Board approves University of California furloughs

Source: google.com Posted By: Eric 5640 days ago

The University of California's governing board on Thursday approved an emergency budget plan that will force tens of thousands of employees to take furloughs and pay cuts.

The UC Board of Regents voted to furlough up to 80 percent of the university system's 180,000 workers to help address a $813 million budget shortfall triggered by an unprecedented reduction in state funding.

The board's finance committee approved the proposal Wednesday despite employee protests and pleas to consider alternative....

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