{"id":105762,"date":"2025-11-16T08:22:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=105762"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:28:20","slug":"bugwu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/bugwu\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Graduate Student Workers Union (BUGWU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2024\/07\/Untitled-design-36-1024x320.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-98868 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2024\/07\/Untitled-design-36-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2024\/07\/Untitled-design-36-636x199.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2024\/07\/Untitled-design-36-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2024\/07\/Untitled-design-36-1536x480.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2024\/07\/Untitled-design-36.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"color: #bd1717;\">BU Graduate Student Workers Union (BUGWU, SEIU Local 509) and Boston University have a three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) as of 10\/16\/2024.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bd1717;\">Graduate Medical Sciences and BU are committed to fulfilling this important agreement and enhancing the experience of our students.<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Collective Bargaining Agreement<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/files\/2024\/12\/BUGWU-Collective-Bargaining-Agreement-2024-2027.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/students\/enrollment-student-life\/bugwu-information\/collective-bargaining-agreement-a-primer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webpage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Direct Enrollment in Student Benefits<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/students\/enrollment-student-life\/bugwu-information\/student-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aetna Dental Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/students\/enrollment-student-life\/bugwu-information\/student-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BU Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/students\/enrollment-student-life\/bugwu-information\/student-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Child Health Insurance Subsidy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/students\/enrollment-student-life\/bugwu-information\/student-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MBTA Pass Discount<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/students\/enrollment-student-life\/bugwu-information\/student-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bicycling Benefit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/students\/enrollment-student-life\/bugwu-information\/student-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Childcare Benefit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vacation Time Policy for Salaried Graduate Workers<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2025\/11\/vacation-time-policy-for-salaried-graduate-workers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/vacation-time-policy-for-salaried-graduate-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Work Hours for Employment at Boston University Policy<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2025\/11\/student-work-hours-for-employment-at-boston-university-policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/student-work-hours-for-employment-at-boston-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PhD Student 20-hour Work Week Waiver\u00a0 <a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2026\/05\/PhD-Student-20-hour-work-week-waiver-form-v2.docx\">word<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2025\/11\/PhD-Student-20-hour-work-week-waiver-from-v2.pdf\">pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2025\/11\/Sample-text-for-Tutor-TA-waivers.pdf\">Sample text for waivers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graduate Worker Performance Evaluations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>BUGWU Worker Assessment Form\u00a0 <a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2026\/04\/BUGUW-Worker-Assessement-form.docx\">word\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"bold_label\"><\/span>| <a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2026\/04\/Spring-2026-Assessment-Form.pdf\">pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2026\/04\/Upload-Procedures.docx\">Graduate Worker Performance Evaluation Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/phpbin\/onbase\/?form=gwu_supervisor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"bold_label\">Graduate Worker&#8217;s Union Supervisor Upload Form (link)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BU Graduate Student Workers Union (BUGWU, SEIU Local 509) and Boston University have a three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) as of 10\/16\/2024. 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