FAM Updates
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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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Theresa Kulbaga on management’s efforts to undo existing job security
“They want to make it easier to fire tenured faculty. They are trying to undo current TCPL job protections that came about through years of shared governance. They are refusing to put existing job security and promotion policies for librarians into the contract.”
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 21
Movement at the table today 💪🏽 A full and robust session today, with lots of forward movement. We came to a Tentative Agreement (TA) on Librarian Ranks, which provides clarity on each librarian rank. FAM-Librarians and Miami management also quickly shared multiple versions of other articles, including a combined package on Academic Freedom and Discipline…
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FAM-T Bargaining Update for 9/17/24
Major agreement with management: a tentative agreement (TA) on an article on Discipline and Discharge!
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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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Rally for Raises!
It’s time to choose your future and show management you won’t accept raises averaging only 1.25% over the course of the contract!
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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…