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After over a year of negotiations, including a two-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike, our elected Bargaining Action Team (BAT) has reached a landmark Tentative Agreement (TA) on our first union contract for non-tenure track (NTT) faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences.
We’ll launch a ratification vote soon on the agreement. The BAT unanimously recommends a YES vote.
Our historic TA arrives on the heels of around-the-clock bargaining that began in the weeks leading up to the agreement and is the culmination of our tireless advocacy and the powerful NTT faculty solidarity that we showed over nearly three years of organizing our unit with SEIU Local 721. When the going got tough, we stood union strong and never backed down from fighting for what we deserve. We believe this agreement — the first of its kind at USD — can set new benchmarks and help to raise standards for all NTT faculty members at our university and across Southern California.
Here are some TA highlights (we’ll have more details to share soon):
- A new base wage scale with pay increases for CAS faculty by title. We’ll be providing further details soon so you can determine your pay increase under the TA.
- A 3% increase for terminal degree holders under the new scale.
- A one-time retroactive payment equal to 3.25% of wages earned in the 2024-25 academic year.
- Across-the-board raises of 3.25% for all unit members in both 2026-27 and 2027-28.
- A 10% “cancellation fee” if USD decreases a unit member’s final workload after July 1 for the fall semester or Dec. 1 for the spring semester.
- A $30,000 Professional Development and Training Opportunities Fund for each academic year of the contract. Individual unit members may be awarded up to $1,800 per fiscal year.
- Job assignments offered based on seniority.
- An appeal process for unit members who are not renewed or have their contracts modified based on alleged performance issues.
- Access to office space, ergonomic chair, computer and internet access, in-office WiFi, and, upon request, a lockable filing cabinet.
Again, we’ll be sharing more information soon.
We’ll also be hosting General Membership Meetings that will include TA Presentations on our contract wins next week on Zoom at 7PM on both Monday, Sept. 15, and Tues., Sept. 16. We encourage all CAS NTT colleagues to come by, learn more, and ask questions!
Use this link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7217215555.
And we’ll hold an in-person meeting with a TA presentation on Thurs., Sept. 18, on campus at SCST 361 from 12PM-2PM.
To vote on the contract, all CAS NTT faculty members must be SEIU 721 members in good standing. We’re calling on our CAS colleagues to create their online accounts with SEIU 721 today and to sign your membership cards! Use this link: https://www.seiu721.org/create-account.php
Don’t delay! It’s easy, just click above to start! Note: You’ll need to enter a temporary employee ID on the first page. Don’t know it? Please check an email from usdfacultyunion@721seiu.org or use ‘000000’ for now.
Questions? Please reach out to usdnttunion@gmail.com.