this.

Grad Employee Activism Student Labor Week of Action.

Events for Grad Employees on Campus

Tenants Rights Workshop (Offered by Grad Student Legal Aid Office and the GSG), Wednesday April 22nd, 4:30pm, Edgar Allen Poe Room, 2nd Floor of Stamp Student Union

Personal Finance for Grad Students (by the GSG with Professor Jinhee Kim), April 24, noon, Thurgood Marshall Room of the Stamp, RSVP to the GSG

Residents of Grad Gardens and Grad Hills: Join the Yahoo Group here

Who is MTR?

We are an organization of contingent faculty-- graduate assistants (GAs, TAs, RAs), lecturers, and adjunct faculty-- at the University of Maryland coming together to advocate for better pay and working conditions. The University has failed to address our needs, so we are seeking redress through collective action. By working together, we can influence decisions which affect our daily lives.

Supporting MTR

Faculty, staff, students, and community members: support our effort by filling out a Faculty/Community Ally form.

Joining MTR

To join this effort, fill out a membership form. All UMCP grad students, adjuncts, and lecturers are welcome to join, no matter your graduation date or appointment type. The more members we have, the stronger and more effective we are as an organization. If you want to help build the organization, become a Department Coordinator. Join our group on Facebook. For more information, email lauraATmtrumdDOTorg.