More than half of AACC’s full-time faculty have committed to joining the Riverhawk Educators United union.
The majority consensus means the full-time professors can move on to officially certifying the union, which will then begin negotiating with AACC administrators.
“Reaching majority membership is a wonderful achievement,” math professor and REU representative Abby Brackins said in an email statement. “We believe that a union is the best way to achieve meaningful shared governance, protect our rights as workers and enhance the quality of education for AACC’s students.”
In 2021, a vote in the Maryland Legislature allowed community college faculty and staff to unionize.
Four community colleges in Maryland, including AACC’s adjunct faculty, have unionized or have unions. An effort for faculty to unionize at Prince George’s Community College is reportedly underway.
