austerity – AFSCME 3299

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Nov 16th, 2021

Union research shows potential paths for UC budget without salary cuts

BY DINA KATGARA | The Daily Californian Local union researchers revealed findings Tuesday that indicate the UC system may be able to avoid austerity measures such as cutting...

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Nov 16th, 2021

Napolitano announces salary freeze for some UC employees

By CALEB HAMPTON | Davis Enterprise Chancellors and Napolitano will take 10-percent pay cut On Monday, University of California President Janet Napolitano announced a systemwide...

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Nov 16th, 2021

Alternatives to Austerity?

By Lilah Burke | Inside Higher Ed Service staff in higher education have seen drastic layoffs and furloughs. Some have argued not all of those cuts were necessary. The COVID-19...

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Nov 16th, 2021

The richest colleges didn’t need to cut their budgets in the pandemic — but they did

By Gregory Svirnovskiy | Vox For the wealthiest schools, austerity measures may not have been worth it. Jesse Hernandez, a senior cook at the University of California Riverside,...