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1. CP/M be awarded on July 1 1996 at a rate of 110 par units per 100
faculty and based on the average of the 1994-95 and 1995-96 merit
determinations.
2. a 9.0% reduction of salaries.
3. The 9.0% cut be graduated to protect lower wage earners by protecting
the first $30,000 of salary and applying a 15.1% ATB reduction of salary
above $30,000.
4. A capping of benefit costs at the 1995-96 level.
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To be fair and to try to not be overly alarmist, the Administration
described this as a worst-case scenario with savings from early
retirements to be available (to some extent) to reduce the
salary cuts. We encouraged the Administration to explain this to the
community.
Les Robb
MUFA