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Moffitt tries to explain UO’s excessive reserves to OUS

6/27/2013: From the minutes of the 5/24 OUS F&A meeting: Projected campus fund balances for biennial-end include: EOU, 5.1%; OIT, 12.4%; OSU, 8.4%;PSU, 14.2%; SOU, 7.4%; UO, 17.%; WOU, 16.6%; and Chancellor’s Office, 20.7%. Vice PresidentMoffitt, UO, advised that they are preparing a written plan for submission to the Boardconcerning…

Opt out of union?

6/26/2013: From an op-ed in the Oregonian by libertarian Steve Buckstein of the Cascade Policy Institute: “If it were possible to opt out of membership in a labor union without losing your job or any other penalty, would you do it?”  Nationally, 33.4 percent of respondents answered yes.In Oregon, 31.2…

Union bargaining XXVI

6/25/2013, 9-4. Sorry, no live-blog on this one but I’ll post a synopsis later. Meanwhile try Luebke’s blog. Your Guarantee of Truthiness: All UO Matters bargaining posts fact-checked by Randy Geller, HLGR and their lobbyist and public relations consultant, (and former Frohnmayer aide) Marla Rae. Disclaimer: My opinion of what people said or were…

Moffitt reveals UO Board will cost more than union dues. JH tries divide and conquer with faculty.

6/7/2013: Diane Dietz has the scoop: The UO would need $1.7 million a year to hire 11 new employees to support its board and also perform financial functions the new entity would require, according to a UO analysis. Funny, Rudnick didn’t mention this new cost at the bargaining session Thursday.…

Bargaining XXV: Union to accept JH leftovers? Hell no.

6/6/2013, 8AM, usual suspects. Coffee and croissants, courtesy of economics. Forgot the cream. Your Guarantee of Truthiness: All UO Matters bargaining posts fact-checked by Randy Geller, HLGR and their lobbyist and public relations consultant, (and former Frohnmayer aide) Marla Rae. Prologue from Tu: Moffitt finds another 0.5% for the faculty.…

Legislature approves $1.5 billion for University

of Connecticut: The $1.5 billion construction component is an investment in building new scientific laboratories, purchasing advanced equipment, constructing new classrooms, and adding housing.  The state will also invest $137 million in operating funds to hire hundreds of new faculty, and to expand the student body in STEM fields (science,…

Bargaining XXIII: Intellectual property

Thursday, 5/23/2013, 8-12 AM, Room 122 Knight Library, open to the public and reporters, free coffee. Bring some donuts.Your Guarantee of Truthiness: All UO Matters bargaining posts fact-checked by Randy Geller, HLGR and their lobbyist and public relations consultant, (and former Frohnmayer aide) Marla Rae. Check out Luebke’s facebook live-blog on this session…

Bargaining XXII: Admin counter on raises?

Tuesday, 5/21/2013, 8-12 AM, Room 122 Knight Library, open to the public and reporters, free coffee and maybe donuts.Your Guarantee of Truthiness: All UO Matters bargaining posts fact-checked by Randy Geller, HLGR and their lobbyist and public relations consultant, (and former Frohnmayer aide) Marla Rae. Latest Fact Check: HLGR’s fact checkers agree with UO…

Moffitt piles on more reserves, still not enough for raises.

5/19/13: From http://ous.edu/state_board/meeting/dockets, the March 31 Quarterly Management Report. Free UO Matters coffee cup to UO Controller Kelly Wolf if he will explain the extra $99M in income that popped up this year. Anyway, it looks like reserves were up again last quarter. In March Moffitt walked out on the faculty…