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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…

  • FAM-L Bargaining, Day 29

    Today is our 510th day of bargaining for our first contract. Read our op-ed in the Oxford Free Press, where we argue that lengthy contract negotiations are a union-busting tactic. You deserve a fair contract now!  At the bargaining table today, FAM-L reached three more Tentative Agreements (TAs): Management Rights, Association Rights, and Individual and…

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FAM-L Contract
Tentative Agreements

Below are the librarian contract tentative agreements listed alphabetically. A cumulative contract document with all articles is currently being proofed and collated by attorneys. * = Multiple TA articles in the same document, go to page number listed.

Annual Evaluations (12-11-24)
Appointment Notices (8-8-24)
Association Rights* page 3 (1/21/25)
Benefits* page 5 (2-20-24)
Benefits: Other Leaves CF (1-8-25)
Benefits: Sick Leave (12-11-24)
Benefits: Vacation (12-11-24)
Committee Procedures CA (11-13-24)
Compensation* page 2 (2/25/25)
Credit-bearing courses (12-11-24)
Discipline and Discharge (11-22-24)
Dues Deduction (1/24/24)
Duration (11-22-24)
Grievance and Arbitration (11-22-24)
Health-Safety-Security (5/29/24)
Individual and Departmental Purchasing Cards (1/21/25)
Intellectual Property and Copyright (12-11-24)
Labor, Management Meetings (11/13/23)
Librarian Promotion and Continuing Contract (2/7/25)
• Related appendices: Criteria Tables and Progression Timeline
Librarian Ranks (9-18-24)
Management Rights (1/21/25)
MOU: PREP Funds (11-13-24)
No Strike, No Lockout (11-13-24)
Non-Discrimination (3/27/24)
Personnel Committee (11-13-24)
Probationary Period (12-11-24)
Professional Development and Travel Reimbursement* page 4 (2/20/25)
Professional Improvement Leaves (1-8-25)
Purpose (12/15/23)
Recognition (9/29/23)
Scope of Librarian Duties and Working Conditions (12-11-24)
Separability (1/8/24)
Union Access to Information and Facilities (7/18/24)