[Vision2020] Idaho Government - State workers to get 1% bonus

[hayfields at moscow.com]

All- 
I noticed in my earlier email that it may appear that I am resentful that 
faculty may have gotten increases.  That is certainly not the impression I want 
to convey! I hope they DID get raises- big ones! They work very hard and next 
to the students, POWER the UI with research and teaching.  The faculty has 
enriched my life and by golly I hope they get rewarded regularly! 

Heather Jordan
Hayfields Farm 


 All,
> I must have missed that story! I wonder if Shirley Ringo or Tom Trail could 
> share with us the reasoning behind the decision to give higher ed employees 
> less than other state workers?  
> Here at UI the staff(although, not I think faculty- Ron be sure to jump in:) )
> have had merit raises put on hold until at least December. In all fairness, 
> they have agreed to reassess the situation at that time and see if maybe it 
can 
> be disbursed. I know that the staff at UI understands that not getting raises 
> may mean we all get to stay employed- something I gladly give up my raise 
for.  
> We don't want to get 1% and then watch our co-worker lose their job!
> 
> But the bonus seems to be a different matter, and after seeing that there was 
> money for the task force to recieve well in excess( for most of them) of a 1% 
> raise (and where in the budget DID that money come from anyway?) we are a 
> little tetchy about $$$
> Tom, Shirley, it would be great if you could explain it to me/us!
> Thanks!
> 
> Heather Jordan 
> Hayfields Farm
> 
> 
> There was a story a few weeks ago in the Statesman that explained that the
> > legislature had authorized funding only half the bonus for Higher Ed
> > employees, just like they did for the 2% raises.
> > 
> > **********************************************
> > Ron Force          Moscow ID USA
> > rforce at moscow.com
> > 
> > **********************************************
> > 
> > You have been sent the following article from Heather Jordan as a courtesy
> > of The Idaho Statesman.
> > 
> > "Idaho Government - State workers to get 1% bonus"
> > 
> > To view this article on The Idaho Statesman website, go to:
> > http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2004408040325
> > 
> > The following is a short message from Heather Jordan:
> > Does anyone know if the UI will be disbursing this money or will they be
> > hanging on to it until December (along with the already allocated merit
> > increases).
> > 
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