Author: Theresa Kulbaga
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 24
work as many hours as management wants — or leave Today at FAM-L bargaining, management told librarians that working regularly in excess of 40 hours every week is just fine, super normal, and if we don’t like it we can find work elsewhere. This is unacceptable. We voted unanimously to form a union because we…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 31
Thanks to yesterday’s March for Thanks, we won three major agreements on our 439th day without a contract. YOU did this!
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FAM-T Bargaining, Days 29 & 30
A special joint bargaining update FAM-T bargained back to back yesterday and today, working hard for our members to get a FAIR CONTRACT NOW. It’s great to see the strong turnout for bargaining yesterday and today! Your visible support of FAM negotiations matters! Download your Stop Stalling Zoom background here: tinyurl.com/StopStall. We passed across Compensation,…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 28
Today was a jam-packed day! We got management to respond on every outstanding article in their court — including Compensation. FAM’s actions over the past month are working, and we are seeing momentum at the table!
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 23
Today at FAM-L bargaining, it was clear that the people at management’s table were not the ones making the decisions. Instead, they are being forced by upper administration to stall this deal. Who on their side is really making the decisions and why aren’t they at the table themselves? By contrast, we are a united…
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Ohio House Leaders Support FAM
House Minority Leader Allison Russo and 23 Ohio House Representatives sent letters to President Crawford supporting FAM’s fight for a Fair Contract Now: Friday, October 11 The Ohio House Democrats have united in support of FAM’s fight for a fair contract. On Friday, Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo sent a letter to President Greg…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 27: a win on Academic Freedom
Thanks to YOUR hard work and actions over the past month, we WON academic freedom protections that are stronger than current policy! 💪 Today at FAM-T bargaining, we won the language on Academic Freedom that is a top priority for our members, including reference to the AAUP 1940 statement and its 1970 amendments. We also…
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“They have plenty of money for lawyers, and plenty for themselves”: Martin Johnson
Martin Johnson, Associate Professor of History, spoke at FAM’s Rally for Raises on September 20, 2024 about the gulf between what Miami University spends on lawyers and management versus what it has invested in faculty and librarians: Faculty and librarians at Miami do the crucial work of our core educational mission. Not lawyers. Not administration.…
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“I’ve seen our future. It’s good. It’s cheering”: Jerry Yarnetsky
Jerry Yarnetsky, Web Services Librarian, spoke at FAM’s Rally for Raises on September 20, 2024 about his experience at a unionized institution: These negotiations have been mentally, physically, and financially taxing for us all. But here’s what keeps me kicking — I’ve seen our future. It’s good. It’s cheering. Before coming to Miami, I was…