UA-UNM's International Legal Defense Fund (ILDF) Who is Eligible? Any dues-paying, bargaining unit member of UA-UNM who DOES NOT hold United States citizenship. What is the purpose of the fund? To cover expenses for members who are facing an emergency immigration proceeding to protect their right to due process under the law. How does UA-UNM define an “emergency immigration proceeding”? An emergency immigration proceeding is an immigration proceeding initiated by the government arising from recent changes in federal immigration policy which threatens your ability to live and work in the United States. Examples of emergency immigration proceedings include but are not limited to proceedings to contest the revocation of a visa, green card or temporary legal status, or expedited removal or deportation. What are examples of expenses which are eligible for funding? Examples of eligible out of pocket expenses related to managing an emergency immigration proceeding include but are not limited to: Legal fees, including filing fees and expenses (for members and/or their dependents). Ancillary expenses associated with the proceeding such as childcare or transportation. Repatriation expenses, including moving fees, travel costs, etc. Costs associated with applying for permanent residency or citizenship, applying for or renewing a visa, general immigration advice, or routine legal costs related to immigration are not expenses eligible for funding. How much money will I get? The ILDF is meant to defray the costs incurred in an emergency immigration proceeding listed above. The fund has been allocated $25,000 for 2025. Each applicant has a yearly cap of $5,000 and a lifetime cap of $15,000. Monies awarded do not have to be repaid. The fund year is the calendar year, January 1 - December 31. Each calendar year, the International Committee (IC) will seek to raise at least $25,000. The IC may, at its discretion, receive funds from members, the public or other organizations. Any funds raised will be considered gifts and will not be considered tax deductible. When will I get my money? Applications will be reviewed, and eligibility decisions made on a case-by-case basis by the International Committee who will assess applications as they are received. Best of efforts will be made by the IC to hold a meeting within seventy-two hours of receiving an application. The International Committee will consist of five members - three members of the Executive Council and two dues-paying members. The Executive Council shall approve the chairperson and membership of the IC. Requests for disbursements of funds must be supported by evidence of out of pocket expenses, generally receipts for expenses paid, or evidence of a legal obligation to pay expenses, such as a bill for attorneys’ fees or moving expenses that the individual is obligated to pay. The IC prefers to pay significant attorney fee bills directly to the attorney or firm providing the representation. The IC will aim to disburse funds within two weeks of approval and receipt of supporting documentation. How do I apply? Submit application for funds to info@uaunm.org with the Subject heading “ILDF Application.” Your application should provide the full name of the dues-paying member, contact information, including phone number, brief description of immigration difficulties requiring emergency funding, and any supporting documentation (receipts, letters of support, legal documentation, etc.) Upon receiving the application, the Chairperson of the International Committee will make the preliminary assessment of whether the applicant is eligible (see eligibility requirements above) for the funds and forward the application of eligible applicants to the IC for consideration. The IC will keep the identity of the applicant confidential. Once a decision has been made, the chairperson of the IC will notify the applicant regarding the decision. Can an International Committee decision to deny emergency funds be appealed? Yes. An applicant for emergency funds from the IC may appeal a denial of funds to UA-UNM’s Executive Council by emailing info@uaunm.org with the subject heading “ILDF Appeal.” The Executive Council will review appeals of the denial of funds at its first scheduled meeting following receipt of the appeal.

