Tag: education
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FAMCO BARGAINING UPDATE: AUGUST 8, 2024
Top from left to right: Sue Starke; Marina Vujnovic; Bill Byrne; Aaron Furgason; Nick Messina. Middle from left to right: John Comisky; Laura Turner; Sanjana Ragudaran; Megan Delaney. Bottom left to right: Gabi Hackenberg; Johanna Foster; Lisa Iannucci; Mark Ludak; Rose Knapp; Not in photo: Tom Carey. The Administration Hardly Moves on Insulting Economic Proposals…
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Action Update: Over Half of the Full-Time Faculty at MU Sign Open Letter Calling for Real Earnings Increases as Parties Return to the Bargaining Table Next Week.
119 members initially responded and now over half the Full-Time Faculty have signed on to show their support for the Bargaining team as they negotiate for fair pay for Monmouth faculty. We, the faculty of Monmouth University, write in support of the FAMCO Bargaining Team’s salary proposal. We request that faculty be paid a reasonable…
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FAMCO AFT-AAUP Local 6627, NJ AFT, and NJ AFL-CIO join in solidarity support of SB 1054
The Faculty Association of Monmouth University (FAMCO AFT-AAUP Local 6627) joins in solidarity with NJ AFT and NJ AFL-CIO in our support of SB 1054, requiring the inclusion of labor movement history in social science curricula in grades 6-12! Thanks to the strong leadership of Senator Vin Gopal and Senator Linda Greenstein, co-sponsors of this…
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Good News! Monmouth University Remains Financially Healthy! Where Does the Money Go?
Amid rising educational costs, Monmouth University’s recent announcement of a tuition increase sparked concern among students and faculty, with calls for more financial transparency coming from both. The Faculty Association of Monmouth University (FAMCO), alongside AFT-NJ and AFL-CIO state leaders well as students, convened to discuss these pressing financial issues on April 10. As the…
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Bargaining Update #2: Progress Made Despite Employer’s Shameless Attack
On Tuesday, April 16th, the FAMCO bargaining team held our fourth negotiating session with the MU administration, lasting 8 hours. Present for the administration’s team, but largely inactive during the session, were Interim Provost Rich Veit, Associate Provost Susan Gupta, VP Christine Benol, VP Joseph Pingitore, VP Jim Pillar, HR Director Kathy Stein, and MU General Charlene…
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Monmouth University Students Share What They Want from Bargaining
Students and members of the Monmouth University Social Justice club shared their concerns about the University with Faculty at the April 10th FAMCO Meeting on Campus. Student’s learning conditions are faculty working conditions, and students have a vested interest in things the bargaining process deals with, particularly in the areas of: Money: Tuition keeps going…
The Faculty Association of Monmouth University 