Author: Jerry Yarnetsky
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FAM(ily) Weekend Actions: Successful Practice Picket
It’s Family Weekend at Miami University and FAM is out in force to build support across the Miami community. FAM carried out a practice picket, is leafleting all weekend, and will fly a plane with a FAM banner during the Ohio-Miami football game. FAM demands that Miami management negotiate in good faith.
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 22
Academic freedom is essential to librarians’ role supporting the crucial work of faculty and students — but management doesn’t believe librarians should have it.
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Mid-Fall Bargaining Overview
The pressure you are putting on is resulting in movement at the table! Only about 15 proposals remain to negotiate, with compensation and job security the two major sticking points remaining.
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Practice Picket!
This Friday, October 18, join a crowd of your colleagues at noon in front of Roudebush for a Practice Picket. To “picket” is to stand or walk outside a workplace to draw attention to an issue workers have with their employer. Our Practice Picket is part of our escalating contract campaign to tell management that…
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2024 Voter Information Guide
Simple voter information slides to share with students. Includes QR codes and links to voter registration, absentee ballot, and voter information.
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“Good, solid pay keeps people here”—Councilperson David Prytherch
Academics don’t like to talk about money. But the money matters, and not just for us.
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“We need faculty to succeed for students to succeed” — student Patrick Houlihan
Take care of the people that make Miami the place it is. Give them the raises they deserve.
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Theresa Kulbaga on management’s efforts to undo existing job security
“They want to make it easier to fire tenured faculty. They are trying to undo current TCPL job protections that came about through years of shared governance. They are refusing to put existing job security and promotion policies for librarians into the contract.”
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Rally for Raises!
It’s time to choose your future and show management you won’t accept raises averaging only 1.25% over the course of the contract!