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McCormick brand spices at a grocery store in Medford, Massachusetts, March 31, 2026. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
Jul 29, 2026

$65B McCormick merger: Unilever agrees to two-year worker protection, memo shows

Unilever has agreed to protect employment terms of European workers for two years after its planned $65 billion merger with Maryland-based spice maker McCormick.

The Roxbury Correctional Institution, south of Hagerstown, is shown in this 2023 file photo.(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 16, 2026

After MD inmate death, 19 correctional officers and 8 medical personnel administratively charged

Nineteen correctional officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Western Maryland have been administratively charged after an inmate was found dead there.

Patrick Moran of the Maryland chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees announces the union is filing Unfair Labor Practice charges against Gov. Wes Moore's administration. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jul 1, 2026

Board rules for MD employees’ union on telework complaint

The Maryland Public Employee Relations Board ruled in favor of the state employees' union regarding withheld information on telework.

The R.H. Macy and Co. flagship department store is seen in midtown New York City on Nov. 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo)
Jun 15, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Macy’s challenge over compensating fired strikers

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge by Macy's to a National Labor Relations Board decision requiring it to compensate fired employees.

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Jun 12, 2026

State employee union calls on USM Board of Regents to reinstate jobs

AFSCME calls on the University System of Maryland Board of Regents to reverse layoffs affecting 94 unionized state employees across campuses.

Students walk across McKeldin Mall on the University of Maryland, College Park’s campus. (Photo by Sam Gauntt/Maryland Matters)
Jun 4, 2026

UMD lays off 84 employees during ‘period of uncertainty’

The University of Maryland, College Park, announced 84 employees were laid off Wednesday, according to a letter from school officials.

Baltimore plans to apply the $200,000 grant to the Baltimore City Produce Box Distribution Program, the first of its kind in Maryland, created in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides a 15-pound box of fresh regionally grown produce to Baltimore residents in Health Food Priority Areas. The Produce Box Distribution Program is unique in the way it partners with the 100 plus community organizations that help to distribute produce at scale.
May 26, 2026

Baltimore security guards allegedly fired as retaliation for strike

Security guards for a Baltimore contractor have filed unfair labor practices charges against their employer, alleging retaliation after they went on strike.

AFSCME Maryland Council 3 President Patrick Moran speaks at a rally outside the District Court for Baltimore County on June 11, 2024. (Jack Hogan/The Daily Record)
Apr 27, 2026

Highway employee dies on job in Prince George’s

A Maryland State Highway Administration worker was killed on the job while responding to a crash on Interstate 495 in Prince George’s County.

The side of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette building on Pittsburgh's North Shore on Jan. 7, 2026. The newspaper was set to cease operations on May 3, 2026. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Apr 14, 2026

Baltimore Banner’s nonprofit publisher buys Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which had been set to close, was sold to the nonprofit Baltimore Banner publisher, which promises to keep the 240-year-old paper running.

The Apple logo is seen during the preview of the redesigned and reimagined Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York on Sept. 19, 2019. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo)
Apr 10, 2026

Apple to shutter its first unionized US store in MD

Apple said it will shut down its retail store in Towson, the first of its U.S. locations where retail employees successfully unionized in 2022.

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Mar 6, 2026

Adjunct faculty at UMD schools deserve collective bargaining rights

Commentary: Adjunct faculty at University of Maryland seek collective bargaining rights through legislation to improve pay, etc.

Del. C.T. Wilson's bill to usher in a redistricted congressional map ahead of the 2030 census was introduced on the House floor on Jan. 23, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Mar 5, 2026

MD bill aims to protect workers after Trump targeting of national labor board

Del. C.T. Wilson is sponsoring legislation to establish the Maryland Labor Relations Board should the national iteration become weakened or snuffed out.