U. of Michigan Librarians- New Union and 17% Salary Increase

All librarian, archivists and curators will also be considered faculty, which offers them the “right to academic freedom,” the release states. This means access to guaranteed funds for professional development and agreed-upon guidelines for workload and remote work, the release states.

 ANN ARBOR, MI - University of Michigan and its union of librarians, archivists and curators reached its first-ever bargaining deal Friday after months of negotiation.

GLAM, the librarians, archivists and curators branch of UM’s Lecturers’ Employee Organization, announced a deal with UM through 2025, according to a July 29 release.