AUAdjunctUnion

Hi Twitter! We are the adjuncts of @AmericanU! We’re proud to teach across the university and help offer a world class education for our students. Right now it is critical to know that our working conditions are also our students' learning conditions.

SEIU Local 500 members joined @TomPerez at the grand opening of their PG County Campaign Headquarters today! Tom is labor through and through - we don't have to wonder where he stands when it comes to doing what is right for working families! @ShannonSneed4MD

This is what #AUChangeCantWait could look like if @SylviaBurwell embraced fairness, equity, and living wages @AmericanU. Imagine this for AU. It’s possible! #AUChallengeAccepted

@AUAdjunctUnion maybe should write to the President.

On Thursday, @AmericanU walked away from the bargaining table with little notice and only this excuse: “We appear to be at significantly differing positions with regard to the wage/wage increase framework and do not believe that the parties are well positioned to make progress.”

Our position is that @AmericanU should pay living wages and create an equitable pay structure. Their position is to maintain the status quo. Our position solves problems and brings needed change. Their position rejects the need for change. #AUChangeCantWait

Their lawyer has suggested bringing in a mediator, and we welcome any opportunity to move the process forward. But a mediator does nothing to decrease our resolve to fight for everything that @AmericanU staff deserve, and it’s a fight we know we can win! #AUChallengeAccepted

Universities, both public & private, have been gradually moving away from their mission-driven models to market-driven models. We Agree, it’s time to challenge the Corporate University. truthout.org/articles/its-t…

We're fortunate to be part of a well-resourced institution. But staff make @AmericanU run, and we deserve living wages and affordable healthcare. We're fighting to ensure that @SylviaBurwell prioritizes staff needs when it comes to the division of resources. #AUChangeCantWait

FAIR CONTRACTS NOW! #AUChangeCantWait

This! "...university campuses have been investing in fancy infrastructures — increasing their operational costs and pouring money into athletic programs...while lowering their instructional costs." #AUChangeCantWait

Please read the whole thing. These are complex problems with deep histories, but we are sure of one thing: unions for all campus workers will be part of getting higher ed. back on track to fulfilling a mission that we all agree is too important to fail. #UnionStrong

Solidarity with our @WeMakeWAMU colleagues as they continue pushing for better working conditions. #AUChangeCantWait #UnionStrong #1u

We want to congratulate all of those graduating from @AmericanU today! We especially want to congratulate those who were grad workers and other members of AU community that have supported us along the way!

Little known fact: before she left for better working conditions elsewhere, @WonkCat signed the very first union card @AmericanU (probably).

Our energy today as we show up to the negotiation table with @AmericanU to fight for the fair and equitable workplace that @wamu885 @DCist content creators deserve 🔥🔥 #WeMakeWAMU

After nearly a month, we are back at the bargaining table today. After such a long gap, we fully expect @AmericanU administration to come prepared with serious proposals that address issues of fair pay and affordable healthcare and move the process forward. #AUChangeCantWait

Update: @AmericanU came with proposals, but they were not serious. In short, more of the status quo that we know is detrimental to staff and ultimately to the mission we support.

We want to solve problems and make #AUChangeCantWait more than an empty fundraising slogan, and it is difficult to put into words how frustrating it is to confront an administration that can only envision more of the same when we know that’s not working for anybody.

So we will keep organizing and pushing until @SylviaBurwell and @PeterStarrAU understand that real change @AmericanU is not only the best choice, it’s the only choice.

Happy May Day! We’ll keep the solidarity moving with a shoutout to all of our union siblings @SEIULocal500 and @AmericanU ✊✊@AUGradUnion @AUAdjunctUnion @WeMakeWAMU #UnionStrong #AUChangeCantWait