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Consultants at the Gates: The Future of Higher Education when Decision-making is Outsourced
Financial turmoil and potential academic restructuring at the University of Connecticut (UConn) has prompted a deeper examination of the influence of outside consulting firms in educational institutions. The faculty’s apprehensions center on Huron Consulting’s involvement in UConn’s cost-cutting measures, illustrating a broader, disconcerting trend in higher education: the increasing reliance on corporate strategies that sideline…
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Triumph Amidst Challenges: Securing Stable Healthcare Costs and Looking Forward to 2024
As the semester comes to a close, the FAMCO Executive Team sends our hearty congratulations again to our members on our collective efforts this fall to secure a zero percent increase on our health insurance premiums for 2024! This means that for the entire duration of the 2021-2024 collective labor agreement, we have been able…
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Update from the Bargaining Table
On Oct. 9, 2023, the FAMCO Healthcare Team and MU administration met at the bargaining table for the first time in five months since numerous information requests and an active unfair labor practice (ULP) charge. The employer’s team was not prepared with a written proposal, delaying negotiations. When reviewing the proposal, we had questions pertaining…
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Progress Report: President’s Response to Our Call for Transparency
We’ve received a response from President Leahy regarding our open letter, and we want to commend all Monmouth faculty for your relentless commitment to this cause. While we have not yet received the complete “FEBP 2024” document, President Leahy has acknowledged our concerns and committed to providing us with the necessary information for fair bargaining…
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FAMCO Filing ULP After Repeated Delays from Administration
The Faculty Association of Monmouth University (FAMCO) today is filing an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) for the administration’s failure to provide necessary and important information for negotiating healthcare premiums for the upcoming final year of our current contract with Monmouth University. The data in question is the following document: We need to review this information…
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The Persistent Gender Pay Gap in Higher Education: The Troubling Reality for Faculty
According to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Annual Report, higher education faculty, after adjusting for inflation, saw a 2.4% drop in their real earnings despite a 4.1% increase in their pay in 2021-22. Shockingly, over the same period, presidents’ salaries rose by 9.6% and chief financial officers’ pay increased by 12.7%. The report…
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Monmouth University Hires New Lawyer, Still Won’t Deliver Health Benefits Info to Union
The Monmouth administration has delayed providing important and necessary information for negotiating healthcare premiums for the upcoming final year of our contract with Monmouth University. In addition, the University has hired a new lawyer just to negotiate with FAMCO: John C. Romeo, whom Rider University brought in to bully their faculty union, as well. Despite…
The Faculty Association of Monmouth University 