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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…
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FAM Political Education Meeting!
It’s time to end gerrymandering in Ohio! For our universities, schools and communities. We can do it.