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January 2008 GW, Part-Time Faculty Achieve Contract
GW has reached agreement on a contract with Local 500 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents most part-time faculty at the University. “I would like to extend my appreciation to all parties involved in the negotiations over the past several months,” says President Steven Knapp. “We are pleased that the constructive atmosphere at the bargaining table made it possible for the parties to agree to contract provisions that will enable the University to continue to recruit competitively and to retain our wide array of part-time teaching talent from government, industry, and academia.” Under the terms of the contract, compensation for part-time faculty will be increased. The University has not increased the minimum per-course rates for several years due to restrictions relating to the union organizing and subsequent negotiations. The provisions of the collective bargaining agreement enable the University to be flexible in its compensation, hiring, and retention practices and preserve important academic and management policies and practices. The agreement also provides a framework for more systematic evaluation of part-time faculty and requires the use of GW’s e-mail for communication with students, administrators, and other university faculty. The University also will undertake a study of the availability of office space, computers and printers, telephones, mailboxes, and office supplies. A joint committee of faculty and administrators will develop recommendations from that study. The contract ratified by the SEIU Local 500 runs through June 30, 2010.
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