"UC's False Claims of Crisis: Why Cuts and Furloughs are Unnecesary"


	"UC's False Claims of Crisis: Why Cuts and Furloughs are Unnecesary"

Lexica

7-16-2009 4:46 PM

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uc, university-of-california, budget, furloughs, unions

Lexica says:

From UPTE, the University Professional and Technical Employees union.

Keep in mind that only the executives at the top of the heap are getting overpaid. Salary surveys show that just about everybody else at UC is paid less than market value for their position.

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