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State Pay Ceiling to be Considered in Legislature (but not for UC)

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A bill – SB1368 – that would impose a ceiling on pay of state employees of about $174,000 (the governor’s salary) is being reviewed at a state senate hearing today. The bill, introduced by a Republican state senator, does not apply to UC but would apply to CSU.  It appears to have been sparked by pay offered to presidents at various CSU campuses. Even though UC is exempted, thanks to its constitutional position, any such enactment would have an indirect effect on UC pay.  The bill in fact “recommends” that UC adhere to the pay ceiling. A news report on…

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UCLA History: Warren

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In 1970, former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice visited the UCLA campus to take part in a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Institute of Industrial Relations (IIR).  As governor of California, Warren had signed a law creating the IIR at the Berkeley and UCLA campuses in 1945.  Shown above are U.S Secretary of Labor James Hodgson, Prof. Lloyd Ulman of the UC-Berkeley IIR, Warren, and UCLA IIR director Prof. Benjamin Aaron.  The IIR is now called the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.  Other photos from the event are shown below.

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Chancellor at Staff Town Hall on Hotel, Climate Survey, Pensions, Donor-Community Relations

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Chancellor Block, Vice Chancellor Steve Olson, and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Human Resources Lubbe Levin participated in a staff Town Hall on April 4. The session was videoed but the video works poorly and the commercial service utilized includes ads.  Below is a link to the audio of the session which works much better. There were no exhibits at the session so nothing is lost in the audio-only format. There were specific questions, some in-person/some submitted in advance, on the proposed hotel/conference center, the upcoming (systemwide) campus climate survey, pensions, and donor-community relations.  Links just to those questions are…

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More Westside Hotels Coming Along

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We have already reported on a new hotel planned in Santa Monica on Wilshire and 7th Street with 285 rooms. Two more hotels are planned in Santa Monica at 5th Street and Colorado.  One would have 131 rooms and the other would have 138 rooms.  Seems like a lot of potential competition is opening up for staying on the Westside in other than the proposed UCLA hotel/conference center, now in some difficulty regarding justification at the Regents.  See prior blog posts on the hotel issue.  The two new Santa Monica hotel projects are described athttp://www01.smgov.net/cityclerk/council/agendas/2012/20120410/2012%200410%208-B.htmandhttp://www01.smgov.net/cityclerk/council/agendas/2012/20120410/2012%200410%208-A.htmThe earlier Wilshire and 7th hotel…

Blog Reader for Last Quarter Available

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As we do early in each quarter, we make the prior quarter’s blog posts available in pdf format.  Of course, in pdf format, there are no audios and videos.  For those, you have to scroll back in the blog to the entry of interest.  However, the pdf format contains a table of contents that might be useful in finding a particular posting. For the pdf reader, go to: Open publication – Free publishing – More ucla Or go to the link athttp://issuu.com/danieljbmitchell/docs/ucla_faculty_association__1-1-12_-_3-31-12?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222

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Time to Learn from Students?

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On the one hand, from spin central, there is: Faculty committee backs plan for conference and guest center  An Academic Senate committee has expressed support for UCLA’s proposal to build a conference and guest center, calling the project a potentially valuable enhancement to the campus. In its review of the proposed operating plan, the Council on Planning and Budget determined that the financing model for the project is sound and that UCLA could benefit from additional conference space and affordable guest rooms. Vice Chancellor Steve Olsen, UCLA’s chief financial officer, was appreciative of the committee’s review…   Full press release at…

UC-Davis Occupy protesters ordered to court

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A dozen UC Davis Occupy protesters linked to the shutdown of a U.S. Bank branch on campus were notified Friday by Yolo County district attorney’s officials to appear April 27 in Yolo Superior Court in Woodland… The conspiracy allegation carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail. Each access allegation carries a maximum six-month jail term… Full story at: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/31/4380629/uc-davis-occupy-protesters-ordered.html [Photo shows Yolo County courthouse]