We’ve Been Working Hard in the City for Free, Including on the COVID-19 Front Lines
Baltimore Brew • Students for Fair Labor Practices • May 20, 2022
“As we graduate today, we master’s students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Social Work have quite a lot to be proud of.
For many of us, our entire school experience has occurred during the pandemic, requiring us to navigate both in-person and virtual services. We’ve adjusted, we think, exceptionally.
Through our internships, we’ve served the city from the Covid-19 front lines, working in hospitals, schools and mental health agencies. We’ve served in communities engaged in organizing and in Annapolis, supporting efforts to improve public policy.
There’s just one problem:
We are not compensated for our work.”
