Author: Jerry Yarnetsky
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 15
After the Bunsis presentation, FAM and management each shared multiple counter-proposals (which you can view at our website). Of special interest is our Faculty Evaluations counter, which protects faculty against bias in student evaluations and provides clarity about how TCPL faculty are evaluated. Most importantly, we rejected management’s overreaching post-tenure review provision, a completely unnecessary and…
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Protected: “I’m writing to share my dismay”
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 8
Nearly 300 of your colleagues attended Faculty Assembly last week, putting the administration on notice that they need to work with us, not against us. Unfortunately, management’s bargaining team was not yet ready to do that this week. In time, they will understand how united you are in your commitment to successful negotiations. The issues…
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Anti-higher-ed, anti-labor bill SB 83 passes committee: call lawmakers!
We are sorry to report that SB 83 passed out of committee this morning and could go to the House floor soon. This bill is a true threat to student education, academic freedom, and faculty livelihoods. It is so unpopular — over 700 testimonies and tens of thousands of letters in opposition since March — that its supporters had to turn…
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Daniel Hall: “A cooperative process…is better for the administrator, the University, and the faculty”
A cooperative process, as has been the Miami way for decades, is better for the administrator, the University, and the faculty.
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Opening Statement by Ginny Boehme
“You have the power to change the anti-collegial atmosphere. You have the power to show us that you are willing to work with us. I sincerely hope you exercise that power. ”
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Welcome Back, FAM!
Colleagues, Welcome back, FAM! We’ve had a fabulous summer and hope you have, too! Since winning back-to-back elections in May and June, we’ve been hard at work building our Bargaining Council, curating our Negotiating Team, developing our bargaining platform, and writing proposals that will improve working conditions for faculty and librarians at Miami. We know…