International Legal Defense Fund (ILDF) Who is Eligible? Any dues-paying, bargaining unit member of UA-UNM who DOES NOT hold United States citizenship. What is the purpose of the fund? To cover expenses for members who are facing an emergency immigration proceeding to protect their right to due process under the law. How does UA-UNM define an “emergency immigration proceeding”? An emergency immigration proceeding is an immigration proceeding initiated by the government arising from recent changes in federal immigration policy which threatens your ability to live and work in the United States. Examples of emergency immigration proceedings include but are not limited to proceedings to contest the revocation of a visa, green card or temporary legal status, or expedited removal or deportation. What are examples of expenses which are eligible for funding? Examples of eligible out of pocket expenses related to managing an emergency immigration proceeding include but are not limited to: Legal fees, including filing fees and expenses (for members and/or their dependents). Ancillary expenses associated with the proceeding such as childcare or transportation. Repatriation expenses, including moving fees, travel costs, etc. Costs associated with applying for permanent residency or citizenship, applying for or renewing a visa, general immigration advice, or routine legal costs related to immigration are not expenses eligible for funding. How much money will I get? The ILDF is meant to defray the costs incurred in an emergency immigration proceeding listed above. The fund has been allocated $25,000 for 2025. Each applicant has a yearly cap of $5,000 and a lifetime cap of $15,000. Monies awarded do not have to be repaid. The fund year is the calendar year, January 1 - December 31. Each calendar year, the International Committee (IC) will seek to raise at least $25,000. The IC may, at its discretion, receive funds from members, the public or other organizations. Any funds raised will be considered gifts and will not be considered tax deductible. When will I get my money? Applications will be reviewed, and eligibility decisions made on a case-by-case basis by the International Committee who will assess applications as they are received. Best of efforts will be made by the IC to hold a meeting within seventy-two hours of receiving an application. The International Committee will consist of five members - three members of the Executive Council and two dues-paying members. The Executive Council shall approve the chairperson and membership of the IC. Requests for disbursements of funds must be supported by evidence of out of pocket expenses, generally receipts for expenses paid, or evidence of a legal obligation to pay expenses, such as a bill for attorneys’ fees or moving expenses that the individual is obligated to pay. The IC prefers to pay significant attorney fee bills directly to the attorney or firm providing the representation. The IC will aim to disburse funds within two weeks of approval and receipt of supporting documentation. How do I apply? Submit application for funds to info@uaunm.org with the Subject heading “ILDF Application.” Your application should provide the full name of the dues-paying member, contact information, including phone number, brief description of immigration difficulties requiring emergency funding, and any supporting documentation (receipts, letters of support, legal documentation, etc.) Upon receiving the application, the Chairperson of the International Committee will make the preliminary assessment of whether the applicant is eligible (see eligibility requirements above) for the funds and forward the application of eligible applicants to the IC for consideration. The IC will keep the identity of the applicant confidential. Once a decision has been made, the chairperson of the IC will notify the applicant regarding the decision. Can an International Committee decision to deny emergency funds be appealed? Yes. An applicant for emergency funds from the IC may appeal a denial of funds to UA-UNM’s Executive Council by emailing info@uaunm.org with the subject heading “ILDF Appeal.” The Executive Council will review appeals of the denial of funds at its first scheduled meeting following receipt of the appeal.

Grievances The Grievance Committee is responsible for enforcing the terms of the contract through the contractually-defined grievance process, as necessary. The committee also identifies concerns related to the contract through our interactions with faculty and our observations of their working conditions. If you think that your rights as they are defined in the contract (or otherwise) are being violated, we strongly encourage you to consider filing a complaint. There are several pathways for you to pursue depending on the specifics of your case: Violations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement If you believe your rights as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) have been violated, please complete this form , and someone from the Grievance Committee will be in touch promptly to assist you in the grievance process. The form asks you to briefly describe the event or action, to provide a date for the event or action, and to explain which article in the CBA has been violated. Violations of Academic Freedom or Evaluation/Review Procedures Any violation of Section B of the faculty handbook should be submitted to the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee. That includes academic freedom violations and procedural violations in regards to a faculty review. You can find information about the committee here , or information about filing a complaint here . Violations of the Respectful Campus Policy If you believe you are being exposed to workplace bullying that is not related to a protected social class (e.g., gender, race, health, age), you should consider filing a C09 complaint. Note that this complaint process is designed and overseen by UNM administration. To file a CO9 complaint, write a detailed description of what happened, how it violated the CO9 policy , and the effect of that violation. This report should be filed with the supervisor of the person who violated the policy. For example, if one of your departmental colleagues violated the policy, you would file your complaint with the chair of the department; if your chair violated the policy, you would file your complaint with the dean. Violations of Civil Rights If you believe your civil rights have been violated, please review your options with CEEO, which is not a faculty-run organization, or with the Division for Equity and Inclusion. CEEO lists the protected statuses and explains options for filing complaints in detail on their webpage . Other Questions or Concerns Please reach out with any questions or concerns using the contact form . Become a Part of the Grievance Committee If you would like to join us, please contact us! We are particularly interested in additional members who are part time faculty or faculty from campuses other than Albuquerque.

