University of Maryland Police will join efforts to make staff members feel safer

Solomon Comissiong at a forum with university workers who complain of workplace abuse, harrassment and sexual abuse from management at UMD   I have written extensively about the problems that plague employees at the University of Maryland on several occasions.  The workplace abuse heaped on them by a crooked administration, cronyism and patronage has been […]

University of Maryland workers and students march to end worker abuse

http://blip.tv/your-world-news/march-to-end-abuse-of-workers-at-university-of-maryland-5585411 On September 24th, 2011, a collective of students and workers at the University of Maryland marched and protested to put an end to a long history of sexual and racially motivated abuse at that school. This coalition needs your support. Please visit: www.justiceatmaryland.com to find out more and how you can help them put […]

University of Maryland students hear from Dominican Republic workers about unjust working conditions and exploitation by corporate sweatshops

In the months following an outcry of alleged abuse in university departments on the campus, students are looking to places as far away as the Dominican Republic for inspiration to change this behavior.  Internationalizing the issue of workers’ rights is exactly what is needed now that capital crosses borders with a key stroke while workers […]