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PR26-0494 • 2025

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

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

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2026-01-16
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Agreement Between UDC and SEIU Local 500

The bill approves a collective bargaining agreement between the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, covering compensation matters from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves a collective bargaining agreement between UDC and SEIU Local 500 for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.
  • Requires the Council to transmit copies of this resolution to the Mayor, President of UDC, and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees after its adoption.
  • Adopts a fiscal impact statement provided by the Chief Financial Officer.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The University of the District of Columbia
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500

Terms To Know

Collective Bargaining Agreement
A written contract between an employer and a union that sets out terms and conditions of employment.
Fiscal Impact Statement
An official document that outlines the financial effects of a bill or resolution.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact details of the compensation matters are not provided in the summary.
  • It does not specify how many employees will be affected by this agreement.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0300, Effective from Jan 06, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000459

  2. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor, and Committee of the Whole

  3. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0300

  5. 2026-01-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Roundtable on PR26-0494

  6. 2026-01-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Roundtable Published in the District of Columbia Register

  7. 2025-12-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Revised Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole, Executive Administration and Labor

  8. 2025-12-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0494 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-12-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  10. 2025-12-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0494 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

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

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-300

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

January 6, 2026

To approve the negotiated compensation matters contained in a collective bargaining agreement
between the University of the District of Columbia and the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU) Local 500, CtW.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of the
District of Columbia and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, CtW
Approval Resolution of 2026”.

Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 1717(j) of the District of Columbia Government
Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C.
Official Code § 1-617.17 (j)), the Council of the District of Columbia approves the negotiated
compensation matters contained in the collective bargaining agreement between the University
of the District of Columbia and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500,
CtW, covering October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, which was transmitted by the
Mayor to the Council on December 18, 2025.

Sec. 3. Transmittal.
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption to the Mayor, the
President of the University of the District of Columbia, and the Chairperson of the Board of
Trustees of the University of the District of the Columbia.

Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1973,
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 5. Effective date.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.