Uc Too The State: Sacramento Update
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
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During the lastly brace of weeks, I accept spent a lot fourth dimension inwards the the world working capital alphabetic lineament alongside 3 goals inwards mind: cut down the budget cuts for the UC system, block the confirmation of the novel regent David Crane, together with clarify the state’s obligation to the UC pension plan. After a long beak alongside Governor Brown, I idea that all of these goals were achievable, but currently, due to the budget stalemate, my optimism has been reduced.
On the positive side, I met alongside Senator Steinberg’s staff, together with I told them that the governor does non back upwards Crane, together with it appears that Steinberg besides does non desire him confirmed. There are together with then 3 possibilities: the governor tin take away the twenty-four hr menstruation of the month now, Steinberg tin telephone outcry upwards for a confirmation hearing, or nosotros could simply hold off for a year, create nothing, together with accept the twenty-four hr menstruation of the month expire. I intend nosotros all agreed that a hearing would live the best path, but no 1 wants to create anything until afterwards a budget bargain is made.
In price of the pension, the governor has agreed to gear upwards a coming together alongside wedlock representatives, people from Office of the President, together with the governor’s task people to hash out UCRS. While Brown did non commit to the the world contributing to the excogitation now, he did enjoin he would approach the dependent champaign alongside an opened upwards mind. However, nosotros besides discussed the possibility of a Republican-sponsored suggestion going on the ballot that would confine the yearly pension payout to the social safety wage rate, which is currently $106,000. It was unclear if this inaugural would use to UC employees, but my fearfulness is that if the UC gets coin from the the world for the pension, it would accept to play past times the state’s rules.
On the lastly topic of the budget cuts, no 1 wanted to add together whatever linguistic communication or brand whatever changes that would stall the rattling delicate budget negotiations. While many people agreed that the the world should protect the nub mission of the UC, it looks similar the linguistic communication inwards the budget volition live vague together with opened upwards to interpretation. Still, I was told past times the governor’s finance squad that if a budget passes adjacent week, they volition get-go working on the adjacent budget, together with nosotros mightiness live able to add together roughly stronger protections then.
You tin read my Huffington Post article on Pensions, Unions, together with the Media here.
On the positive side, I met alongside Senator Steinberg’s staff, together with I told them that the governor does non back upwards Crane, together with it appears that Steinberg besides does non desire him confirmed. There are together with then 3 possibilities: the governor tin take away the twenty-four hr menstruation of the month now, Steinberg tin telephone outcry upwards for a confirmation hearing, or nosotros could simply hold off for a year, create nothing, together with accept the twenty-four hr menstruation of the month expire. I intend nosotros all agreed that a hearing would live the best path, but no 1 wants to create anything until afterwards a budget bargain is made.
In price of the pension, the governor has agreed to gear upwards a coming together alongside wedlock representatives, people from Office of the President, together with the governor’s task people to hash out UCRS. While Brown did non commit to the the world contributing to the excogitation now, he did enjoin he would approach the dependent champaign alongside an opened upwards mind. However, nosotros besides discussed the possibility of a Republican-sponsored suggestion going on the ballot that would confine the yearly pension payout to the social safety wage rate, which is currently $106,000. It was unclear if this inaugural would use to UC employees, but my fearfulness is that if the UC gets coin from the the world for the pension, it would accept to play past times the state’s rules.
On the lastly topic of the budget cuts, no 1 wanted to add together whatever linguistic communication or brand whatever changes that would stall the rattling delicate budget negotiations. While many people agreed that the the world should protect the nub mission of the UC, it looks similar the linguistic communication inwards the budget volition live vague together with opened upwards to interpretation. Still, I was told past times the governor’s finance squad that if a budget passes adjacent week, they volition get-go working on the adjacent budget, together with nosotros mightiness live able to add together roughly stronger protections then.
You tin read my Huffington Post article on Pensions, Unions, together with the Media here.