Inside the UC/Jerry Brown fight

Anthony York@anthonyyork49

As fees go up, consider: Firefighters and other public employees have pensions capped at $110K. The cap at UC is $250K. Just sayin...

Tue, Dec 02 2014 05:51:41

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 05:51:41

Anthony York@anthonyyork49

Your higher tuition at work: Managers and Executives have been the fastest growing segment of UC’s workforce since 2008.

Tue, Dec 02 2014 05:53:05

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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 …

Tue, Dec 02 2014 05:55:16

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 05:55:16

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Over the last decade, while increasing the number of executives earning over $400,000 per year by 500%, UC tripled in-state tuition

Tue, Dec 02 2014 05:56:27

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 05:56:27

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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 …

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:05:30

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:05:30

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Since 2008, the number of UC employees earning more than $200,000—largely management and executive staff--has increased by 44%.

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:13:13

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:13:13

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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/ 

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:13:58

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:13:58

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Here's some fun reading about UC's hiring bonus policy:  http://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/policies/7705.pdf …

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:19:59

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:19:59

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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 …

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:23:15

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:23:15

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Since 2010, UC has made pension payments of about $1.3bil per year to compensate. Are tuition hikes helping cover those costs?

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:29:44

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:29:44

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UC employees hired before 2013 can retire at age 50.  http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/retirement-benefits/ucrp/1976-tier-benefits.html …

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:37:21

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:37:21

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The state made the employer contributions to UC Retirement pre-1990.UC has been trying to get state to resume paying the employer portion

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:42:53

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:42:53

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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/ …

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:43:13

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:43:13

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The UC Retirement Plan was not covered by the governor’s pension reform for CalPERS, CalSTRS and 20 county systems

Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:44:18

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— Anthony York (@anthonyyork49)Tue, Dec 02 2014 06:44:18