A collective bargaining agreement will improve

• Job security,
• Workload and working conditions,
• Compensation & benefits, and
• Equity

As Maryland Community College Employees, we have

1. The Legal Right to Organize. We can

✅ Form a union (We already did this! 😊)

✅ Join and participate in a union without fear of retaliation,

✅ Discuss pay, working conditions, and other union matters with colleagues,

✅ Organize without interference from the employer,

✅ Engage in collective activities

✅ Take legal action to obtain fair treatment.

2. The Legal Right to Collective Bargaining. We can

✅ Negotiate a legally binding contract over wages, hours, and terms of employment;

✅ Record our terms as a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA); and

✅ Be represented by our union (REU) in bargaining and in adjustments to the CBA.

3. The Legal Right to Fair Treatment & Due Process. We can

✅ Have a union representative with us in any disciplinary meetings.

✅ Establish a legally binding grievance procedure through collective bargaining.

✅ Grieve unfair treatment (disciplinary actions, workload disputes, contract violations)

4. Protection Against Retaliation. This means that the administration

✅ Must bargain in good faith, and

✅ Cannot legally

• Threaten, coerce, or intimidate faculty members,
• Retaliate against union organizers or activists,
• Surveille union activities or meetings,
• Use public funds to campaign against the union,
• Interfere with union activities or discourage membership, nor
• Make unilateral changes to the CBA.

What If Your Rights Are Violated?

• Document any retaliation or interference from the administration.
• Report it to your union representatives immediately.
• File a formal complaint with the Maryland Public Employee Relations Board (PERB).