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Did you know that 98% of Union academic staff at American University Don't make a living wage? That AU's net worth grew by two hundred twenty nine million dollars last year even during a pandemic?

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That President Burwell refuses to keep AU's pay competitive with the rising cost of living? What if I were to tell you that it's been over one year since we won the election to form our Union and the administration still has not agreed to a fair contract with

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staff? That I regularly make hard choices between paying my bills and restocking my pantry? That I have a terminal degree and still have to shuffle between campuses and balance multiple jobs just to make ends meet?

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I had to take on two roommates and buy a car because I can't afford to live near the Metro because the AU Administration chooses to keep our pay stagnant. But it doesn't have to be this

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way. Our union allows us a seat at the negotiating table with the administration. Under the banner Change Can't Wait, president Burwell launched a

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500 million dollar fundraising campaign. with the lofty goals around creating educational opportunities for students advancing research with impact and building stronger communities.

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The administration can make good on this commitment, today, by signing fair union contracts with all of us. The 1800 hard-working adjunct,

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faculty, graduate student workers, and staff that make AU a national pillar of teaching research and community. Will you join us and calling on President Obama to do just that?