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“They have plenty of money for lawyers, and plenty for themselves”: Martin Johnson
Martin Johnson, Associate Professor of History, spoke at FAM’s Rally for Raises on September 20, 2024 about the gulf between what Miami University spends on lawyers and management versus what it has invested in faculty and librarians: Faculty and librarians at Miami do the crucial work of our core educational mission. Not lawyers. Not administration.…
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“I’ve seen our future. It’s good. It’s cheering”: Jerry Yarnetsky
Jerry Yarnetsky, Web Services Librarian, spoke at FAM’s Rally for Raises on September 20, 2024 about his experience at a unionized institution: These negotiations have been mentally, physically, and financially taxing for us all. But here’s what keeps me kicking — I’ve seen our future. It’s good. It’s cheering. Before coming to Miami, I was…
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“It’s time for management to pay us our worth”: Rachel Makarowski
“Imagine what life would look like if we had raises that kept up with inflation, if we were able to ensure that pay was equitable and fair.”
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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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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 September Events
Join FAM for FAM-T and FAM-L bargaining and the Rally for Raises coming up September 20! September 12FAM-T Bargaining, Miami University Voice of America Learning Center, 7847 VOA Park Dr, West Chester TownshipIn person or Zoom, about 10:30–5. FAM members are welcome to join the team in the caucus room between bargaining sessions. Click here…
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A Win for FAM on Timely Summer Pay!
FAM pressured management to do the right thing and not make excuses for missed or delayed payroll.
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AI affects our working conditions and must be negotiated
A message from FAM’s Negotiating Team: Dear colleagues, As your FAM Negotiating Team, we have an update about bargaining, specifically as it concerns artificial intelligence (AI) and the new AI task force: We have sent University management a cease-and-desist letter regarding the AI task force they created. This is not because we don’t value faculty…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 13
Today at FAM-L bargaining, our negotiating team worked to protect librarians’ promotion, tenure, and evaluation process and advocate for more manageable workloads. Meanwhile, management presented “solutions” that miss the realities of librarians’ day-to-day work — promotion procedures that put librarians’ progress at risk; arguing that service and scholarship don’t count as part of day-to-day work…