Tag: #OneFaculty

The Board of Trustees heard loud and clear: “Work With Us Not Against Us”

Standing room only at the Board of Trustees meeting today! A room packed full of FAM-supportive faculty and librarians clapped loudly to celebrate colleagues’ promotions and even louder and longer for the speeches telling the Board that it’s time to Work With Us, Not Against Us.

February 23, 2024
“It’s time to work with us, not against us”—John Schaefer

FAM was the largest higher ed union formed last year in AAUP-AFT. FAM successfully organized more people than any other effort in the largest higher ed union organization in the country.

February 23, 2024
Why Librarian Negotiations Matter to All Faculty

In ways that might not be immediately obvious, librarian negotiations are vital to all FAM faculty.

September 30, 2023
Why Librarians and Faculty Units Should Negotiate Together

Here’s the speech that librarian and FAM chief negotiator Ginny Boehme made at the table on the first day of bargaining to explain why the tenure-track/TCPL and librarian units should negotiate together: “When FAM first started organizing, librarians were included right from the get-go. To our faculty colleagues, we were considered an integral part of…

August 30, 2023