Post by Logan on Feb 1, 2016 16:38:08 GMT -6
USM followed contract when it laid off faculty members in 2014, arbitrator rules
The University of Southern Maine did not violate the union contract with faculty when it laid off faculty members during budget cuts in 2014, according to an arbitrator.
The 26 layoffs were part of a broader cost-cutting move that eliminated 51 faculty positions and five academic programs. The Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine – or AFUM – challenged the decision, leading to arbitration.
Arbitrator Mark Irvings ruled Saturday that the layoffs followed the contract, except in one professor’s case. Irvings ordered USM to pay lost wages and benefits to that person, who was not identified.
USM officials said the cuts were an effort to close a $16 million budget gap. USM currently has a budget of $128 million.
Read more: www.pressherald.com/2016/01/31/usm-followed-contract-in-laying-off-faculty-members-in-2014-budget-cuts-arbitrator-rules/
The University of Southern Maine did not violate the union contract with faculty when it laid off faculty members during budget cuts in 2014, according to an arbitrator.
The 26 layoffs were part of a broader cost-cutting move that eliminated 51 faculty positions and five academic programs. The Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine – or AFUM – challenged the decision, leading to arbitration.
Arbitrator Mark Irvings ruled Saturday that the layoffs followed the contract, except in one professor’s case. Irvings ordered USM to pay lost wages and benefits to that person, who was not identified.
USM officials said the cuts were an effort to close a $16 million budget gap. USM currently has a budget of $128 million.
Read more: www.pressherald.com/2016/01/31/usm-followed-contract-in-laying-off-faculty-members-in-2014-budget-cuts-arbitrator-rules/