Higher Education

At most colleges and universities, contingent faculty are a majority of all teaching population, yet we still face low levels of compensation, no benefits, lack of institutional support for research and scholarship, and exclusion from the governance of our institutions. At the same time, our institutions have shifted resources from instruction to administration, funded by quickly rising tuition, resulting in record levels of student debt. By coming together to form our union, we have the power to do something about this by building a market-wide movement to raise standards for faculty and students alike.

Contact Chapter President Elizabeth Lemons for more information on monthly meetings of the Chapter Executive Board: highered@seiu509.org

For all other issues, you can contact a steward or staff member for your unit, or email Higher Education Coordinator Matt Dauphin: mdauphin@seiu509.org

CBA stands for Collective Bargaining Agreement, the contract negotiated between your employer and your union.

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