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SEIU Local 500 – Provost, UEM, OIT, UCM & Student Affairs Staff

Representing all full-time and regular part-time professional and non-professional Employees employed below the level of Associate Director in the Provost’s Division, Office of Enrollment, the AU Museum, Student Affairs, Information Technology, and University Communications and Marketing. 

Recognition Clause 

Whenever used in this Agreement, “Provost’s Division” will mean all full-time and regular part-time professional and non-professional employees employed below the level of Associate Director, by American University in Washington, DC (i) in the Provost’s Division (also referred to as the Academic Affairs Division); (ii) in the Office of Undergraduate Enrollment Management and the AU Museum; and (iii) in Student Affairs, Information Technology, and University Communications & Marketing Divisions  (collectively, “Employees”), but excluding all other employees; faculty other than staff holding adjunct appointments; students at the University paid from budget lines for student wages or Federal Work Study funds or who are employees of the University as part of their role as students; employees who are working in positions funded partly or totally through external sources where the University does not control their wages; Senior Manager, Web Strategy; Assistant Director, Finance and Administration; Social Media Manager; Manager, Budget and Administration; Community Director; Community Director for Diversity and Inclusion Programs; Marketing Account Director;  confidential employees; managers; guards; and supervisors as defined by the National Labor Relations Act. 

Duration of Current Collective Bargaining Agreement 

July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

Collective Bargaining Agreement(s) 

Notice of Petition for Election 

Contact Information (Union) 

SEIU Local 500
901 Russell Avenue
Suite 300 
Gaitherburg, MD  20879 
Phone:  301-740-7100 
 

Contract Negotiations

The University and the Union met today for their 3rd bargaining session.

The Union presented proposals on Job Descriptions, Overtime, Temporary Assignments and Projects, (Article 8 Sections 2-9), Layoffs (Article 12), and a proposed new article about reorganizations and involuntary transfers. 

AU responded to the Union's previous proposals on Employment Status (Article 4) and Hybrid Work(Article 8 ). The parties also discussed Management Rights, Health and Safety, Travel Expenses, the University's current practices for handling gender information and names, and facility enhancements, including the addition of gender-neutral restrooms.

The parties are scheduled to meet again on May 8th.

The University and the Union met today for their 2nd bargaining session.

The Union presented its proposal on Hybrid Work (Article 8) and a proposed new article about Travel Expenses.

The parties also discussed ways to incentivize employees to use public transportation to get to campus, including possible joint advocacy efforts with the District government, and bargaining unit concerns about data collection about employees and privacy, and health and wellbeing.  The parties agreed to collect information about these issues and work together to address the bargaining unit’s concerns. Following a lunch break, the University provided the Union with some preliminary information about these topics.

The parties are scheduled to meet again on April 28th, and are in the process of finalizing the bargaining schedule through June 16th.  

Representatives from the University and staff represented by SEIU Local 500 met today to begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement . The committees affirmed their mutual commitment to engaging in a collaborative and respectful negotiation and partnership to problem solve. Both groups exchanged and discussed their initial set of proposals for changes to the CBA.

SEIU proposed changes to:

  • Article 1 - Management Rights
  • Article 4 – Employment Status
  • Article 15 – Health and Safety

American University proposed changes to:

  • Article 4 Employment Status
  • Article 10 Leaves

The parties are expected to reconvene on April 10.