FAM Updates
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 9
people are getting wise to AI In today’s faculty bargaining session, FAM shared proposals on Benefits; Appointment and Promotion of Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty; Appointment, Renewal, and Promotion of TCPL Faculty; Shared Governance; Labor Management Meetings; Management Rights; and Separability. Management made some encouraging movement toward our position in an economic package that included Compensation,…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 8 and FAM-L Bargaining, Day 9
FAM bargained last Friday, May 22 on behalf of faculty and today, May 27 on behalf of librarians. This is a double bargaining update covering both sessions. We are standing firm We are standing firm on Compensation, Benefits, Academic Freedom for librarians, and our members’ other top priorities. On both the faculty and librarian sides,…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 7 and FAM-L Bargaining, Day 8
At the end of the academic year, FAM went out with a bang at graduation! Students showed support for FAM faculty and librarians by wearing stickers and holding FAM fans. We handed out over 3000 fans and stickers to graduates, which shows we have huge support from our students and they agree we deserve a…
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Speaking truth to power: FAM members address the Miami BOT
On Friday, May 15, FAM brought the fight for faculty and librarians to the Miami University Board of Trustees meeting. At the meeting, it was abundantly clear, Miami values accumulating and spending vast sums of money, but does not value faculty, librarians, and students. Three speakers addressed different aspects of our struggle. We were particularly…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 7
At librarian bargaining today, management presented a Benefits proposal that is completely unacceptable. They want us to agree to language allowing them to change our Benefits without our input. FAM is not accepting management’s last Compensation proposal, which is based on magic numbers that have not been decided yet. To the great annoyance of management,…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 6
Have you seen the Oxford Free Press’s coverage of last week’s FAM+student May Day action? Solidarity with students works! Watch for more FAM+student solidarity this weekend at graduation! More details below. Today at FAM-T bargaining, management failed to move closer to our position on financials, including Compensation, Leaves, and Benefits. While FAM is committed to…
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H.B. 698 Testimony Needed
The Ohio State Legislature isn’t done with us. On Tuesday, the House Workforce and Higher Education committee will be holding a hearing on H.B. 698. H.B. 698, the S.B. 1 Compliance Supplemental Appropriation Act, has a slew of policies that will make our work harder: We need you to submit testimony in opposition to HB…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 6
Librarians are Worth More than 1% IIf you missed last week’s May Day action by FAM, check out the speeches by FAM President Theresa Kulbaga and FAM organizer Cathy Wagner at our website. And check our socials (@famiamioh) for more photos and videos! Today at bargaining, management did not come prepared. They came to the table…
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Theresa Kulbaga: “Today is about more than Cook Field.”
We also mourn the death of numerous academic programs, faculty who have been let go, and the central academic mission of this university. Hi, I’m TK, and I’m the President of the Faculty Alliance of Miami, AAUP-AFT, Local 375. Today is about more than Cook Field. As we mourn this green space, and the misguided…