Unionization In The Classroom: GW's Response To Organizing Part-Time Faculty


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UNIVERSITY STATEMENT REGARDING PART-TIME FACULTY REPRESENTATION ELECTION TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER 2004 (printer-friendly version)(printer-friendly version (PDF))

The George Washington University and the Service Employees International Union, Local 500, have reached an agreement, which has been approved by the Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board, that there will be an election to determine whether the Service Employees will represent The George Washington University’s part-time faculty. This election will commence on October 4, 2004 by mail ballot, and eligible voters will have from October 4-19, 2004, to complete and return their mail ballots. The ballots will be counted on October 22, 2004.
 
The vote will affect all GW part-time faculty and regular part-time faculty, excluding faculty in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and at the University’s Hampton Roads campus. Part-time faculty who will be eligible to vote in the election have taught in at least two semesters within the following four semesters:  Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, and Fall 2004. Part-time faculty who have taught in only one of these semesters will not be eligible to vote.
 
The University encourages all eligible part-time faculty to exercise their right to vote on this important matter for the University and the part-time faculty. To learn more about the issues surrounding unionization in the classroom, the University encourages part-time faculty to speak to their deans and department chairs or to Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald Lehman, and to visit this Web site at www.unionization.gwu.edu.