FAM Updates
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Federal Grant Changes Threaten Science
Today we submitted a formal comment on proposed federal regulation OMB-2026-0034 which would radically change how federal funding for science works in the United States. This proposal would change how federal grants work across the government leading to increased political interference, banning certain topics, and even allow federal agencies to cancel grants at any time…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 10
We signed a TA today! Your FAM Negotiating Team has been working hard all summer! But we need your help to close this second contract by the end of the month. PACK THE BARGAINING ROOM (in person or on Zoom) on June 22 and June 30 to demand a Fair Contract Now! If you take…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 11
Faculty Bargaining Update for 6/15/26 Did you see FAM’s mobile billboard driving around Oxford over Alumni weekend? We want Miami alumni to join us in demanding a Fair Contract Now for faculty and librarians. One of our mobile billboard messages read “Do You Want Your Professor to Be Replaced by AI? We don’t! The Future…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 10
Today at faculty bargaining, FAM and management exchanged two package proposals with several important articles each: We aligned more closely with management’s structure on Compensation, while continuing to demand raises that would for most members amount to a 15+% pay increase over 3 years, including a one-time $5k increase to base salary in addition to…
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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,…