Academic Personnel

Academic Unionization

United Academics-University of New Mexico (UA-UNM) is the exclusive representative of faculty members employed at the Albuquerque (central/main) and branch (Valencia, Taos, Los Alamos, and Gallup) campuses for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

There are two UA-UNM bargaining units – Unit 1 and Unit 2. Unit 1 consists of all faculty members as follows: assistant professor, associate professor, professor, professor of practice, research lecturer I, II, and III; research assistant professor, research associate professor, research professor; lecturer I, II, III; Senior Lecturer I, II, and III; Principal Lecturer I, II, and III; Instructor, and Senior Instructor. Unit 2 includes temporary part-time instructors (also referred to as adjunct faculty) and term teachers.

Bargaining

UNM and UA-UNM engaged in their first session of collective bargaining on January 14, 2020. The initial agreements between UNM and UA-UNM are dated July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.

Faculty Union

UNM Administration and UA-UNM Agreements

Collective Bargaining Agreement Unit 1 [PDF]

Collective Bargaining Agreement Unit 2 [PDF]

Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)

Joint communications issued by UNM Administration and UA-UNM

Additional COVID Leave Reminder Communication 1-14-2022 [pdf]

Spring 2021 Covid Joint Communication 1-11-2021 [pdf]

Covid Joint Communication-09-2020-03 [pdf]

Graduate Assistant Union

UE-UNM is the exclusive representative of graduate assistants, students who assist with teaching, re-search, or administrative duties while pursuing their advanced degrees, employed at the Albuquerque

(central/main) and branch (Valencia, Taos, Los Alamos, and Gallup) campuses for the purpose of collec-tive bargaining with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

UNM United Electrical - Collective Bargaining Agreement [PDF]