# District of Columbia PR26-0494: Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of the District of Columbia and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, CtW Approval Resolution of 2025

District of Columbia PR26-0494, Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of the District of Columbia and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, CtW Approval Resolution of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status adopted, last action 2026-01-16 (Resolution R26-0300, Effective from Jan 06, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000459); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia PR26-0494
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of the District of Columbia and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, CtW Approval Resolution of 2025
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Last action: 2026-01-16, Resolution R26-0300, Effective from Jan 06, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000459
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 10

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Extra pay for course tasks: benefit, medium. When the University asks you to build a new for-credit course and the Dean and Chief Academic Officer approve it, you get $1,500. If a class is canceled less than 10 days before the first session, you get $450. If it is canceled within 21 days after the first class, you get pro-rata pay for meeting…
- Higher per-credit pay for adjuncts: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, adjunct base pay is $1,200 per credit for AY 2025-2026. For AY 2026-2027, the base is $1,260 per credit and a 2.5% COLA applies that year. AY 2027-2028 stays at $1,260 unless the parties later agree to a new COLA. To estimate your pay, multiply the rate by the credits you…
- One-time bonuses for long service: benefit, medium. Adjuncts with 5 straight years, including AY 2024-2025, get a one-time $500 bonus at the start of FY2026. Ten years gets $1,000; fifteen years gets $1,500. Full-time UDC employees are not eligible. Bonuses are paid as soon as possible, no later than 60 days after Council approval.
- Adjunct pay schedule and frequency: benefit, low. Adjuncts are paid once a month in Fall and Spring, and twice a month in Summer. In the first year of this contract, the University works to move Fall and Spring to twice-monthly pay. This changes how often you are paid, not your total pay.
- Better notice, feedback, and access: benefit, low. When you are hired, the University sends written notice with your assignment details. You may meet with your chair before your first class. Your course is posted online quickly, and you are told fast if it is canceled. You get student evaluations, and written feedback after any observation within t…
- Contract dates and renewal window: benefit, low. The contract runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. After that, it continues year to year unless either side gives written notice to negotiate. Notice must be sent by certified mail or proper email between 120 and 90 days before the fiscal year starts.
- Joint committee and adjunct handbook: benefit, low. A joint labor-management committee with up to five members per side meets once each semester, including Summer. It reviews current adjunct handbooks and recommends one standard handbook to the Chief Academic Officer. The University keeps full discretion over hiring, appointments, and evaluations an…
- Professional development money for adjuncts: benefit, low. The University sets aside $25,000 each fiscal year for adjunct professional development. With Dean approval, you can get up to $1,000 back for activities that directly help your teaching. The Chief Academic Officer oversees approvals. Payment depends on money left in the fund.
- Union rights and contact at UDC: benefit, low. UDC recognizes SEIU Local 500 as the union for adjuncts paid by the course. The University gives the union adjunct rosters on Sept. 30, Jan. 31, and two weeks after each Summer session starts, with contact and course details. Union reps may use campus spaces for union work without disrupting classe…
- Grievances, management rights, and strikes: mixed, low. You must file a grievance within 10 days of the event or when you should have known. UDC answers within 7 days at Steps 1 and 2 and within 10 days at Step 3. The union then has 10 days to seek arbitration with a rotating panel of Joan Parker, Sean Rogers, and Joseph Sharnoff; decisions are final an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-06 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-01-16: Resolution R26-0300, Effective from Jan 06, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000459 (House)
- 2026-01-06: Approved with Resolution Number R26-0300 (House)
- 2026-01-06: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-01-06: Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor, and Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2026-01-05: Roundtable on PR26-0494 (House)
- 2026-01-02: Notice of Roundtable Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-12-30: Revised Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole, Executive Administration and Labor (House)
- 2025-12-26: Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0494 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-12-23: Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-12-18: PR26-0494 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61032/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0494-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=239758)
- Introduced, 2025-12-18: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61032/Introduction/PR26-0494-Introduction.pdf?Id=229973)

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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61032/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0494-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=239758)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61032/Introduction/PR26-0494-Introduction.pdf?Id=229973)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-PR26-0494-26 (as of 2026-11-04).