Union urges university board to reconsider decision to lay off employees

Members of the state’s largest public employees union rallied at the University System of Maryland Board of Regents meeting Friday, calling on it to reverse more than 100 layoffs announced recently as state campuses struggle with tight budgets and higher costs.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 13, 2026

Words: 755

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Members from the state’s largest public employees union had a message Friday for University System of Maryland leadership: Rescind the employee layoffs.

More than 100 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) rallied in support of workers at the University of Maryland, College Park, where 73 union members were recently laid off, and at Bowie State University, where 21 members lost jobs. And the union said at least one layoff …

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