Inside the UC/Jerry Brown fight
In December, I went on a late-night Twitter rant about the fight over the future of UC. Given the developments, I've collected those Tweets below.
Blast from the past: UC execs lecture us on ethics and morals when it comes to pensions. http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Highest-paid-UC-execs-demand-millions-in-benefits-2517829.php …- Most newly hired public employees can't retire until 65. But UC admins can retirestart collecting pensions at 55. http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/retirement-benefits/ucrp/2013-tier-benefits.html …
- Here's a handy Web site to search UC salaries. By all means, do your own research and Tweet me with your findings: https://ucannualwage.ucop.edu/wage/
- Here's some fun reading about UC's hiring bonus policy: http://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/policies/7705.pdf …
- From 1991-2009 (!), UC made no employer contributions to its pension plan. http://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/uc-borrows-2-7-billion-to-fund-pension-debt …
- UC employees hired before 2013 can retire at age 50. http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/retirement-benefits/ucrp/1976-tier-benefits.html …
- Here's a good primer from Mr. Pension himself, Ed Mendel: http://calpensions.com/2014/07/21/uc-borrows-2-7-billion-to-fund-pension-debt/ …