Your 2024-2026 Elected UA-UNM Volunteer Officers and Representatives Thank you to everyone who supported UA-UNM by voting in the Spring 2024 Officer and Representative Assembly Elections. The following individuals were elected by an overwhelming majority of voters and will serve a two-year term, beginning May 2024. Executive Council President: Ernesto Longa Secretary: Jessica Goodkind Treasurer: Saurabh Ahluwaila VP Unit 2: Beth Ratay VP Albuquerque: Manel Martínez-Ramón VP Gallup: Keri Stevenson VP Taos: Gary Cook VP Valencia: Scott Kamen Representative Assembly Arts & Sciences Unit 1: Satya Witt Education & Human Sciences Unit 1: Laura Haniford Equity: Nahir Otaño Gracia and Jesús Costantino Fine Arts Unit 1: Paula Corbin Swalin University Libraries & Learning Sciences Unit 1: Glenn Koelling Honors Unit 1: Chris Holden Honors Unit 2: Richard Obenauf Valencia Unit 1: Anicca Cox Valencia Unit 2: Karen Walter We are grateful to these elected officials for sharing their knowledge, expertise, and time. Through their leadership and your involvement, our union will continue to develop and grow to the benefit of all. UA-UNM welcomes the contributions of anyone who wants to become more involved with our union. Email us at info@uaunm.org to learn more.

Your UA-UNM Officers & Reps 2021-2024 Ernesto Longa | President Ernesto Longa has worked as a Law Librarian at the University of New Mexico since 2007. He earned a B.A. in History from the University of Florida in 2002, J.D. magna cum laude from St. Thomas University in 2005, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Washington in 2007. He serves as head research librarian at the UNM School of Law and teaches Applied Legal Research. His current research focuses on the policing of the unhoused. Mr. Longa was actively involved in organizing United Academics-UNM. Matias Fontenla | Treasurer Matias Fontenla is a Professor of Economics at the University of New Mexico. His research and teaching interests are Development Economics, Migration, and Finance, with a regional interest in Latin America. He serves on the Board of Trustees of New Mexico's Educational Retirement Board (ERB), which manages the retirement funds for the state's K-12 + higher ed. He has been elected to chair the Committee on Governance, one of the shared governance bodies at UNM. Cristyn Elder | Secretary Cris is an associate professor of Rhetoric and Writing in the English Department on UNM's ABQ campus. She assisted her union colleagues in negotiating UA-UNM and UNM's first faculty union contract and chaired the bargaining sessions for greater safety measures in response to COVID-19. Paula Corbin Swalin | Vice President Unit 2 Paula Corbin Swalin is an adjunct Term Teacher at UNM Main. She earned her Bachelor’s at UNM, and Master of Music at Eastman. Born and raised in New Mexico, she is dedicated to giving back to our community. Esteemed educators awaken! Join her to share your needs, strengths, and the growing power of your UA-UNM. Manel Martínez-Ramón | Vice President Albuquerque Campus Manel Martínez-Ramón is a telecommunication engineer and he received his Ph.D. degree in Communications Technologies from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, in 1999. He joined the UNM in 2013 and he is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he holds the King Felipe VI Endowed Chair in Information Sciences of The University of New Mexico, a chair sponsored by the household of the King of Spain. Keri Stevenson | Vice President Gallup Campus Keri Stevenson is an Assistant Professor of English at the UNM-Gallup campus. She served as the Interim UA-UNM VP for Gallup from 2021-2022, and has also been part of the EC and the UA-UNM Survey Committee. On the Gallup campus, she has taught Developmental English, Freshman Composition, and Folk and Fairy Tales, and been the chair of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee, as well as the Secretary of the Gallup Faculty Assembly since 2017. Gary Cook | Vice President Taos Campus Scott Kamen | Vice President Valencia Campus Scott Kamen is UA-UNM Vice