FAM Updates

  • FAM-L Bargaining, Day 6

    Today’s negotiation was brief due to technical issues management’s negotiating team was having, but we continued to make progress even in the short time at the table today.  Our team introduced a counter proposal for Grievance and Arbitration, which is the enforcement mechanism for the contract. Management’s original proposal attempted to limit us; we aim…

  • Protected: “I’m writing to share my dismay”

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  • FAM-T Bargaining, Day 9

    When Miami has faculty donating plasma to make ends meet, something is wrong. Today at the faculty negotiation table we presented a pay and compensation proposal that fights for your wallet and works to ensure a liveable wage for all our members. Other news below on management’s communications about post-tenure review, grievance and arbitration, and…

  • The truth about Miami’s post-tenure review proposal

    The truth about Miami’s post-tenure review proposal

    “If the administration thinks post-tenure review that can result in termination is a good idea for Miami University, then let them SAY IT!“ Statement at today’s negotiations by Sam Morris, co-chair of the FAM-T negotiating team, regarding the University’s proposal on Faculty Evaluations:  The University presented a new proposal on Faculty Evaluations which sets forth…

  • FAM-L Bargaining, December 15

    FAM-L Bargaining, December 15

    Your united FAM-L/FAM-T negotiating team worked many long hours this semester to lay the groundwork for a strong foundational contract. In the new year, once all proposals have been exchanged and as membership continues to grow, we’ll start to see the fruits of their labor. To set the table for productive negotiations this spring, before…

  • FAM-T Bargaining, Day 8

    FAM-T Bargaining, Day 8

    Nearly 300 of your colleagues attended Faculty Assembly last week, putting the administration on notice that they need to work with us, not against us. Unfortunately, management’s bargaining team was not yet ready to do that this week. In time, they will understand how united you are in your commitment to successful negotiations. The issues…

  • Anti-higher-ed, anti-labor bill SB 83 passes committee: call lawmakers!

    Anti-higher-ed, anti-labor bill SB 83 passes committee: call lawmakers!

    We are sorry to report that SB 83 passed out of committee this morning and could go to the House floor soon. This bill is a true threat to student education, academic freedom, and faculty livelihoods. It is so unpopular — over 700 testimonies and tens of thousands of letters in opposition since March — that its supporters had to turn…

  • Daniel Hall: “A cooperative process…is better for the administrator, the University, and the faculty”

    Daniel Hall: “A cooperative process…is better for the administrator, the University, and the faculty”

    A cooperative process, as has been the Miami way for decades, is better for the administrator, the University, and the faculty.

  • Speeches from Faculty Assembly

    Speeches from Faculty Assembly

    What a turnout yesterday for Faculty Assembly! 102 Benton was filled and the mood was buoyant. If you were there yesterday, talk to your colleagues about what you heard and about the powerful feeling of being a faculty united. And make sure to vote. Ballots will be distributed by email soon. Over a dozen tenured, librarian,…