Joining PSUFA is a clear and effective sign of support.
Together we can make a difference for Adjuncts at PSU!

membership

As a full member you can vote on PSUFA decisions, serve as a union officer or steward, join committees, and access additional benefits through American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

As of Fall 2022, member dues are two percent (2%) of monthly pay.

It only takes a minute to join and make your union stronger!
You will need your PSU ID Number to complete your membership form, so grab your employee ID card or log in to Banweb to find it.

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Fill out our online membership form, or print a PDF and drop it by our office, located in Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH), Room B134 (basement-level). We'd love to meet you in person!

Contact PSUFA Chair of Membership, Vasiliki Touhouliotis, at organizing [at] psufa.org with any questions.

Members of AAUP, GEU, and SEIU can also support PSUFA by becoming an Associate Member. To join as an Associate Member, fill out this form and return it to our office or send it to the email noted above.

Dues

In Spring 2022, PSUFA’s members voted to move from a fixed rate to a percentage-based dues model in order to accomplish three goals:

1. More Equitable Dues Paying

A fixed dues rate of two percent (2%) for all Adjuncts at PSU means members pay dues that are proportional to their income.

2. Long-term Sustainability of PSUFA

We need revenue that covers the costs of administering our union effectively and allows us to save for essential expenses. Our Executive Council is an eight-person governing board, made up of Adjuncts at PSU like yourself, who are paid small stipends to help run PSUFA. Running PSUFA includes:

  • Bargaining: Bargaining has led to across-the-board pay increases for Adjuncts. The new dues model allows us to increase union revenue that allows the Bargaining Team to prepare for what is sure to be a tough contract negotiation in 2025.

  • Benefits: Managing and distributing PSUFA’s four benefits funds: Professional Development Fund (PDF), Faculty Education Fund (FEF), Adjunct Faculty Assistance Fund (AFAF), and Technology Fund. These funds are the direct result of our Bargaining Team’s successes at the bargaining table.

  • Grievances: Following up on Adjunct concerns and struggles and fighting for Adjuncts when PSU violates the contract.

  • Policy & Political Action: Executive council members fought for years to win Adjunct access to employer healthcare and Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for Adjuncts through work at the state level.

3. Creating a Strike Fund

Across the country we have seen the threat of striking result in massive pay increases and other improvements to working conditions for labor unions in higher education. Sometimes these wins have come after short strikes, but often they result from just the credible threat of a strike. We want to be able to have a credible threat to strike by the time we go into our next full contract negotiations in 2025. To do that we need to start setting aside money for a strike fund. The strike fund would be used to support our members while they are on strike.

 
 

Example Dues Calculation

For the 2023–24 Academic Year, if you are teaching four (4) credits over one standard 11-week academic term (Fall, Winter, Spring) and paid at the new minimum salary rate ($1271; the vast majority of adjuncts are paid at the minimum rate), your monthly dues will be $33.89 (2% of $1694.67/month).