APSOU 2003 Poll
Poll sent to 199 faculty members. 68 responses
received.
I. Salary Dollars Go To?
Please rank your top three choices. Top choice = 1; lowest choice = 3
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Top Choice ↔ Lowest Choice |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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1. Raising floors within ranks |
5 |
3 |
9 |
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2. Merit pay |
3 |
1 |
6 |
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3. Correcting salaries based on market criteria |
13 |
4 |
10 |
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4. Increasing summer school compensation |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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5. Increasing the number of floors within ranks (e.g. every 2 years instead of 3 or 5) |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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6. Across-the-board raises (e.g. everybody gets a fixed percentage raise). |
8 |
10 |
9 |
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7. Personal professional development accounts of $1000 or more |
1 |
4 |
7 |
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8. Maintain full funding of health benefits |
24 |
21 |
10 |
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9. Maintain current retirement options |
5 |
11 |
5 |
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10. Maintain current PERS contribution paid by SOU |
13 |
10 |
8 |
II. Tough Choices
We all know that we will be facing some tough choices during this bargaining session. Please help us by prioritizing the six options listed below for dealing with budget shortfalls (knowing that they are all objectionable). Best option=1; Worst option=6.
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Best ↔ Worst |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Salaries should be reduced to maintain all current academic programs. |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
38 |
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Benefits should be reduced to maintain all current academic programs. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
34 |
14 |
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Funding for all academic programs should be cut "across the board" to maintain current salary levels. |
6 |
10 |
24 |
13 |
4 |
5 |
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Funding for all academic programs should be cut "across the board" to maintain current benefit levels. |
4 |
6 |
16 |
25 |
4 |
4 |
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Funding for selected academic programs should be cut to maintain current salary levels. |
44 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
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Funding for selected academic programs should be cut to maintain current benefit levels. |
8 |
37 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
3 |