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Cathy Wagner: Eulogy for Cook Field
“right now across this country there are more than five thousand May Day protests, strikes, walkouts and rallies happening!” Cook Field, we are gathered here todayworkers and students and student workers and worker learnersto say goodbye to you. You are a flat green place with wind.Today is May DayMayday means maypoles, sensuality, flowersworkers dancing, worker…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 5
Direct action works! Building on the energy from our successful May 1 rally with students, faculty won Tentative Agreements (TAs) on three articles, bringing us to a total of four TAs overall: These wins show the power of solidarity with students. Check out our photos on our socials (@famiamioh)! We also passed across counters on…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 5
One day this email will proclaim good news about an agreement regarding compensation. That day is NOT today. FAM made a big move at the table in an attempt to reach a compromise, dropping our overall proposal for “time in position” increases, which would have reduced the salary compression for those who have been underpaid…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Days 3 & 4
Dear colleagues, Nothing says care quite like rejection — or at least that is what Management wants you to think. Management has treated the past two days as a Rejection Fest, refusing to engage with FAM on multiple proposals: It’s hard to tell if these rejections come from true objections or just their disinclination to…
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FAM Statement: End the War on Iran
The Faculty Alliance of Miami calls for an end to the War on Iran. In just a few short days this attack has led to broader conflict across the Middle East and claimed the lives of civilians—including students—and soldiers. The history of US regime change is a history of false promises, failed states, and forever…
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March 4th Day of Action
March 4 is a nationwide AFT day of action to protect our communities and fight for a better life for all—for opportunity, freedom, safety and affordability. FAM’s Southwest Ohio Labor Coalition held a press conference and rally at Levine Park in front of UC Medical Center, where FAM President Theresa Kulbaga (TK) and leaders from…
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Pixie Menezes: “Democracy is built from the bottom up.”
Pixie delivered this speech at the FAM+OSA Public Town Hall on Feb 6, 2026. Hey guys! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Pixie Menezes. I am an undergraduate senior studying organizational leadership and sociology. I am also the statewide communications director for the College Democrats of Ohio. INFORM When we…
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Dr. Theresa Kulbaga: “hope is a practice”
TK delivered this speech at the FAM+OSA Public Town Hall on Feb 6, 2026. Hi everyone, I’m TK and I’m the president of FAM, Miami’s faculty and librarian union. I’m also a regional faculty member who is seeing regional campus faculty and students abandoned as the university turns us into a technical school. Across Miami…
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FAM is Building Coalitions across Campus and the State — and it’s working
Working together = more power for all Thursday, February 19, 2026 You likely know about the collective work we do together as FAM: negotiating on your top priorities, winning fair contracts, taking action to protect our members, and holding management to the CBA when they violate its terms. But did you know that FAM has…