Faculty Alliance of Miami: FAM

Category: Bargaining

  • FAM-L Bargaining Update, Day 7

    FAM-L Bargaining Update, Day 7

    We continued to make substantial progress at the table today, including a tentative agreement on an article on Separability to ensure the contract will continue to protect you even if a specific provision is rendered invalid by a law or verdict. Top Things to Know What else happened today? Other articles that were discussed at…

  • FAM-L Bargaining, Day 6

    Today’s negotiation was brief due to technical issues management’s negotiating team was having, but we continued to make progress even in the short time at the table today.  Our team introduced a counter proposal for Grievance and Arbitration, which is the enforcement mechanism for the contract. Management’s original proposal attempted to limit us; we aim…

  • FAM-T Bargaining, Day 9

    When Miami has faculty donating plasma to make ends meet, something is wrong. Today at the faculty negotiation table we presented a pay and compensation proposal that fights for your wallet and works to ensure a liveable wage for all our members. Other news below on management’s communications about post-tenure review, grievance and arbitration, and…

  • The truth about Miami’s post-tenure review proposal

    The truth about Miami’s post-tenure review proposal

    “If the administration thinks post-tenure review that can result in termination is a good idea for Miami University, then let them SAY IT!“ Statement at today’s negotiations by Sam Morris, co-chair of the FAM-T negotiating team, regarding the University’s proposal on Faculty Evaluations:  The University presented a new proposal on Faculty Evaluations which sets forth…

  • FAM-T Bargaining, Day 8

    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…

  • Day 7 of FAM-T Bargaining

    Day 7 of FAM-T Bargaining

    At FAM-T’s seventh bargaining session today, many proposals and counter-proposals passed across the table. The team is optimistic — we are making steady progress through the non-economic proposals. There’s a lot to discuss here, plua additional information in several short post-bargaining videos from FAM’s Negotiating Team here. Let us know if you have questions or…

  • FAM-T Bargaining Update for 11/1

    FAM-T Bargaining Update for 11/1

    The University was “not inclined” to support the request that faculty members be added to the Board of Trustees. They think that faculty would provide no valuable input to the Board, as administrators provide all the academic expertise they need. 

  • FAM-T Bargaining Update for 10/25

    FAM-T Bargaining Update for 10/25

    It is important that faculty retain our full right to determine instructional content. We will continue to push to enshrine academic freedom rights in the contract. 

  • FAM-T Bargaining, Day 4

    FAM-T Bargaining, Day 4

    In other news, there has been no response to the Faculty Assembly petition submitted by 116 faculty to reinstate the All-Faculty Committee on Evaluation of Administrators. Miami policy requires a Faculty Assembly meeting to be held within a month of the petition. That’s by November 13. Faculty are waiting.