President for the Valencia Campus and an Assistant Professor of History. He has been active in our union since he started teaching at UNM-Valencia in Fall 2019. Scott is committed to the ongoing organization of faculty at all of UNM’s campuses and ensuring that our union works for all of our faculty, not just those who are already the most privileged. Nahir Otaño Gracia | Equity Representative Satya Witt | College of Arts and Sciences Representative Assembly for Unit 1 Satya Witt is a lecturer in the Department of Biology. She teaches introductory-level Biology and serves as a lab coordinator for introductory-level Biology labs that are components of the general education curriculum. She is passionate about teaching, mentoring graduate students that teach, and contributing to the functioning of her department, college, university, profession, and scientific discipline through service. Billy Brown | College of Arts and Sciences Representative Assembly for Unit 2 Billy Brown, PhD, PTI Mathematics/Statistics, ABQ, for 15+ years, joined UA-UNM soon after being invited. He fights for improvements for Unit 2 faculty, who perform an enormous teaching service to UNM students. Former VP for Unit 2, he now will fight for Unit 2 in our Representative Assembly. Laura Haniford | College of Education Representative Assembly for Unit 1 Laura Haniford is an Associate Professor in the Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy department. She has worked at UNM since 2007, teaching licensure classes for students seeking to become middle and high school teachers, as well as teachers in our MA and doctoral programs. Laura received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2005 and her research focuses on ways to better prepare teachers. Patrick Manning | College of Fine Arts Representative Assembly for Unit 1 Patrick is an Associate Professor teaching photography in the Department of Art. Born and raised in the Seattle region, he first came to New Mexico in 1997 and has been teaching at UNM since 2006. He has been active with the union since 2019. Patrick’s mission is the equitable treatment of Faculty. Chris Holden | Honors College Representative Assembly for Unit 1 Chris Holden is an Associate Prof. in the Honors College (hired 2008) where he teaches math and games. He is from Albuquerque, attended UNM (BS Math, 2000), and is a 5th gen. alumnus. His PhD is from UW-Madison (Math, 2008), where he served on the TAA (AFT Local 3220) contract enforcement committee. Jesús Costantino- Equity Representative Eric Hamke | School of Engineering Representative Assembly for Unit 1 J.C. Monsanto | Unit 2 Representative “My thanks to all that voted for this Adjunct Instructor who has taught on and off at UNM-Taos since the Fall semester, 2009 until the present.” J.C. has a B.A. in Mass Communication and an M.A. in Humanities. He is a third-gen unionist! His late parents met at a union dance. He looks forward to working with fellow UA-UNM members! ¡Viva el sindicato! Jerry Godbout | UNM Valencia Representative Assembly for Unit 1 Jerry Godbout has been an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of New Mexico Valencia Campus since August 2017. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Florida in 1990, and a Ph. D. in Chemistry from Michigan State University in 1996. Dr. Godbout has been involved in organizing UA-UNM since coming to UNM-Valencia. Having lived by the very cloudy Great Lakes since 1990, Dr. Godbout also enjoys spending as much time outside as possible in the New Mexico sunshine. André Callot | UNM Valencia Representative Assembly for Unit 2 André Callot is an adjunct instructor at UNM-Valencia, teaching video production and film studies courses. Before coming to New Mexico, he was a graduate student union organizer at University of Pennsylvania and University of Chicago, and a member of the faculty union at CUNY College of Staten Island. He lives in Taos, NM with his wife Dr. Eleanor Russell, and his son Jean-Jacques. His recent films and plays can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/AndreCallot.

