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Admin to Pitch Unapproved Health Plans to Non-Union Faculty–Data Inside
The administration and FAMCO have NOT reached an agreement about University health benefits, but the administration is barreling forward anyway. The plans on offer at upcoming “healthcare information sessions” with the HR benefits team DO NOT address the FAMCO Healthcare platform, and the administrations seems to be trying to push past that fact quietly. Presumably, these…
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New Letter to the Editor: Open Letter to President Leahy
FAMCO and OPEIU leaders, Johanna Foster and Holly Davis, have published a letter to the editor in The Outlook, Monmouth University’s campus newspaper, addressed to Monmouth University President Leahy on the employee health benefits currently under negotiations. President Leahy has said, at recent campus events, that campus health and wellness are major issues for him…
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Administration’s First Offer Cannot Be Serious
FAMCO presented its healthcare platform to the administration in their first bargaining session last week. The administration’s first offer was waaaaay off the mark. Any increase in health benefits cost to any worker is unacceptable, particularly with inflation raging and COVID effects lingering all around. Overall, it seems like Monmouth University administration is using this…
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FAMCO to Host Student Debt Relief Clinic
FAMCO is inviting folks in the Monmouth University community to an AFT Student Debt Clinic webinar at 2:45 pm ET on Friday, September 23, 2022 to provide important information and free resources that can help you manage your student loans and apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. For too long, many in the Monmouth University community have…
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First Bargaining Dates
It’s back to school season, and now it’s officially bargaining season too! Monmouth University administration has officially replied to FAMCO’s call to begin bargaining over faculty health benefits. FAMCO is calling for a SHIFT in Monmouth University health benefits: Sound Health Insurance for Faculty Today! Bargaining will begin on the following dates: Tuesday, September 20th…
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FAMCO/OPEIU Joint Statement of Solidarity with NJ State Workers
ANY increase in health benefits costs to workers is UNACCEPTABLE. FAMCO and OPEIU stand in solidarity with NJ state workers (a fair amount of whom are public school teachers and state staff) in opposing the state’s proposed increases to state worker healthcare. Join the rally September 13 at 12pm at the Statehouse Annex in Trenton…
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The Clock is Ticking on Health Benefits
Monmouth University administrators say open enrollment starts November 14. Monmouth University needs a SHIFT before then–Sound Health Insurance for Faculty Today! ANY increase in health benefits costs to workers is unacceptable. COVID-19 is still disrupting lives and inflation is driving up cost-of-living as it is. The university claims it saved nearly $2M by moving to…
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Solidarity Forever and Happy Labor Day!
Greetings and Happy Labor Day! You may remember FACMO submitted a proposed plan for faculty healthcare last Wednesday. With no response from Monmouth University administration, there is sadly no progress to report. The administration also keeps dragging its feet on verifying the figures that both save almost $2 million in healthcare costs but require premiums…
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FAMCO Submits Healthcare Proposal to Open Bargaining with Monmouth University
On August 31, The Faculty Association of Monmouth University (FAMCO) submitted a healthcare plan proposal to reopen healthcare negotiations with Monmouth University Administration, proposing September 14th as the start of negotiations over faculty healthcare. FAMCO’s goal in negotiations is to secure quality, affordable healthcare for faculty by November 1st, when the enrollment period begins. FAMCO…
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