Baltimore Fishbowl | HCC faculty union reaches tentative deal for first-ever union contract, secure 4% raise -

Howard Community College and United Academics of Maryland (UAMD), a union representing the college’s full-time faculty, have reached a tentative agreement for their first-ever union contract.

The union contract is not official until the faculty votes to ratify it on Aug. 22. Full-time faculty received a 4% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the tentative deal, according to multiple sources familiar with the agreement.

“The United Academics of Maryland at Howard Community College are elated to announce a historic tentative agreement with the HCC administration that protects job security and ensures that faculty have a seat at the table,” the faculty said in a statement to Baltimore Fishbowl.

“Negotiations were hard-fought, but faculty were able to secure big wins, not just for union mem