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Solidarity Asks UA-UNM Solidarity Asks come from higher education labor and/or community organizations looking to build solidarity with workers and students on a larger national or regional basis and to drive participation in a particular action or campaign that supports higher ed workers. This can include (but is not limited to) contributing to strike funds, writing letters to policy-makers, signing petitions, participation in virtual or in-person actions, and more. To submit a solidarity ask, fill out the linked form below. Submit an Ask Join the nationwide movement Stand Up For Science 2025 is organizing demonstrations across the country. They believe that scientific research is a public good that transforms lives. On March 7th from noon to 4 pm at the NM State Capitol in Santa Fe, you can join a local rally for continued investment in science. Visit Stand Up For Science 2025 for more information. Appeal Equitable Access Equitable Access is a $279 flat-rate automatic textbook rental charge set to be billed to all undergraduate students in the fall of 2025. Students can opt out. Read about the program in the Daily Lobo , on UNM's Equitable Access site , and view the petition to appeal it below. Only UNM faculty, staff, students, and others with a UNM NetID can sign it. Sign the petition United Grad Workers Union Petition United Graduate Workers (UGW) of UNM have launched a petition in response to University administration's continued stalling around fixing University systems to accurately reflect student, worker, and faculty chosen names and gender identification. Sign the petition

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Spring 2024 Elections Our next UA-UNM election will take place April 22-29, 2024, when members will elect officers, Representative Assembly members, and Equity Representatives to lead our union for a two-year term. Please consider nominating yourself or someone else for an office or Representative Assembly seat. Nomination forms are due March 20 at 11:59 pm. Descriptions of positions are available in the Sum mary of Officer and Assembly Member Duties . Statements from all candidates are forthcoming. Voting will take place online, using the same third-party online platform (OpaVote) used for previous elections and ratifications. Eligible voting members will receive an email with instructions and the link to vote on April 22, so please check your spam and junk filters to make sure you do not miss the link to vote. Additional information about the election process and descriptions of positions are available in the Summary of Officer and Assembly Member Duties and in the Constitution , while the composition of the Representative Assembly is described in the UA-UNM Bylaws.

Spring 2024 Elections Our next UA-UNM election will take place April 22-29, 2024, when members will elect officers, Representative Assembly members, and Equity Representatives to lead our union for a two-year term. Voting will take place online, using the same third-party online platform (OpaVote) used for previous elections and ratifications. Eligible voting members will receive an email with instructions and the link to vote on April 22, so please check your spam and junk filters to make sure you do not miss the link to vote. CANDIDATE STATEMENTS Keri Stevenson | Vice President, Gallup Campus I wish to continue representing the Gallup faculty's voice in our larger union. This is more urgent than ever as we enter rebargaining for our entire contract. Gallup faculty deserve continued protection for an equitable workload and grievance procedures, and increased protections such as greater adjunct pay and job security, as well as administration transparency. We also deserve the chance to work with people from other branches and know our voices are being heard in discussions about compensation and other matters with Albuquerque administration. As a more distant branch from the central campus, we had felt isolated and ignored in the years before the union. I am committed to ensuring that Gallup faculty continue to receive solidarity from our union comrades, and that we can offer solidarity in return. Laura Haniford | Representative Assembly College of Education, Unit 1 TEELP, COEHS I have been proud to serve as the unit 1 rep for the COEHS for the past two years. I have learned a great deal about what it means to represent faculty and have worked to ensure faculty voice is present, heard, and respected. Through our work, I have come to know the faculty in our college and have fought to ensure your impressive work and expertise are acknowledged. If re-elected, I will continue to fight for all of us and for our college. We are stronger together. Richard Obenauf | Representative Assembly Honors College, Unit 2 Honors College I have been contingent faculty in Honors since 2010. In this time, I have had many conversations with other adjuncts about their needs, hopes, and frustrations, and I have experienced firsthand the lack of respect from the university. I have seen friends quit their jobs here due to a lack of institutional support. Working conditions have begun to improve since faculty voted to form our union—the only pay raises I have received since 2010 were directly due to our union. I am committed to advocating for our rights and well-being. Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions. The university’s desire to be more inclusive will need to begin by paying a wage to all faculty so that all qualified scholars can afford to teach here and so that contingent faculty can work without fear of retaliation from students or administrators. For too long the university has balanced its budget on our backs. Our union’s immediate goal is to get the university to pay a living wage to adjuncts. The union’s ultimate goal is to achieve pay parity for contingent faculty on par with our tenure-track counterparts. I have been a champion of this cause while serving as your representative for the last year, and this is why I want to continue serving as your Unit II union representative for the Honors College. Manel Martinez-Ramon | Vice President Albuquerque Campus Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering As a VP for the campus of Albuquerque, I will continue fighting for the faculty. I have been a member of the Bargaining Committee and of the Labor-Management Committee, from which we have achieved significant salary raises across the board and several agreements with the administration that improved the working conditions of the faculty. I will collaborate in achieving agreements to create clear, transparent merit and equity compensation policies and to contain the increases in our health insurance premiums. Also, I will work to improve the salaries and conditions of the contracts for our adjuncts and part-time faculty. I will continue working to increase the number of faculty that actively support UAUNM in our campus. Saurabh Ahluwalia | Treasurer Finance and Innovation Dept., Anderson School of Management As a candidate for the treasurer position, my foremost goal is to ensure transparent, efficient, and responsible management of our union's financial resources. Drawing upon my extensive experience in finance, both in academic and corporate world, I am committed to safeguarding the financial well-being of our union while also fostering greater member engagement and satisfaction. My dedication to open communication and collaboration will enable me to work closely with union members and leadership to address their needs and concerns regarding financial matters. I am deeply invested in advocating for fair and equitable compensation for all educators, as well as securing resources to support professional development opportunities and other initiatives that enhance the quality of our work environment. If elected, I pledge to uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability, working tirelessly to advance the interests of our union and its members. Together, we can build a stronger, more resilient union that empowers educators and elevates our profession. Scott Kamen | Vice President, Valencia Campus Social Sciences, Valencia I have been actively involved in UA-UNM since I started as an Assistant Professor of History at UNM-Valencia in Fall 2019 and have been UA-UNM Vice President for the Valencia campus since the position was established in 2022. My experiences in this position—and particularly, my time at the bargaining table with administration—have helped me to see why our union is necessary to ensure a faculty voice at UMM and why our membership is the foundation of everything our union does. If re-elected as Vice President (Valencia), my primary goal is to improve the working conditions of our most vulnerable faculty. Ever since I first became active in UA-UNM, I have been continually impressed by the degree to which our union has prioritized the concerns of branch faculty and part-time faculty. UA-UNM has included branch and part-time faculty in ways that I simply have not seen in other arenas within the UNM system. Still, this kind of culture of inclusion will not endure indefinitely without efforts to maintain and further it. As Vice President (Valencia), I would aim to increase membership numbers and membership involvement on the Valencia campus and the broader UNM system. I believe that the ongoing organization of faculty at all of UNM’s campuses can ensure that our union works for all of our faculty, not just those who are already the most privileged. Satya Witt | Representative Assembly College of Arts and Sciences, Unit 1 College of Arts and Sciences I served as a UA-UNM bargaining team member since January 2020 and co-signed the Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) for Units 1 and 2 in June 2021. As the only faculty member participating in these efforts at the Lecturer rank, I was a fierce advocate for our non-tenure track faculty, part-time instructors, and adjuncts. Since the ratification of our CBAs, I have served as chair of the Labor Management Committee, which is tasked with addressing issues of concern regarding terms and conditions of employment and the interpretation and effectuation of our CBAs. Through the efforts of the Labor Management Committee, we have negotiated 