In 2021, after years of organizing and advocacy, we won legislation, SB746/HB894, that guarantees Maryland community college faculty and staff the right to form unions with collective bargaining rights. Starting in September 2022, community college employees can file for recognition of their union under this new legislation by showing that a majority of employees in their “bargaining unit” support forming a union.
Read the legislation at the Maryland Legislative Assembly website.
Under the legislation, employees at some schools can file for unions before others:
| Anne Arundel Community College | 9/1/2022 |
|---|---|
| Community College of Baltimore County | 9/1/2022 |
| Frederick Community College | 9/1/2022 |
| Harford Community College | 9/1/2022 |
| Howard Community College | 9/1/2022 |
| Montgomery College (FT faculty already AAUP) | 9/1/2022 |
| Prince George's Community College | 9/1/2022 |
| College of Southern Maryland | 9/1/2022 |
| Allegany College of Maryland | 9/1/2023 |
| Carroll Community College | 9/1/2023 |
| Cecil College | 9/1/2023 |
| Chesapeake College | 9/1/2023 |
| Garret College | 9/1/2023 |
| Hagerstown Community College | 9/1/2023 |
| Wor-Wic Community College | 9/1/2023 |
| Baltimore City Community College | 10/1/2024 |
Montgomery community college full-time faculty successfully formed their union with AAUP years ago, and are now affiliated with AFT.