"It is difficult not to conclude that nearly half of the voting faculty has either a tenuous grasp on the economics of the day or an inflated sense of their own value in the market place.
That last trait was demonstrated during the negotiations when one faculty member opined that he was worth $200,000 a year in private enterprise, about twice his university salary."
It's these kind of statements that make the vindy so not credible. Really? Were you there at the negotiations?? Or are you just making this up to make the unions sound bad?? It is the vindy that has "a tenuous grasp on the economics of the day or an inflated sense of their own value in the market place." I cannot believe how these articles and opinions are based on nothing verifiable...just bashing a group of people for the sake of bashing. Ok vindy, we get it. You hate YSU's unions. But know this, you have earned the rep of being a rag because you never get to the truth of anything.
Time to start renovating the president's new house. Time for the administration to hand out those raises and new positions. They did well for themselves this round. Hired outside help to do all the work, with money they say they don't have. They didn't even get their hands dirty this time......or so they think.
Conservative Dude, the taxpayer will never see any savings of any kind from any plan. Like I said, the right have somehow convinced the lower segments of society to turn on the middle class. If you can't achieve a decent living, it must be your neighbors fault because he's in a union. Certainly has nothing to do with the wealthy and all their tax avoidance schemes, some of which are laws at this point. If you want to bring down a society, attack education first. Turn people into idiots and then turn them against any remaing intelligent people. Looks like it's working here in Y-Town.
Any intelligent person reading these comments understands how critical it is that we keep and recruit decent educators in this area. Jesus was in a union...the rich pay 90% of the taxes??? And Stan, you are living proof that the so called conservative right has been successful in turning the ignorant masses against the middle class.
Bertram please retire soon or write a novel. Your penchant for fictionalizing is disgusting. Why do you think this is over? The faculty did what they had to do so students could recieve the money they needed. Period. BTW, you should have someone proof your column.
The problem is twofold. No one person is in control of the university, like there would be in the private sector. No one has to be accountable. And the administrators who are in control at the highest levels are corrupt. Not all of them, but enough of them. Many received their hefty raises just before this began. In this calendar year. You won't see evidence of that where the salaries are published because those are budgeted/fictional figures. The very same person who is calling out a new projected deficit figure daily, in the millions, received a 30k annual increase in salary, just months ago. An unwarranted increase that is close to what a new instructor would make annually. And there are plans for much more of this kind of thing after negotiations. What SB5 supporters don't understand is if you rob what is left of the working population, it won't benefit anyone except the people already at the top. Whatever savings that will be created by destroying unions will be sucked up instantly by the corrupt individuals who have too much anyway. I applaud the very brave faculty for standing up to this corruption. Possibly, they can teach this community something in the process.
YSU isn’t unique among state universities facing challenges
"It is difficult not to conclude that nearly half of the voting faculty has either a tenuous grasp on the economics of the day or an inflated sense of their own value in the market place.
That last trait was demonstrated during the negotiations when one faculty member opined that he was worth $200,000 a year in private enterprise, about twice his university salary."
It's these kind of statements that make the vindy so not credible. Really? Were you there at the negotiations?? Or are you just making this up to make the unions sound bad?? It is the vindy that has "a tenuous grasp on the economics of the day or an inflated sense of their own value in the market place." I cannot believe how these articles and opinions are based on nothing verifiable...just bashing a group of people for the sake of bashing. Ok vindy, we get it. You hate YSU's unions. But know this, you have earned the rep of being a rag because you never get to the truth of anything.
October 10, 2011 at 3:44 p.m. permalink suggest removal
With YSU pact OK’d, focus shifts to morale
Time to start renovating the president's new house. Time for the administration to hand out those raises and new positions. They did well for themselves this round. Hired outside help to do all the work, with money they say they don't have. They didn't even get their hands dirty this time......or so they think.
October 5, 2011 at 9:44 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Clergy: God is on the side of union workers
Conservative Dude, the taxpayer will never see any savings of any kind from any plan. Like I said, the right have somehow convinced the lower segments of society to turn on the middle class. If you can't achieve a decent living, it must be your neighbors fault because he's in a union. Certainly has nothing to do with the wealthy and all their tax avoidance schemes, some of which are laws at this point. If you want to bring down a society, attack education first. Turn people into idiots and then turn them against any remaing intelligent people. Looks like it's working here in Y-Town.
September 1, 2011 at 11:01 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Clergy: God is on the side of union workers
Any intelligent person reading these comments understands how critical it is that we keep and recruit decent educators in this area. Jesus was in a union...the rich pay 90% of the taxes??? And Stan, you are living proof that the so called conservative right has been successful in turning the ignorant masses against the middle class.
September 1, 2011 at 10:36 a.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU prez mugs the faculty
Bertram please retire soon or write a novel. Your penchant for fictionalizing is disgusting. Why do you think this is over? The faculty did what they had to do so students could recieve the money they needed. Period. BTW, you should have someone proof your column.
August 29, 2011 at 9:22 a.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU, faculty dispute final offer
The problem is twofold. No one person is in control of the university, like there would be in the private sector. No one has to be accountable. And the administrators who are in control at the highest levels are corrupt. Not all of them, but enough of them. Many received their hefty raises just before this began. In this calendar year. You won't see evidence of that where the salaries are published because those are budgeted/fictional figures. The very same person who is calling out a new projected deficit figure daily, in the millions, received a 30k annual increase in salary, just months ago. An unwarranted increase that is close to what a new instructor would make annually. And there are plans for much more of this kind of thing after negotiations. What SB5 supporters don't understand is if you rob what is left of the working population, it won't benefit anyone except the people already at the top. Whatever savings that will be created by destroying unions will be sucked up instantly by the corrupt individuals who have too much anyway. I applaud the very brave faculty for standing up to this corruption. Possibly, they can teach this community something in the process.
August 25, 2011 at 2:50 p.m. permalink suggest removal