University of California leaders voted Thursday to force 80 percent of the system’s 180,000 workers to take furloughs and pay cuts. Meanwhile, California State University officials are considering pay cuts and a second round of fee increases and enrollment reductions.

The measures are in response to the state’s economic crisis. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature are struggling to close a $26 billion budget gap that is forcing deep cuts to education, health care and a welfare program. Combined, the CSU and UC piece of that is $1.2 billion.

The UC furlough plan would cut employee salaries 4 to 10 percent.

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by Sean Nealon, The Press-Enterprise.

Posted: July 17th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.