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Salaries Fell for 32.6% of Faculty

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Inside Higher Ed: Salaries Fell for 32.6% of Faculty

The median salary change for faculty members in 2009-10 was 0 percent — and for many professors, no change would have been better than the decreases they experienced.

The figures on faculty salaries come from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, which is today releasing its annual report on faculty salaries. The CUPA-HR report focuses on overall trends and disciplinary averages. The American Association of University Professors, which is due to issue its report next month, also releases institution-by-institution information

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One-Third of Faculty Members See Dip in Their Salaries

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The Chronicle: One-Third of Faculty Members See Dip in Their Salaries

More than a third of all college faculty members took a pay cut during 2009-10, and overall faculty pay showed no salary increase, according to a report released this week. The results are in contrast to those in the recent past, when professors’ pay increased nearly 4 percent per year.

The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, which conducts the annual survey, says only faculty members at private doctoral institutions saw a salary increase of any significance, and it was about 1.7 percent, on average.

The association collected data from more than 200,000 faculty members and 4,000 researchers for the period September 2009 to January 2010. Overall faculty pay showed no growth since last year, compared with average growth of 3.7 percent in 2008-9 and 4 percent in 2007-8.

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University of Hawaii, union reach deal: Pay cuts now, paybacks later

Posted on January 19, 2010 by | Comments Off on University of Hawaii, union reach deal: Pay cuts now, paybacks later

Honolulu Advertiser: University of Hawaii, union reach deal
Agreement calls for pay cut for UHPA members now, but paybacks later

A day after its members received their first paychecks reflecting a 6.7 percent pay cut, the University of Hawai’i Professional Assembly announced that a tentative contract agreement had been reached with the University of Hawai’i.

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Contract Fight at U. of Hawaii Knocks Down Faculty Morale

Posted on January 11, 2010 by | Comments Off on Contract Fight at U. of Hawaii Knocks Down Faculty Morale

The Chronicle: Contract Fight at U. of Hawaii Knocks Down Faculty Morale
Disheartened by a pay cut that they say violates their agreement, some professors look for jobs elsewhere

Discouraged by stalled contract negotiations and their employer’s decision last month to cut their pay, faculty members at the University of Hawaii made their way back to class this week. Although talks are slated to resume, their future is hazy. A few professors—set on leaving the system and its troubles behind—are poised to look for work elsewhere in a job market that is grim for most.

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Hawaii Faculty Union Asks Court to Block Pay Cuts and Order Arbitration

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The Chronicle: Hawaii Faculty Union Asks Court to Block Pay Cuts and Order Arbitration

The union for faculty members at the University of Hawaii filed a motion today asking a state court to block pay cuts recently announced by the system’s president, M.R.C. Greenwood. Ms. Greenwood has agreed to personally join in a mediation session with the union over stalled contract talks, but she has rejected a union grievance demanding that she retract the salary cuts, which would show up in checks issued January 15. The union now wants the court to temporarily halt the cuts and order arbitration of its demands.

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U. of Hawaii Faculty Union Files Grievance Over Pay Cuts

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The Chronicle: U. of Hawaii Faculty Union Files Grievance Over Pay Cuts

The union for faculty members at the University of Hawaii hand-delivered a grievance to the system’s president, M.R.C. Greenwood, on Monday, demanding that she retract a letter she wrote last week to tell professors their pay would be cut by 6.7 percent.

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UHawaii faculty rejects 5% pay cut

Posted on October 18, 2009 by | Comments Off on UHawaii faculty rejects 5% pay cut

Pacific Business News: UH faculty rejects 5% pay cut

University of Hawaii professors have rejected a proposed five percent pay cut and will instead make their own proposal on how the university can save money.

The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, which represents 3,200 UH faculty members, said 86 percent of its members voted this week to reject the offer.

