AP: UM faculty union opposes pay plan
A faculty and staff union at the University of Missouri has come out against a plan to fund pay increases through cutbacks.
The university’s plan would free up about $7 million to increase professors’ salaries to make the school more competitive compared to other universities.
The university has not finalized how it will get the money, but has mentioned several ideas, including adopting a faculty hiring freeze on 30 to 35 positions, combining administrative functions or consolidating services.