Category: FAM-T Bargaining
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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-T Bargaining, Day 22
FAM held fast to our Compensation proposal today at FAM-T bargaining. In response to management’s unacceptable 1.4% average annual salary increment, we held to our numbers (a robust 7% average annual salary increment, with a total raise over three years of the contract would be 26.5%) while compromising with some of management’s language, timelines, and…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 21
Today at the FAM-T bargaining table, we presented a reworked proposal on Academic Freedom, which is of paramount importance for our members and is essential for preserving Miami University’s primary educational mission. The four traditional aspects of academic freedom include freedom of research, freedom of teaching, freedom of extramural speech, and freedom of intramural speech;…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 20
Today was a super productive day at FAM-T bargaining: we came to two tentative agreements (TAs) and signed one MOU on Artificial Intelligence. The AI MOU is a significant win, and here’s the scoop: after rejecting our AI proposal last semester, management set up an AI task force to find out how AI impacts our…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 19
Our first negotiations of the summer were red-hot — we proposed four counters, including one that would clarify how faculty can be evaluated and one strengthening the job protections of TCPL faculty. Importantly, we vehemently re-rejected management’s language creating a new, unnecessary, and punitive post-tenure review process. We countered on discipline and discharge, and we…
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FAM’s first year of negotiations
Building our first contracts from scratch is a monumental undertaking, but thanks to the over 60 faculty members and librarians from all divisions and ranks who developed bargaining proposals, already we’ve made significant progress.
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 18
Today at the table, management offered a new Artificial Intelligence Memo of Understanding (MOU), a response to our AI proposal which would require both parties to discuss AI’s impact on our work. This is a positive first step, since management had initially refused to bargain over AI at all. If we reach agreement on this,…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 17
FAM-T had a great session at the negotiating table today. Our biggest win was being recognized as a university group to use campus facilities. Management has pushed back against this effort for months, but we won! The union is not a third party—it’s us. Our wins today were fueled by our recent organizing actions at…
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FAM Index
Average annual raise FAM has proposed to help address increases in your cost of living: 7%. Management raise proposal: 1.4%. Cost of FAM pay proposal annually: $15 million. Average Miami surplus over last ten years: $109 million. Miami’s rank among Ohio public universities for financial viability and net income: 1 and 1.