2023 Bargaining Platform

Unite for #LoveAndHonorAndEquity at Miami University

Based on feedback from faculty and librarians. endorsed by FAM’s Bargaining Council and unanimously approved in a vote by FAM membership, the following are FAM’s priorities for negotiation:

Fair and Equitable Pay and Benefits

  • Competitive salaries, including annual salary increments
  • Preserved health benefits
  • Fairness for marginalized faculty and librarians
  • Fair Workloads
  • Transparency about how workloads are decided and evaluated
  • Recognition and compensation for work exceeding job description
  • Greater workload equity

Job Security and Due Process

  • Transparency in evaluation and promotion guidelines for every category and rank
  • Research-informed use of student course evaluations
  • Due process protections

Preserving Miami’s Academic Mission

  • Protect faculty and librarian expertise and intellectual property
  • Uphold teacher-scholar model in guiding Miami’s educational mission
  • Improve support for diversity, equity, and inclusion

Building a Strong, Member-Led Union

  • Seek inclusive input and engagement across the university
  • Mobilize participation by faculty and librarians
  • Build broad membership as one union for power and leverage