5 Memoranda of Agreement that have led to improvements in the parental leave benefit for our Unit 1 members, professional development opportunities for our Unit 2 members, as well as other improvements to our CBAs. I have also participated on the ad-hoc bargaining teams that have negotiated agreements that provided 7.12% across-the-board salary increase for all unit members in 2022, and that established new minimum pay rates for both units as well as 6% and 8% across the board increases for Units 1 and 2 respectively in 2023. If elected as a member of the Representative Assembly for the College of Arts and Sciences, I will aim to inform our members of their rights and benefits under our CBA and continue to provide a voice for our members in negotiations with the administration. Nahir Otano Gracia | Representative Assembly Equity Seat English, Arts&Science, Albuquerque I stand for equity and justice, especially for People of Color, graduate students, and our Trans brothers and sisters. I promise to be a pain in the ass to my colleagues when they don't center these issues as they should be centered. Anicca Cox | Representative Assembly Valencia Campus, Unit 1 English, Humanities, Valencia Campus My experience in union work has been both as a member of an academic union on the faculty side and as a graduate student member who served as a contract negotiator alongside my union siblings at Michigan State University. In that work, I learned several valuable lessons which I would bring to the rep position. Those are chiefly, the value of coalition building and building collective power, and the scale and scope of change over time. In addition, my primary research is in labor equity in the academy, and in my discipline of writing studies. I approach labor work from a feminist, intersectional lens, that acknowledges the values, perspectives and standpoints of groups of workers. My goals in this position are fairly pragmatic--I would like to build capacity here at our campus by growing our membership, through hallway conversations, door-knocking and bringing union news to our faculty. Next, I would like to focus on increasing representation of our branch to the larger campus and union, and finally, I look forward to collaborating with our other rep to foreground issues of part-time faculty on our campus. A larger goal is to connect our campus to some of the political action initiatives of our union. Karen Walter | Representative Assembly, Valencia Campus, Unit 2 Social Sciences, Valencia I am honored to be able to participate in the progressive equity work being done by UA-UNM both on our campus and statewide. Additionally, I am new to the work and very excited to be a part of something historically on the side of justice and fairness. I have noticed, more than ever, Union participation from local cultural events in New Mexico, to a wide variety of national and global media representations. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to be a part of something I feel so strongly about here in my home State. The promise I make to myself and my colleagues is to be present, listen, and work with integrity and authenticity. I continue that promise with the work I do here with UA-UNM as well. Beth Ratay | Vice President, Unit 2 Music Department, College of Fine Arts I am in my second year of teaching as an Adjunct Instructor at UNM. I teach Theory and Composition for the Music Department, and have my doctorate in World Music Composition from the University of California, Santa Cruz. I have taught as an adjunct for over ten years at six different colleges including colleges in Massachusetts and California. The colleges in those states have strong unions, so I have first-hand experience of what a great union can accomplish. I have also served as the Union Representative for the College of Fine Arts at Gavilan College in Gilroy, California. As the Vice President for Unit 2, my highest priority will be working to get adjuncts paid a living wage. Other issues I hope to address include compensation for canceled classes, addressing reasonable workloads for adjunct instructors, and job security for long-term adjunct instructors. I am a great listener and a great problem solver and I want to use those skills, in addition to my previous union experience, to help build a more equitable future for our faculty. Please give me the opportunity to work for you. Gary Cook | Vice President, Taos Art Department, UNM-Taos I have been the UA-UNM Taos Vice President for three years, at UNM since 2001. My primary goals for the coming year are to increase Union participation at UNM-Taos and to give voice and support to our collective concerns regarding job security, work load, and pay. Glenn Koelling | Representative Assembly, College of University Libraries & Learning, Unit 1 College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences I've served in this role for the past two years and have enjoyed making connections within the union on behalf of CULLS faculty. I hope to continue to represent CULLS' interests -- perhaps especially since librarian faculty have unique needs. Jesús Costantino | Representative Assembly