Author: Theresa Kulbaga
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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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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…
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FAM, AAUP-AFT statement: We Must Stand Together
Across the country and state, we are seeing attacks on workers’ rights, education and on the most vulnerable members of our campus and community. But here’s the truth: when we stand together, we win.
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 29
Today is our 510th day of bargaining for our first contract. Read our op-ed in the Oxford Free Press, where we argue that lengthy contract negotiations are a union-busting tactic. You deserve a fair contract now! At the bargaining table today, FAM-L reached three more Tentative Agreements (TAs): Management Rights, Association Rights, and Individual and…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 35
Today’s FAM-T bargaining session was a whirlwind of exchanged proposals — a total of ten proposals passed back and forth — and these are productive signs that both sides are gaining momentum to close this contract. We are down to key concepts, including compensation and job security, and today we got management to back down on…