FAM Updates
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 21
Movement at the table today 💪🏽 A full and robust session today, with lots of forward movement. We came to a Tentative Agreement (TA) on Librarian Ranks, which provides clarity on each librarian rank. FAM-Librarians and Miami management also quickly shared multiple versions of other articles, including a combined package on Academic Freedom and Discipline…
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FAM-T Bargaining Update for 9/17/24
Major agreement with management: a tentative agreement (TA) on an article on Discipline and Discharge!
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 25
What was the theme of today’s FAM-T bargaining? Job security. Job security. Job security. FAM countered on several key articles important to our members’ job promotion and job security protections: Appointment, Renewal, and Promotion of TCPL Faculty; Appointment and Promotion of Tenure Track and Tenured Faculty; and a package on Discipline and Discharge and Academic…
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Rally for Raises!
It’s time to choose your future and show management you won’t accept raises averaging only 1.25% over the course of the contract!
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State of Bargaining: Update to Miami Senate
We have made progress! In several crucial areas, however, there’s still daylight between management’s and FAM’s proposals.
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FAM September Events
Join FAM for FAM-T and FAM-L bargaining and the Rally for Raises coming up September 20! September 12FAM-T Bargaining, Miami University Voice of America Learning Center, 7847 VOA Park Dr, West Chester TownshipIn person or Zoom, about 10:30–5. FAM members are welcome to join the team in the caucus room between bargaining sessions. Click here…
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 20
Today at FAM-L bargaining, we signed a tentative agreement (TA) on Appointment Notices. The agreed upon article will help librarians better understand the conditions and expectations for their initial appointment as a librarian to the University. We also passed counters focused on protecting and clarifying your job security and benefits, including Grievance & Arbitration and Leaves…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 24
Yet another example of management wanting to erode faculty job security under an overly-broad definition of “management rights.” We will not accept this overreach.
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A Special Joint Bargaining Update for FAM-T (August 7) and FAM-L (August 8)
We expect movement on management’s side, and that we are prepared to take action if they don’t.