Category: Bargaining
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 34
New Year. New Management Lawyer. New Delays. On our 492nd day of working without a contract, we got to meet Management’s third new lawyer…along with all the other delays Management has brought to the process, including but not limited to: picking arbitrary fights, writing arcane interpretations of Ohio law that teeter on the edge of…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 27
After a rousing collective action at the Board of Trustees in the morning, at which 100+ FAM librarians and faculty demanded FAIR RAISES NOW and hand-delivered holiday cards to the Trustees, FAM-L came through with three more Tentative Agreements in addition to the four from last session: Scope of Duties: Recognizes that librarians should work…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 26
Huge Win on Vacation Pay! Thanks to FAM, all Miami staff will now be paid during holiday closings instead of having to take mandatory vacation days. FAM and Miami management today signed a landmark agreement ensuring fair pay for mandatory closing days during Winter Break.
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 33
By now, you may have seen the news that management’s lead lawyer on the FAM-T side has stepped away, and will soon be replaced. Read FAM’s statement … Today at FAM-T bargaining, we had many surprisingly productive conversations with management about your top priorities: compensation and job security. FAM began the day by countering on…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 32
Your Negotiation Team continues to fight for fair evaluations, job security, and benefits for our members. At FAM-T bargaining today, we countered on Leaves, Benefits, Financial Exigency and Academic Reorganization, and presented packages on Faculty Evaluations & Performance Improvement Plans, and Management Rights & Association Rights. These proposals protect our members’ benefits and job security…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 25
We begin today’s bargaining update with a tribute to Dr. Phill Alexander, your Negotiating Team’s first chair and a lead organizer for FAM. FAM mourns the loss of our beloved colleague, who worked tirelessly on behalf of his colleagues and for a better Miami to help organize and lead our union. Read our tribute to…
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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, 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!
