CSU said it proposed furloughs to all of its labor unions as a way to address an anticipated $584 million cut, or 13 percent reduction, to CSU’s 2009-10 budget.
If adopted by all the unions, furloughs could cut CSU’s salary expenditures by about $275 million. CSU said it’s eying other spending cuts to cover the rest of the budget gap. Collective bargaining agreements between the CSU and its employee unions include provisions covering mandated non-retention and layoffs, but not furloughs. Each bargaining unit, therefore, must agree to negotiate furloughs, Reed said.

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by Andrew McIntosh, The Sacramento Bee.

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