No Increases for Mid-Level Pay
Inside Higher Ed: No Increases for Mid-Level Pay The median raise for mid-level administrators — across job categories — was no raise at all in 2009-10, according to an analysis being released today by...
View ArticleAdjuncts, job security and compensation…How Fast Is Fast Enough?
Inside Higher Ed: How Fast Is Fast Enough? SAN JOSE — At a forum for adjunct faculty members Saturday, organizers asked participants to write down notes about their concerns about job security and...
View ArticleThe Adjunct Health Insurance Catch-22
Inside Higher Ed: The Adjunct Health Insurance Catch-22 Tracy Donhardt was so excited that she and fellow adjuncts in the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis had...
View ArticleEGYPT: Academics threaten pay strikes
World University News: EGYPT: Academics threaten pay strikes A recent admission by Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education that the salaries of lecturers at public universities are “paltry” has not...
View ArticleThe Worst Salary Year for Faculty
Inside Higher Ed: The Worst Salary Year The average salary of a full-time faculty member in 2009-10 is only 1.2 percent higher than it was a year ago, the lowest year-to-year change in the 50 years...
View ArticleMichigan State Ends Retiree Health Benefits for New HIres
Lansing State Journal: Michigan State Ends Retiree Health Benefits for New HIres EAST LANSING — Michigan State University will not offer retiree health benefits to any new faculty or staff beginning...
View ArticleFaculty Pay Remains Flat at Public Colleges, Edges Up at Private Colleges
The Chronicle: Faculty Pay Remains Flat at Public Colleges, Edges Up at Private Colleges Amid a still-recovering economy and tight state finances, faculty members at public colleges saw no increase in...
View ArticlePresidents Defend Their Pay as Public Colleges Slash Budgets
The Chronicle: Presidents Defend Their Pay as Public Colleges Slash Budgets The total cost of employing Francisco G. Cigarroa, chancellor of the U. of Texas system, was $813,892 in the 2009-10 fiscal...
View ArticleFaculty Experience Doesn’t Always Pay
The Chronicle: Faculty Experience Doesn’t Always Pay As annual raises lag, professors look askance at salaries for new hires The paychecks of professors continue to be squeezed by the lingering effects...
View ArticleSalary Explorer: See Faculty-Salary Data for More Than 1,300 Colleges
The Chronicle: Salary Explorer: See Faculty-Salary Data for More Than 1,300 Colleges Explore an interactive database on faculty salaries in 2009-10, from a national survey conducted by the American...
View ArticleNYU Adjuncts Win Pay Increases and Benefits for Summer Work
The Chronicle: NYU Adjuncts Win Pay Increases and Benefits for Summer Work April 18, 2011, 6:33 pm New York University’s 2,400 adjunct faculty members will receive substantial pay increases and...
View ArticleBC Teachers Vote Yes to Strike
With overwhelming support, BC Teachers approved a motion to strike. The vote was cast “to resist the unjust actions of the provincial government in yet again moving to impose a contract on the...
View ArticleCanadian Professors Are Best Paid in the World—Again
The Chronicle: Canadian Professors Are Best Paid in the World—Again The latest project that looks at professorial paychecks shows that the United States lags behind Canada, India, Italy, and South...
View ArticleStatsCan: Female university professors make less money than males
Female university professors make less money than males University faculties have become more inclusive of women in recent decades, though their salaries still trail those of their male counterparts,...
View ArticleCUPE 2278 FAQ for undergraduates about Job Action
FAQ for Undergraduate Students at UBC on Teaching Assistant Job Action What is a union and why is it important? A union is an organized group of workers who come together to make decisions about the...
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Concordia University president’s salary raises eyebrows
Photo by Phil Carpenter, Montreal Gazette MONTREAL (11 October 2012) — Many on the Concordia University campus are singing the praises of new president Alan Shepard — but news of his generous...
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UBC: From “Place of Mind” to “Mind Your Place”
For the current CUPE 2278 strike, the Teaching Assistants have adopted UBC “Mind Your Place” as an operative theme, playing on UBC’s Strategic Plan logo “Place of Mind.” Like another domino of logos...
View ArticleUBC President’s Salary raises questions
Ok. There have been questions raised concerning a post on administrative salaries and increases over the past 6-7 years at the University of British Columbia. The UBC President’s Office had the Faculty...
View ArticleFaculty and Staff withdraw services at BCIT
Following strike approval of its membership last week, the Faculty and Staff Association (FSA) at the British Columbia Institute of Technology have withdrawn services this afternoon. Seen as a wake-up...
View ArticlePro-Labour NDP Open to Real Bargaining with Unions in BC
Feeling pressures of government intervention and the net zero worker mandate of the Liberal Government’s Public Sector Employer’s Council (PSEC), CUPE 2278 Teaching Assistants curtailed job action and...
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