Millerand Quoted in Ledger Article on Rutgers Budget

The 11-member board voted unanimously to approve the increases and a $2 billion university budget during a sometimes-raucous meeting before a standing-room-only crowd in Winants Hall. The proceedings were frequently interrupted by members of Rutgers’ labor unions, who were protesting the university’s recent freeze on the salaries of all 13,000 campus employees.

The crowd chanted "Shame on you!" repeatedly after the board voted to approve the budget. Earlier in the day, hundreds of union members held a rally nearby.

"We are absolutely serious in our position that Rutgers management has made an unethical, unfair and foolish decision to repudiate our contracts," said Lucye Millerand, president of the Union of Rutgers Administrators-American Federation of Teachers.

Read the full article at http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/rutgers_university_board_appro.html

Rutgers University board approves tuition, fee hike in $2B budget plan
Published: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 9:35 PM Updated: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 11:35 PM