SEIU Local 500 is your non-tenure faculty union at Goucher College. 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 a non-tenure faculty member at Goucher College, you are required to select your union status with SEIU Local 500. This is a condition of your continued employment at Goucher, 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, and many member-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 want to forfeit your membership and relinquish your privileges, click here to select your union status and the appropriate status.
View your contract
July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 - Collective Bargaining Agreement
September 28, 2021 through June 30, 2023 - Collective Bargaining Agreement
November 1, 2021 - Side Letter - Part Time Faculty Defined