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Governor’s cuts exclude college presidents
Gov. Ted Strickland’s call for pay cuts for public employees will not include presidents of public colleges and universities nor their senior advisers, according to an Associated Press article published today.
The state’s proposed biennial budget, unveiled this week, asks for a 6 percent pay cut from unionized agency workers, including those in Strickland’s own office.
It also asks state workers to assume 10 percent of their health insurance premiums.
The cuts and concessions would not apply to agencies over which Strickland does not have direct authority concerning pay and benefits, such as universities, Strickland’s spokeswoman Amanda Wurst said in the article.
The state’s 154 presidents and senior advisors made a combined $35 million last year, according to the article.
That is not overcompensation when you consider the economic impact of the state’s universities, which include hospitals and employ thousands, said Bruce Johnson, president of the Inter-University Council of Ohio.
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By www.resistnet.com
February 6, 2009 12:46 PM | Link to this
Shows that our Govenor is not looking out for the working class. His Koolaid is fermenting.By null
February 6, 2009 12:50 PM | Link to this
Thats approx 227,000$ each! Well paid pres. and staff.