Academic Personnel

Eligible academic personnel are represented by two separate unions: United Academics-University of New Mexico (UA-UNM) for faculty, and United Graduate Workers (UGW) for graduate students (see full descriptions below).

Provost Office Collective Bargaining Unit Support Team

Rebecca Sanchez, Senior Vice Provost
Cristyn Elder, Special Advisor to the Provost for Labor Relations
Joseph Palmer, Labor Relations Officer (OAP)

Roles and Responsibilities [pdf]

Faculty Union

UA-UNM is the exclusive representative of faculty members employed at the Albuquerque (central/main) and branch (Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos, and Valencia) 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.

UNM Administration and UA-UNM Agreements

Collective Bargaining Agreement Unit 1 [PDF] -  in effect 10/1/2026-6/30/2028 (or until a successor agreement is ratified)

Collective Bargaining Agreement Unit 2 [PDF] -  in effect 3/10/26-6/30/28) (or until a successor agreement is ratified)

Archived agreements and communications

Graduate Student Worker Union

UGW (also known as UE — or United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America — UGW's national organization) is the exclusive representative of graduate assistants, project assistants, research assistants, and teaching assistants engaged in instruction and/or research at UNM's campuses while they are pursuing their advanced degrees at UNM. 

UGW-UNM - Collective Bargaining Agreement [PDF]  - in effect 10/27/2025-6/30/2028 (or until a successor agreement is ratified)

Memoranda of Agreement

UGW-UNM MOA FY27 compensation agreement with revised footnote for minimums table (signed June 2026)

UGW-UNM MOA FY27 compensation agreement - with minimums table (signed June 2026)

Joint communications issued by UNM administration and UNM Graduate Student Worker Union (United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America)

Notice of collective bargaining agreement (fall 2025)