Faculty benefits may be compromised
Campus Times
March 14, 2003
University of La Verne employees expressed their discontent for a salary
proposal that cuts benefits and calls for differential pay among disciplines
in an open forum Wednesday.
President Stephen Morgan and the compensation task force explained the
main points of the plan set to take effect July 1. Some ULV faculty disapproved
of separating faculty into four groups based on academic discipline and
paying the disciplines in the first group less than those in the last group.
Other faculty members questioned if the plan adequate enough to bring employee
salaries close to target pay.
Since last year, President Morgan and the task force have been working
with employees to find an agreeable plan that will raise salaries.
Tuition remission and retirement benefits sparked a heated discussion,
as these benefits are in jeopardy of being reduced under the new plan.
It was suggested to the task force that tuition remission be granted
upon hire rather than waiting one year after hire as the plan proposes.
At the meeting, President Morgan announced that the proposal is scheduled
to go to the Board of Trustees when they meet April 25. He assured employees
that he, along with the task force, welcomes any suggestions and alternatives.
If the Board of Trustees approves the plan in April, the plan will take
effect on July 1.