Union workers protest at Mom’s Organic Market
By Daranee Balachandar Almost 10 months after unionizing, MOM’s Organic Market College Park employees chanted, “What’s disgusting? Union busting!!” in…
Public Works votes to unionize
In October, Laurel Department of Public Works employees voted to unionize and elected Municipal & County Government Employees Organization, United…
Council votes in favor of collective bargaining rights
On May 22, Laurel City Council passed a charter amendment granting employees of the city’s Department of Public Works (DPW)…
Workers at MOM’s in College Park unionize
By Mat Schumer Despite growing support for unions in the U.S, efforts to unionize have been on a steady decline…
From Where I Stand: Don’t give Trader Joe’s a free pass for anti-union bullying
By Arun Ivatury On Oct. 27, Trader Joe’s opened a store in College Park, to a good deal of fanfare…
MOM’s College Park to vote to unionize
By Mathew Schumer Amid a wave of public support, workers at businesses across the country are coming together to form…
Labor coalition speaks: University workers deserve better
By Alice Carlson The University of Maryland (UMD) Labor Coalition met on Oct. 21 to discuss labor rights for university…
Council discusses potential police union
BY CAROLINE SELLE — At the November 17 Hyattsville city council meeting, council member Patrick Paschall (Ward 3) began the city’s…