UPDATES!

We have ratified our contract!

Our first bargaining session was held on January 26, 2023; to date, we had 33 bargaining sessions before reaching a tentative agreement.

On Thursday, May 16th, after 16 months of negotiations, we voted to approve our first union contract with a 97.8% approval. This historic contract is our first with SCU as a union!

Click here to see the COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT between SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY and SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1021 May 17, 2024 through June 30, 2026

Click here to read the press release.

Meet Your SCU Adjunct and Lecturer Union Stewards:

Chief Steward, Deirdre Frontczak, dfrontczak@scu.edu

Union Stewards

Lisa Davis, lddavis@scu.edu
Ted Grudin, tgrudin@scu.edu
Natalie Linnell, nlinnell@scu

Want to get involved?

We are still looking for volunteers to serve as stewards in Business, Engineering, and Education and Counselling Psychology.

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Adjuncts, lecturers, students, and community allies hold signs and raise their hands in a show of solidarity in front of SCU's Mission.

Maya Esparza, San Jose City Councilmember, District 7

“For generations, Santa Clara University has cultivated leaders and citizens with a firm commitment to fairness and social justice. I call on the University to uphold these values for its adjunct faculty. I stand with the non-tenure track faculty and believe that they must decide for themselves, through an open and democratic process, whether to organize. An open and thoughtful process that allows our educators to arrive at the best decision for themselves will help ensure that Santa Clara University remains a beacon of justice and morally-centered leadership for generations to come.”

Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 2

“Non-tenure track faculty are the bedrock of Santa Clara University. They deserve a fair and equal process. I stand with non-tenure track faculty and believe that they must decide for themselves.”