[Peace] SHAME ON CHANCELLOR HERMAN!

[msmith46 at uiuc.edu]

please forward widely:

SHAME ON THE UNIVERSITY AND SHAME ON CHANCELLOR HERMAN!

I am deeply troubled by the fact that the University will only pay employees who showed up at 8am today given the severity of the weather.  It is now clear that the reason the University waited until 9am to close campus was so that they could make money off of the employees who did not show up because of the dangerous road conditions.  The university is, in essence, charging employees (i.e. benefits and vacation) for the bad weather.

The university is putting MONEY FIRST and sacrificing the SAFETY and LIVELIHOOD of its employees.  Campus should have been closed EARLIER!  Chancellor Herman should not have put people's lives in jeopardy, as they tried to get to campus during a blizzard. 

This is shameful and the act of only paying some employees who showed up for work should be rescinded.  ALL EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE PAID THEIR REGULAR PAY RATE FOR THEIR DAY.

Please send your complaints and demand justice on this issue to the Chancellor at: chancellor at uiuc.edu

-Martin Smith, PhD Candidate

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:47:16 -0600 (CST)
>From: "Chancellor Richard Herman" <chancellor at uiuc.edu>  
>Subject: MASSMAIL - More Information on Severe Weather Guidelines  
>To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff & All Grad Students <everybody at uiuc.edu>
>
>
>Because of the severe weather conditions, the University of Illinois at
>Urbana-Champaign canceled classes today. In response to questions from
>employees regarding reporting to work today, the following guidelines apply.
>
>Non-essential employees who reported for duty this morning will be paid for
>their entire shift, even if their supervisor sent/sends them home.
>
>Non-essential employees who did not report for duty this morning may use
>accrued benefits for their shift today (e.g., vacation, floating holiday,
>comp time) or, if they were ill, sick leave.
>
>Non-essential employees who do not have any accrued benefits may take an
>excused leave with no pay today. 
>
>All employees are responsible for contacting their departments for
>instructions.  It is each unit's responsibility to determine essential and
>non-essential personnel.
>
>A decision regarding classes and operations for tomorrow, February 14th
>will be made later today and shared with the media and posted on the
>uiuc.edu website.
>
>
>
>This mailing approved by:
>The Office of the Chancellor
>
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