Despite (empty) gestures to the contrary, the administration is trying to back out of health benefits negotiations, disrespecting our faculty trying to protect the health and financial welfare of their families and households. Hang a FAMCO Affordable Healthcare Benefits for All poster facing out your window to tell President Leahy you want the admin to go back to work at the bargaining table. See Beth Gilmartin-Keating in the English department to get your posters!

Despite FAMCO’s continued willingness to bargain in good faith, the University announced that it no longer intends to negotiate healthcare premiums or plan design changes with the union. They now claim they are entitled to revert to current contract language that (they believe) will allow them to increase 2023 and 2024 insurance rates for faculty! 

In other words, while we all heard President Leahy announce premium freezes for employees for 2023, he has revoked his offer to extend that freeze to faculty and has removed his bargaining team from the negotiating table! This naked attempt at dividing university workers is shameful.

FAMCO has made it clear to the administration that, contrary to their attempt to unilaterally call it quits, they do, in fact, have a continued legal obligation to negotiate until our healthcare issues have been resolved through mutual agreement, or through formal dispute resolution after an impasse.

YOU can let the administration know you will not accept their attempt to play games with your healthcare–and you expect to see them back at the bargaining table NOW–by hanging a FAMCO Affordable Healthcare Benefits for All poster in your office window, facing out, to show the administration that you support FAMCO’s proposal for a 2023 rate freeze and 2024 contract reopener!

Reach out to your Beth Gilmartin-Keating in the English department to get your poster TODAY!