Equity Seat English Language & Literature, College of A&S, Albuquerque A core mission of UA-UNM is to give faculty a more meaningful and powerful voice. I see the equity seats in the Representative Assembly as an important way to ensure that the concerns of faculty of color are heard within and addressed by that collective voice. Paula Corbin Swalin | Representative Assembly College of Fine Arts, Unit 1 Music, College of Fine Arts, Albuquerque Campus It is an honor to be considered for this position. For the past year and a half, I've served as the Unit 2 VP, participating in UA-UNM legislative efforts, compensation bargaining, and the Labor Management Committee. I credit my UA-UNM membership and service as a catalyst for promotion from many years of adjunct employment to a continuing lecturer position. Though I have moved to Unit 1, many years as an adjunct provided first-hand awareness of our Unit 2 members' challenges. If elected, I plan to continue advocating for Unit 2 faculty, actively serving on committees, and building our member density, which continues to be a most important issue. Thank you for considering my candidacy for UA-UNM service. Ernesto Longa | President, School of Law If re-elected President of UA-UNM, I will continue to fight and advocate for academic freedom for all, improved compensation and benefits, equal pay for equal work, pathways to longer-term contracts for our adjunct and contingent faculty, improved workload policies, and proportional pay for overloads and summer administrative work. Jessica Goodkind | Secretary, Sociology I strongly believe in the importance of collective organizing and have been an active member in several unions. While in graduate school at Michigan State University, I helped to form the gradate employee union (GEU), which includes thousands of graduate employees. I was involved in organizing and served as the President of GEU when we obtained our first contract. After completing my PhD, I was a faculty member at California State University East Bay for two years, during which time I served as the Secretary of our chapter of the California Faculty Association union. In addition, I was active in our organizing efforts for UA-UNM. I am running for Secretary of UA-UNM because I want to become more involved in our union. I know that we can be more effective instructors and scholars and can better serve our students, communities, and the university when we have good working conditions. If elected Secretary, I will strive to support our union’s efforts for clear, transparent, and engaging communication. Chris Holden | Representative Assembly Honors College, Unit 1 I'm seeking to represent Unit I faculty in UNM's Honors College within UAUNM. I've served as Unit I rep. for the last two years and hope to have been successful in this as a conduit for faculty needs, information source for faculty with concerns and as an active member of UAUNM. Although not officially a Unit 2 rep. I believe I've also been helpful in articulating the needs of Unit 2 faculty in Honors, helping them to work through some relevant issues, and I hope to continue supporting them in the next term. I am proud to serve the Honors College and UNM in this capacity.

UA-UNM Bylaws Article I. Composition of the Representative Assembly A. Eligibility for Representative Assembly The Representative Assembly shall consist of: Elected officers (President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-Presidents); academic unit representatives (campuses, colleges and schools); and at-large, equity representatives. B. Academic Unit Representatives 1. Only academic units with members in good standing shall be assigned seat(s) in the representative assembly. 2. Academic units with members in good standing from Bargaining Unit 1, but none from Bargaining Unit 2, shall only be assigned seat(s) to represent Bargaining Unit 1. Likewise, academic units with members in good standing from Bargaining Unit 2, but none from Bargaining Unit 1, shall only be assigned seat(s) to represent Bargaining Unit 2. 3. Academic units with members in good standing from both Bargaining Unit 1 and Bargaining Unit 2 shall be assigned a minimum of 2 seats: One seat to represent the members in good standing of Bargaining Unit 1; and one seat to represent the members in good standing of Bargaining Unit 2. 4. After the minimum number of seats have been assigned to each academic unit with members in good standing, an additional seat shall be assigned to that academic unit, on average, for every twenty-five additional members in good standing. 5. The number of members in good standing per academic unit shall be based on our membership records sixty (60) days prior to the election. C. Equity Representatives The following factors shall be considered in determining the number of seats to assign to at-large equity representatives: The proportion of BIPOC faculty among our bargaining unit members, over the previous two-year term, as reported by the University of New Mexico’s Office of Institutional Analytics; and the proportion of BIPOC faculty who served as academic unit representatives during the previous two-year term.