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Hi All,<br>
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Thanks to everyone for this conversation. One thing that we should
keep in mind are the staff of PLS. They get paid less (on average)
than tenured faculty, have less job security, and have less of a
voice than we do. I would like to see that should money come back
from this, it goes to staff first, annual contract faculty second,
and tenured faculty third.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
-eric<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/10/21 9:34 AM, Baltrus, David A -
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<div>Thanks Amanda! Exactly the info I was curious about.</div>
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<div>Dave </div>
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: Furlough money question</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Matt has advised me that Dean Burgess
is planning to address this concern soon with a formal
response, and has asked the units to not develop plans
individually at this time. This does create an equity issue
across campus and within the college. Some units were
forced to use furlough funds for operations, some used
furlough funds for the $3million loan CALS had to give to
campus.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We are expecting a formal response
soon, and with this guidance we will hopefully have a way to
move forward.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thanks so much!<br>
<br>
Amanda</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Baltrus, David A -
(baltrus) <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 10, 2021 9:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Schmidt, Monica - (monicaschmidt)
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:monicaschmidt@arizona.edu"><monicaschmidt@arizona.edu></a>; Palanivelu,
Ravishankar - (rpalaniv) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rpalaniv@arizona.edu"><rpalaniv@arizona.edu></a>;
Jenks, Matthew - (jenksm) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jenksm@arizona.edu"><jenksm@arizona.edu></a>;
Stevens, Amanda M - (amanda84)
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu">Plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Furlough money question</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Hi Monica,</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thanks for the clarification!
Redirecting the question to Matt then…It feels like summer
salary spending within the school shouldn’t be governed by
anyone but PLS? Call it something other than furlough
repayment. Can the Dean or above actually limit summer
salary bonuses in a justified way if a school wants to
spend money that’s in danger of being swept (his words)
that way?</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
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style="color:black"> Schmidt, Monica - (monicaschmidt)
<<a href="mailto:monicaschmidt@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">monicaschmidt@arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 10, 2021 9:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Palanivelu, Ravishankar - (rpalaniv) <<a
href="mailto:rpalaniv@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">rpalaniv@arizona.edu</a>>;
Baltrus, David A - (baltrus) <<a
href="mailto:baltrus@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">baltrus@arizona.edu</a>>;
Jenks, Matthew - (jenksm) <<a
href="mailto:jenksm@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">jenksm@arizona.edu</a>>;
Stevens, Amanda M - (amanda84) <<a
href="mailto:amanda84@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">amanda84@arizona.edu</a>>;
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moz-do-not-send="true">Plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu</a>
<<a href="mailto:Plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu"
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: Furlough money question</span> </p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal">Hello PLS Faculty</p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal">The original memo from faculty
council sent to the Dean regarding the furlough-derived
savings that remained in each CALS unit requested the
funds somehow benefit the contributing faculty and a few
specific suggestions, including discretionary funds and
summer salary were provided. We are still awaiting a
formal response from this memo.
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<p class="x_xmsonormal">We are hoping that UA
administration is able to resolve all of the
furlough-derived issues to the satisfaction of the
faculty.</p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal">Hope everyone is doing well. Take
care</p>
<p class="x_xmsonormal">Monica</p>
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Plsfaculty <<a
href="mailto:plsfaculty-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">plsfaculty-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Palanivelu, Ravishankar -
(rpalaniv)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 09, 2021 5:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Baltrus, David A - (baltrus) <<a
href="mailto:baltrus@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">baltrus@arizona.edu</a>>;
Jenks, Matthew - (jenksm) <<a
href="mailto:jenksm@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">jenksm@arizona.edu</a>>;
Stevens, Amanda M - (amanda84) <<a
href="mailto:amanda84@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">amanda84@arizona.edu</a>>;
<a href="mailto:Plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">Plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Plsfaculty] Furlough money
question</span></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:black">Good suggestion. I feel if the furlough
money owed to us in the form of salary was no longer
needed to tide over forecasted financial strain, the
straightforward follow up should be to pay that
money back to the Faculty. and staff who were
furoloughed So, your suggestion is in line with that
thought. </span></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:black">I want to add that I have not been
following various discussions on this because I was
upset and got turned off by the callous attitude
shown by the UA administration as to how they dealt
with our (furloughed) money. Besides returning the
withheld money to the rightful people why is any
other plan is even being proposed and considered?
May be I am wrong on this accusation and I am
willing to be corrected.</span></p>
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color:black"> Plsfaculty <<a
href="mailto:plsfaculty-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu"
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on behalf of Baltrus, David A - (baltrus) <<a
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moz-do-not-send="true">baltrus@arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 9, 2021 11:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jenks, Matthew - (jenksm) <<a
href="mailto:jenksm@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">jenksm@arizona.edu</a>>;
Stevens, Amanda M - (amanda84) <<a
href="mailto:amanda84@arizona.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">amanda84@arizona.edu</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> [Plsfaculty] Furlough money
question</span> </p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:black">Just one clarifying question given
the whole furlough thing...why can't PLS give
everyone a bonus (summer salary for 9 month
contracts?) that matches the amount of furlough
dollars "owed"? Why is that disallowed and how
is that disallowed?</span></p>
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color:black">Surely we all deserve a bonus after
the last two years:)</span></p>
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