Category: Bargaining
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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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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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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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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 21
Movement at the table today 💪🏽 A full and robust session today, with lots of forward movement. We came to a Tentative Agreement (TA) on Librarian Ranks, which provides clarity on each librarian rank. FAM-Librarians and Miami management also quickly shared multiple versions of other articles, including a combined package on Academic Freedom and Discipline…
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FAM-T Bargaining Update for 9/17/24
Major agreement with management: a tentative agreement (TA) on an article on Discipline and Discharge!
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 25
What was the theme of today’s FAM-T bargaining? Job security. Job security. Job security. FAM countered on several key articles important to our members’ job promotion and job security protections: Appointment, Renewal, and Promotion of TCPL Faculty; Appointment and Promotion of Tenure Track and Tenured Faculty; and a package on Discipline and Discharge and Academic…
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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!
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State of Bargaining: Update to Miami Senate
We have made progress! In several crucial areas, however, there’s still daylight between management’s and FAM’s proposals.