Press of AC: Rutgers president, union at odds over wage freeze

Rutgers University President Richard McCormick says the willingness of many unionized faculty and staff to defer raises has helped the university cope with the effects of the economic recession.

Rutgers and the Rutgers Council of American Association of University Professors, which represents professors and teaching assistants, agreed last month to defer until next year raises that were due in July.

McCormick made his remarks Friday during his annual address to the university _ an event that was the target of a boycott by another union that opposes the wage freeze.

Lucye Millerand, president of the Union of Rutgers Administrators, says management has disregarded workers' rights and shown no interest in dialogue with her group.

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