George Washington University
Part-time Adjunct Faculty
SEIU Local 500 is your union for part-time and adjunct faculty at George Washington University. Below you will find your contract, exemptions, continuing education benefits, as well as an online application to become a member.
Select your union status now
As an adjunct professor at George Washington University, you are required to select your union status with SEIU Local 500. This is a condition of your continued employment at GW, so please read the following information and take a few moments now to select your status.
Option I: Become a member
Click here to sign up today and become a member at SEIU Local 500. Your membership gives you a voice in your workplace, a seat at the table in negotiations with your employer as well as many members-only benefits, including discounts on retail, insurance, credit, and financial health programs. Sign up now.
Option II: Become an agency fee payer or request an exemption
If you choose not to be a member of SEIU Local 500, you will relinquish your right to vote on your contract with your employer, serve on committees, attend members-only meetings, receive information about bargaining and other matters impacting your workplace, and give up access to member benefits. If you would like to forfeit your membership and relinquish your privileges, click here to select your union status and select the appropriate status.
View your contract
Click here to review the tentative agreement. The voting process for ratifying this agreement ends on November 3, 2022.
Click here to download a PDF copy of your union contract.