UMaine Graduate Workers Ratify First Union Contract
About 900 graduate workers approved a contract with pay raises up to 17%, better health insurance contributions, tuition waivers, and new workplace protections, union said.
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UMaine graduate workers vote to ratify first union contract • Maine Morning Star
Graduate workers gathered in Orono on August 13, 2025 to ask the University of Maine administration to agree to a fair union contract. (Photo courtesy of Maine AFL-CIO) After more than two years of negotiations, graduate student workers reached an agreement with the University of Maine to secure their first union contract. The three-year contract was ratified by an overwhelming vote of 483-3, according to a news release from the university syst…
University of Maine System, graduate student workers' union achieve first collective bargaining agreement
The three-year agreement overwhelmingly ratified today positions Maine’s public universities as a national destination for graduate student education, research and employment ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) has achieved its first collective bargaining agreement with part-time graduate student workers, acknowledging their essential role in education and research…
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