Congratulations! Welcome to the Dominican University Adjunct Community
Being part of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1021 gives us some nice advantages, such as payment for your time spent with invited Dominican engagements outside of the classroom, opportunity for financial reimbursement for some emergency medical expenses, and merit awards for professional development.
We would love to meet you in person at our adjunct union orientation, general membership meetings (which includes being able to participate by phone) and our lunch get-togethers.
Click here for the calendar.
To find out about all of your rights as a DU Adjunct, read our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
Check out this slide show below for some Frequently Asked Questions about the contract.
Collective Bargaining Agreement FAQs
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What is SEIU? How is it related to Adjunct Action?
SEIU is an acronym for Service Employees International Union. One of the largest unions in the country, SEIU represents approximately 2.1 million individuals in a variety of occupations in professional and service industries such as healthcare workers, non-profit organizations, maintenance workers, museums, and government workers. Their national campaign, Adjunct Action, is working directly to unionize adjunct and contingent faculty at a number of schools across the country, including at Georgetown University, Northeastern, and Maryland Institute College of Design, to name but a few. Currently, SEIU represents over 21,000 adjunct and contingent faculty nationwide, including faculty in the California State University system. The SEIU affiliate for the Bay Area is Local 1021. Visit the Adjunct Action website for more information.
What does it mean to be represented by a union?
A union is its members - not a "third party". When we vote to form a union at Dominican and affiliate with SEIU, we are that union. Nothing about having a union compels adjuncts not to speak directly to administrators, or vice versa. Rather, being a part of a union gives us a legal structure to bring both parties (admin and faculty) to the negotiating table to bargain for the terms and conditions of our employment, including wages, benefits, and other working conditions. A union also provides us with the support and resources (lawyers, representation, negotiating experience, and a wider network of worker support from other unionized workers in the Bay Area and beyond). Contingent working conditions are by definition unstable, and we need support and resources to be able to negotiate effectively on our own behalf.
What are the requirements of union membership?
Upon approval of our first contract, dues are 1.74% of your base teaching pay (gross). To put this in perspective, with our first contract we negotiated raises of 16-55% over the three year agreement. Click here to see the contract highlights.
What other colleges are represented by SEIU local 1021?
Over the last several years, the adjunct instructors at Mills College, San Francisco Art Institute, California College of Art, Notre Dame de Namur, Holy Names University, St Mary's College voted to be represented by Local 1021. Many have already settled their contracts resulting in significant improvements in the working lives of adjunct faculty.
How Do I get involved?
We need and welcome participation from our adjuncts. Contact Sister Aaron Winkelman at [email protected]