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Union Contracts

Boston University maintains collective bargaining agreements with five bargaining units for approximately 1,200 employees on both the Charles River and Medical Campuses. These agreements detail many aspects of the rights, benefits, and obligations of employees represented by collective bargaining agreements. If you have any questions regarding these agreements, please contact Human Resources at 353-4044 or look up your Employee Relations Representative. For employees who work on the Medical Campus, please contact Human Resources at 617-638-4610.

The Local 2324, United Auto Workers agreement applies to all full-time and regular part-time clerical, technical, and service employees (who work at least 26 ¼ hours per week and are not covered by other union contracts) employed at the Charles River Campus, but excludes guards, watchmen, supervisors, and professional employees as defined in the National Labor Relations Act; confidential, temporary, seasonal, and casual employees; and student employees.

The Local 888, Service Employees International Union agreement applies to all regular full-time, professional, nonsupervisory librarians in the ranks of Librarian I, Librarian II and Librarian III employed at the Mugar Memorial Library and Libraries of Astronomy, Educational Resources, Chemistry and Science/Engineering at the Charles River Campus, but excluding guards, watchmen, supervisors, other professional employees as defined by the National Labor Relations Act; confidential employees; all technical and clerical employees as defined by the National Labor Relations Act; and temporary, seasonal, and casual employees.

The Local 615, Service Employees International Union agreement applies to service and maintenance employees covered at the Charles River Campus and the Medical Campus, but excludes supervisory employees as defined by the National Labor Relations Act; student employees; employees who work fewer than 16 hours per week or temporary employees who work fewer than 45 days; and all employees assigned directly to academic departments.

The Boston University Police Patrolmen’s Association (BUPPA) agreement applies to all full-time Police Officers and Civilian Dispatchers employed at the Charles River Campus and Medical Campus, but excludes all other employees: service and maintenance employees, clerical and technical employees, professional employees, sergeants, student employees, and all other supervisory personnel as defined by the National Labor Relations Act.

The Boston University Security Officer’s Association (BUSOA) agreement applies to all full-time Security Officers employed by Boston University at its Medical Campus, but excludes all other employees: service and maintenance employees, office clerical employees, professional employees, sergeants, and all other supervisory personnel as defined by the National Labor Relations Act.