SEIU Local 509 represents part and full-time faculty, graduate students, and resident assistants at Bentley, Boston University, Brandeis, Lesley, Northeastern and Tufts. At most colleges and universities, contingent faculty are a majority of all teaching populations, 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.
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Become a Member
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 Marcelle Grair: mgrair@seiu509.org
What is a CBA?
CBA stands for Collective Bargaining Agreement, the contract negotiated between your employer and your union. Read more about The High Cost of Adjunct Living in Massachusetts.