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Rutgers University faculty union approves pay raise delay to avoid layoffs, cuts

Posted on September 9, 2009 by | Comments Off on Rutgers University faculty union approves pay raise delay to avoid layoffs, cuts

Star-Ledger: Rutgers University faculty union approves pay raise delay to avoid layoffs, cuts

The Rutgers University faculty union approved an agreement with school officials Friday that staves off layoffs and other deep cuts by delaying two previously negotiated raises.

By slowing down wage increases for 4,200 union members, including professors and teaching assistants, Rutgers will spend $20 million less than initially thought over the next two years. That should help the university ride out the recession without shedding jobs. Without the deal, according to vice president of budgeting Nancy Winterbauer, the number of full-time faculty and staff positions would have fallen by 270 — 3.6 percent of the state-funded workforce. And about 450 fewer part-time lecturers would be appointed, she wrote in an e-mail.

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Oregon U staff rally against pay freezes, furloughs

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Oregon Daily Emerald: Staff rally against pay freezes, furloughs

Members and supporters of the union that represents classified employees at the University held an on-campus rally Thursday outside of Knight Library, protesting the contract proposed by the Oregon University System for the coming year.

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Cal State Faculty Accepts Furloughs

Posted on July 27, 2009 by | Comments Off on Cal State Faculty Accepts Furloughs

The New York Times: Union Accepts Furloughs at California Universities

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A union that represents 22,000 faculty members at California State University has agreed to two furlough days a month to help close a huge budget deficit at the 23-campus system, officials said Friday.
Inside Higher Ed: Cal State Faculty Accepts Furloughs

Faced with no good options, a union representing California State University faculty members decided to accept a furlough plan that will reduce compensation by about 10 percent, union leaders announced Friday. The California Faculty Association also questioned Chancellor Charles B. Reed’s leadership, voting “no confidence” in him by a margin of 80 percent. The union represents tenure-track faculty as well as lecturers, who would be most likely to lose jobs if furloughs hadn’t been approved. While the vote indicates some tenured and tenure track faculty essentially voted to preserve other people’s jobs, the measure passed by a significant but not overwhelming margin of 54 percent. The union had criticized Reed for not guaranteeing the furloughs would save jobs, although Reed told Inside Higher Ed he estimated 6,000 positions would be saved if the 23,000 union-represented faculty and other employees took furloughs. The association is affiliated with the National Education Association and the American Association of University Professors, as well as Service Employees International Union.

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U. of California Faculty and Staff Members Could Face 8% Pay Cut

Posted on June 19, 2009 by | Comments Off on U. of California Faculty and Staff Members Could Face 8% Pay Cut

The Chronicle News Blog: U. of California Faculty and Staff Members Could Face 8% Pay Cut

San Francisco — Salaries for most faculty and staff members at the University of California could be reduced by 8 percent through pay cuts, furloughs, or a combination of the two, under a proposal released on Wednesday by the university’s president, Mark G. Yudof.

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U. of California Weighs Options for Pay Cuts and Furloughs

Posted on June 19, 2009 by | Comments Off on U. of California Weighs Options for Pay Cuts and Furloughs

Inside Higher Ed: U. of California Weighs Options for Pay Cuts and Furloughs

Faculty and staff at the University of California could face a salary cut of 8 percent, 21 days of unpaid furloughs, or a combination of pay cuts and furloughs in 2010, under a proposal made by the president of the university system Wednesday. In a letter and memorandum sent to all employees of the 10-campus system and obtained by Inside Higher Ed, President Mark G. Yudof said that the “unprecedented challenges” facing the university — a deficit of nearly $800 million in the current and next fiscal years — would require $195 million in pay reductions, on top of $211 million generated through tuition increases and about $400 million that would fall to individual campuses to save through program and other reductions. The systemwide cut would be accomplished, Yudof wrote, either through an 8 percent salary decrease from August 2009 through July 2010 (4 percent for those earning under $46,000), 21 days of unpaid holidays and scheduled furloughs (slightly fewer for those who work only during the academic year and for those earning under $46,000), or 12 unpaid days and a 3.4 percent salary decrease. Yudof said university leaders would decide on one option to present to UC’s Board of Regents in July.

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