At 03:11 PM 6/22/2004 -0400, Fritz Efaw wrote:
>>This was in Sunday's Knoxville News Sentinel
>>
>>Raises on tap for lowest-paid UT employees
>>By NEWS SENTINEL STAFF
>>June 20, 2004
>>
>>On Wednesday, interim University of Tennessee President Joe Johnson
>>announced "some good news about pay raises," effective July 1.
>>
>>UT employees will receive at least a 3 percent increase in base pay. But
>>the plan calls for bigger raises for those workers earning less than
>>$25,000 a year.
>>
>>Starting in July, everyone who makes less than $25,000 will receive a
>>$750-a-year increase. In some cases, that's as much as a 5.3 percent
>>raise. The $750 will be prorated for part-time employees making less than
>>$25,000.
>>
>>Then, around Oct. 1, workers will receive a one-time special bonus based
>>on number of years of service. The bonuses will range from $210 to $1,750.
>>
>>"The university administration should be praised for taking a step in the
>>right direction and allocating budget funds in ways that value the work of
>>those of us at the bottom of the pay scale," said Pat McDaniel, a 22-year
>>employee, a chemistry secretary and a member of United Campus
>>Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 3865.
>>
>>Zeola Miller, a UCW-CWA member and a biology department employee, called
>>the move "a good start, but more needs to be done. It's a real good thing,
>>especially for the lower rung. It really helped our income."
>>
>>
>>__________________________________________________________________________________________________
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>>of Tennessee, affiliated with the Communications Workers of America,
>>AFL-CIO. We're building a strong voice for all campus workers and public
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>>
>>United Campus Workers- Communications Workers of America Local 3865
>>1721 West Cumberland
>>Knoxville, TN 37916
>>Toll Free: 1-877-CWA 3865
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>>President Sandy Hicks: (865) 405-2825
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>
>Fritz Efaw, UTC, x4688
I ask the question once more. Does this apply to adjunct faculty as well,
or are we to be passed over again?
Harold A. Climer
Dept. Of Physics, Geology, and Astronomy
Room 318 Grote Hall
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Ave
423-425-4546
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