FAM Updates
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Librarians Publish Open Letter to Jerome Conley, Dean of University Libraries
“We are writing to you today to ask you to add your voice to our own: to advocate for us and the resources we need, for the good of our students, our community, the University, and the Libraries.” On November 20, 2024, twenty-five Miami librarians signed an open letter to Jerome Conley, Dean of University…
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Community programs put at risk by Miami leadership
Long-running community programs in the city of Oxford and beyond are being put at risk by Miami leadership. They are saying that public work is outside the scope of librarian duties. This means librarian services to our local community — work librarians value and love — will end or be radically diminished.
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 24
work as many hours as management wants — or leave Today at FAM-L bargaining, management told librarians that working regularly in excess of 40 hours every week is just fine, super normal, and if we don’t like it we can find work elsewhere. This is unacceptable. We voted unanimously to form a union because we…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 31
Thanks to yesterday’s March for Thanks, we won three major agreements on our 439th day without a contract. YOU did this!
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FAM-T Bargaining, Days 29 & 30
A special joint bargaining update FAM-T bargained back to back yesterday and today, working hard for our members to get a FAIR CONTRACT NOW. It’s great to see the strong turnout for bargaining yesterday and today! Your visible support of FAM negotiations matters! Download your Stop Stalling Zoom background here: tinyurl.com/StopStall. We passed across Compensation,…
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FAM-T Bargaining, Day 28
Today was a jam-packed day! We got management to respond on every outstanding article in their court — including Compensation. FAM’s actions over the past month are working, and we are seeing momentum at the table!
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 23
Today at FAM-L bargaining, it was clear that the people at management’s table were not the ones making the decisions. Instead, they are being forced by upper administration to stall this deal. Who on their side is really making the decisions and why aren’t they at the table themselves? By contrast, we are a united…
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FAM(ily) Weekend Actions: Successful Practice Picket
It’s Family Weekend at Miami University and FAM is out in force to build support across the Miami community. FAM carried out a practice picket, is leafleting all weekend, and will fly a plane with a FAM banner during the Ohio-Miami football game. FAM demands that Miami management negotiate in good faith.
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FAM-L Bargaining, Day 22
Academic freedom is essential to librarians’ role supporting the crucial work of faculty and students — but management doesn’t believe librarians should have it.