Author: Theresa Kulbaga
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We Stand With International Students and Colleagues
April 16, 2025 The Trump administration has intensified its attacks on international faculty and students: refusing scholars entry into the country due to their political viewpoints, stripping students of their legal status and revoking visas, and seizing students in preparation for deportation, including in Ohio. These actions, brazen attacks on the First Amendment and the…
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Miami University’s Faculty and Librarian Union Ratifies First Contracts
March 11, 2025 Oxford, Ohio – The Faculty Alliance of Miami (FAM, AAUP-AFT) has ratified its first faculty and librarian contracts with overwhelming support: 95% of faculty and 100% of librarians voted yes. FAM members also voted to adopt the constitution (94%). This marks a significant achievement in the union’s ongoing efforts to enhance job…
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Librarian Contract Articles
A brief summary of each article in our first librarian contract. Annual Evaluations Clarifies the process for submitting annual evaluations for both probationary librarians and librarians with continuing contract, codifying status quo. Appointments / Appointment Notices Defines the timing and content of the annual Notice of Appointment provided to new and continuing unit members. Association…
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Faculty Contract Articles
A brief summary of each article in our first faculty contract. Academic Freedom Goes beyond current Miami policy to assure the full application of the principles of academic freedom as defined by the American Association of University Professors, including recognition that “controversy is at the heart of the free academic inquiry” and that job security…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 30
After 545 days of bargaining, we are excited to announce that we have closed our first FAM-L contract by reaching tentative agreements on Compensation, Professional Development, Benefits, and Duration. Librarians will receive a 7.69% raise for the three-year period from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2026,, with potential for more should the Board of…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 37
Today — on the 544th day of negotiating — FAM-T closed our first contract! Our team has reached tentative agreements (TA) on all outstanding articles, including Compensation, Financial Exigency and Academic Reorganization, and Appointment, Renewal, and Promotion of TCPL Faculty. The final agreement secures a 9.27% raise for our faculty, as compounded over three years…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 36
Today at FAM-T bargaining, we exchanged nearly all of our outstanding articles and made substantive progress on Compensation and TCPL job security. Most notably, we got management to agree to presumptive renewal for Full and Senior TCPL faculty — a major win for our members that we’ve been fighting for since 2023. This win is…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 30
Now more than ever, we must stand together as a union. Across the country and state, we see attacks on workers’ rights, rising costs of living, and corporate interests trying to weaken the very organizations that fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect on the job. We see legislative and executive attacks on…