Why Join?

A union is only as strong as its members. During negotiations, the most effective union is one where the administration knows that all employees are united. Joining the union is an investment that protects your rights, benefits and working conditions. Show your support and become an official member of the Hofstra chapter of the AAUP today!

Who May Join

Included in the bargaining unit are all full-time faculty, those holding special status, those holding the title of assistant or associate chair, all regular adjunct faculty and all full-time and part-time faculty librarians. Adjunct faculty become members of the bargaining unit, i.e., achieve “regular” status, after teaching nine (9) credit hours, over at least three (3) semesters within four (4) academic years.

Excluded from the bargaining unit are: academic deans of all ranks; teaching deans; all department chairpersons or department heads; faculty holding visiting rank; speech clinicians; part-time faculty who do not meet the requirements of Article 2.2 of the 2021-2026 CBA; military personnel serving in the Department of Military Science; all faculty members and professional staff, including librarians and clinicians, in the Law School and Medical School; all other administrative personnel of the University, all non-professional employees, and all other employees of the University not covered under Article 2.2 of the 2021-2026 CBA.

How to Join

If you are eligible to join the AAUP at HU. and are not presently a member, we invite you to join. Simply click on the appropriate link below to download your Membership Application and Payroll Deduction form. Then print the form, fill it out, sign it, and return it to us at this address: AAUP at Hofstra University, 137 Monroe Hall, 127 Hofstra University, Hempstead, , N.Y. 11549. It may take several weeks for us (and HU Payroll Department) to process the form and for withholding to begin.

– Adjunct Faculty Membership/Dues Authorization Form

– Full Time Faculty Membership/Dues Authorization Form

If you are teaching part-time and do not know whether or not you have taught enough courses to become eligible to join our chapter, please feel free to contact the AAUP office for assistance at 516-463-5409 or aauphofstra@gmail.com.

When should I come to the AAUP for help?

The AAUP is the Collective Bargaining Representative for all full-and part-time faculty at Hofstra University and one of our primary responsibilities is ensuring compliance with our contract. If you believe that there has been a violation of the contract, it is critically important that you bring that information to us so that we can investigate and, if appropriate, take action. The AAUP is also a resource for all faculty.  If you have a question related to your role as a faculty member, the AAUP will help you find the answer or guide you to the appropriate person or body.

Union Impact

Union Impact is our new membership database. It will help us to communicate with and serve our membership more effectively. 

To sign up,  go to hofstra.unionimpact.com and click Create an Account. When entering your information, please use your home mailing address where we send your election ballots. If you need step by step instructions, you can find them here.

To ensure that only dues-paying members receive an account, there is a delay between your initial signup and the activation of your account while our office staff confirms membership status. You will receive a confirmation email within a day or two of when you create your account. The email may get filtered into your junk folder.