Category: FAM-L Bargaining
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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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Theresa Kulbaga on management’s efforts to undo existing job security
“They want to make it easier to fire tenured faculty. They are trying to undo current TCPL job protections that came about through years of shared governance. They are refusing to put existing job security and promotion policies for librarians into the contract.”
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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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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.
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 20
Today at FAM-L bargaining, we signed a tentative agreement (TA) on Appointment Notices. The agreed upon article will help librarians better understand the conditions and expectations for their initial appointment as a librarian to the University. We also passed counters focused on protecting and clarifying your job security and benefits, including Grievance & Arbitration and Leaves…
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A Special Joint Bargaining Update for FAM-T (August 7) and FAM-L (August 8)
We expect movement on management’s side, and that we are prepared to take action if they don’t.
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 18
We’re fighting for fair pay and transparency in the promotion system! Today was a red-hot day at the FAM-L table: we passed across no fewer than six counter-proposals on key priorities: Compensation; Librarian Promotion, Continuing Contract, and Evaluation; Librarian Ranks; Personnel Committee; and Salary Adjustment Studies. On compensation, we are working hard to ensure that…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 17
At FAM-L bargaining today, we presented counters on Union Access to Information and Facilities, Association Rights, and Management Rights. Management keeps rejecting our Association Rights proposal, but we are standing firm. Our proposal will strengthen our already-unanimous union by ensuring our members get service recognition for their hard work in improving working conditions! Our members…