FAM Updates
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“Work-life balance that allows us to serve our students”—Jenny Presnell
To devalue our scholarship and teaching affects the quality of education we all provide to Miami students.
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“Include faculty…to make tough decisions wisely”—Kate Rousmaniere
Some of [the majors being cut] cost the university nothing…By cutting such majors, all Miami would lose would be students interested in those programs.
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“Collaboration is our best path forward”—Kazue Harada
I implore Miami’s administrative leaders to recognize the energy and passion shown by our faculty and union members to attend this meeting as a resource and sign of hope for Miami’s future, not obstacles.
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 12
We are coming to the end of the first phase of FAM negotiations, where we’re getting the last of our proposals on the table. Today we passed across no fewer than nine proposals, each an important brick in the foundation of our bargaining platform. View them all in our Proposal Tracker! We are looking out…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 9: 75 hours a week
FAM: “What happens if every week is a 75-hour workweek?” Management: “Then you work 75 hours every week.”
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 11
At Jan. 31 faculty contract negotiations, while management continued to try to limit our contract as much as possible, FAM kept up the fight to strengthen our working conditions and protections. Academic Freedom and Grievance & Arbitration We passed counter-proposals on Academic Freedom and Grievance and Arbitration—both articles are extremely important to higher education. At…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 10
FAM-T was back at the table today for the first time since December 19. Today was another day where FAM’s bargaining team proposed articles that your faculty surveys indicated are top priority: benefits. Our proposals on health, vision, and dental insurance center around lowering costs for our members, protecting our benefits, and strengthening our university…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 8
Your joint faculty-librarian negotiating team continued to make good progress at the FAM-L bargaining table today. Proposals and Agreements FAM’s proposal on compensation seeks to assure fair wages for our librarians. It would restore our purchasing power eroded from inflation and years of below-market salaries. It seeks transparency and greater predictability and will increase parity…
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All-Unit Meeting! State of Bargaining
Join members of your Negotiating Team for FAM’s State of Bargaining event, happening on two dates in two formats (in person and Zoom) to ensure all can attend. State of Bargaining All-Unit Meeting Representatives from the FAM Negotiating Team will discuss proposals and progress so far, explain what to expect in spring semester, and answer…