FAM Updates
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Miami Faculty and SB1: Guidance from FAM
Note: This is FAM’s guidance for faculty based on our analysis of Senate Bill 1 (SB1) as well as discussions and resource-sharing among faculty unions around the state. Special input from the Ohio Conference of the AAUP, the University of Toledo AAUP, Ohio State AAUP, and Ohio State’s SB1 Compliance page. Other universities around Ohio…
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We Stand With International Students and Colleagues
April 16, 2025 The Trump administration has intensified its attacks on international faculty and students: refusing scholars entry into the country due to their political viewpoints, stripping students of their legal status and revoking visas, and seizing students in preparation for deportation, including in Ohio. These actions, brazen attacks on the First Amendment and the…
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Miami University’s Faculty and Librarian Union Ratifies First Contracts
March 11, 2025 Oxford, Ohio – The Faculty Alliance of Miami (FAM, AAUP-AFT) has ratified its first faculty and librarian contracts with overwhelming support: 95% of faculty and 100% of librarians voted yes. FAM members also voted to adopt the constitution (94%). This marks a significant achievement in the union’s ongoing efforts to enhance job…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 30
After 545 days of bargaining, we are excited to announce that we have closed our first FAM-L contract by reaching tentative agreements on Compensation, Professional Development, Benefits, and Duration. Librarians will receive a 7.69% raise for the three-year period from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2026,, with potential for more should the Board of…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 37
Today — on the 544th day of negotiating — FAM-T closed our first contract! Our team has reached tentative agreements (TA) on all outstanding articles, including Compensation, Financial Exigency and Academic Reorganization, and Appointment, Renewal, and Promotion of TCPL Faculty. The final agreement secures a 9.27% raise for our faculty, as compounded over three years…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 36
Today at FAM-T bargaining, we exchanged nearly all of our outstanding articles and made substantive progress on Compensation and TCPL job security. Most notably, we got management to agree to presumptive renewal for Full and Senior TCPL faculty — a major win for our members that we’ve been fighting for since 2023. This win is…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 30
Now more than ever, we must stand together as a union. Across the country and state, we see attacks on workers’ rights, rising costs of living, and corporate interests trying to weaken the very organizations that fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect on the job. We see legislative and executive attacks on…
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FAM, AAUP-AFT statement: We Must Stand Together
Across the country and state, we are seeing attacks on workers’ rights, education and on the most vulnerable members of our campus and community. But here’s the truth: when we stand together, we win.