FAM Updates
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Proving to the Board of Trustees that We Are One Faculty
On Friday, March 3, 2023 in Marcum Center, a brilliant group of our colleagues were awarded tenure — the strongest protection for academic freedom there is, but one that’s under threat all over the country. In this uncertain legislative environment, a union contract can defend against threats to academic freedom. That’s why a large group of…
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“Respect and value your faculty. Let us vote.”
Professor Theresa Kulbaga is a member of the English Department and the Languages, Literatures and Writing Department at Miami University. She is also a faculty affiliate of American Studies & Women’s and Gender Studies. She delivered this speech at the Board of Trustees public meeting on March 3, 2023. Hi, and thanks for hearing me today.…
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“Collective bargaining rights are a bulwark against threats to tenure and academic freedom”
Professor Cathy Wagner is a member of the English Department at Miami University. She delivered this speech at the Board of Trustees public meeting on March 3, 2023. Chair Schell, members of the Board, my name is Cathy Wagner and I’ve been a professor of English at Miami for 17 years. I’m serving my third term as…
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“As a faculty member and administrator, I found unionization beneficial”
Professor Daniel Hall is a member of the Department of Justice and Community Studies and an Affiliate Professor in the Departments of Political Science and Global and Intercultural Studies at Miami University. He delivered this speech at the Board of Trustees public meeting on March 3, 2023. Good morning. I am Daniel Hall, professor of justice and community studies…
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Transcripts from FAM Hearings
We have just received the transcripts of the FAM hearings on whether our collective bargaining unit should be the inclusive one we want — including all who perform faculty duties, such as non-tenure-track faculty, librarians and some staff — or the exclusive unit the Miami administration prefers, which would comprise only tenure-line faculty. The hearings…
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Summary of #FAMhearings
THE Arguments on both sides FAM continues to push for an inclusive collective bargaining unit for all full-time faculty at Miami. At a hearing December 12 and 13, a state-appointed judge heard testimony from Miami’s administration in support of excluding all except tenure-line faculty and from FAM in support of an inclusive unit. A summary is…
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UPDATE: Hearing Dec. 12 & 13
SERB Hearing Will Decide Who Votes in Union Election A caravan of FAM supporters is traveling to FAM’s State Employment Review Board hearing on Monday to prove to the administration and their lawyers that we are #OneFaculty. A judge will hear Miami administration’s case for excluding all faculty except tenure-line faculty from our bargaining unit and FAM’s…
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“There’s no doubt Miami’s in very strong financial condition”
On November 17, faculty and students welcomed finance expert and CPA Dr. Howard Bunsis for an exhilarating, witty deep-dive into Miami University’s finances. Co-sponsored by FAM and #StudentsForFAM, “Follow the Money: Miami’s Finances & You” covered Miami’s overall financial condition, spending on instructional and administrative salaries, faculty pay as compared to our peers, enrollments, athletics…
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FAM UPDATE: HOLIDAY L.U.V.!
A hearing on FAM’s bargaining unit composition is set for December 12-13 in Columbus, and a decision on the bargaining unit and election will follow. Latest news As you likely know, despite state-confirmed supermajority support for FAM, Miami’s administration has objected to the FAM bargaining unit, seeking to exclude TCPL, Visiting Assistant Professors, Librarians, Instructors…