Furloughs/salary reductions
As part of a strategy for dealing with the biggest budget crisis in its history, including an $813 million state budget cut to the University of California, a systemwide employee furlough plan went into effect on Sept. 1. Every member of the UC community — faculty, staff, students and their families, and UC's labor unions — is being called on to share in the sacrifices needed to deal with the state funding cuts.
Every effort was made to institute this plan in a way that is fair and respectful of all UC employees. This plan calls for UC employees to take from 11 to 26 days off without pay. That amounts to pay reductions of 4 percent to 10 percent, with those who earn more taking a greater pay cut.
Download an open letter from Provost Pitts to the UC community regarding the announced faculty walkout (PDF).
Union responses to the furlough program and related information:
UC Santa Barbara trades union agrees to furloughs
Provost statement on Sept. 24 activities
Q&A for employees regarding Sept. 24 UPTE strike (PDF)
UC response to AFSCME furlough rejection letter
AFSCME letter to UC President Yudof
Sacramento Bee editorial about UC furlough proposal
UC Riverside trades union agrees to furloughs
Background information about furlough program
Union petition for no-confidence vote
A group of union members is circulating a petition asking UC employees to express a vote of no-confidence in President Yudof's leadership.
Information about the petition and the reaction to it by various members of the UC community:
Statement from UC Board of Regents Chair Russell Gould
Faculty/staff leadership response letter
Statement from UC Vice President of Human Resources Dwaine Duckett
Daily Cal editorial: Vote of No Significance