Where is USM's family values? - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Dec 2, 2005

Where is USM's family values?

Date: Dec 2, 2005

I agree that we need to have some discussions. Perhaps a joint meeting of Faculty Senate and Staff Council might be in order.

But as Marley pointed out on another thread, it's almost Christmas.

Amy Young

Date: Dec 2, 2005

Black Cat wrote:

Privatization: Food services outsourced, bookstore outsourced, physical plant outsourced, faithful and competent employees treated like dirt. At what point do we say enough is enough? The USM family is being torn apart by the very same corporate forces that tear apart our families and take away our pensions, over-time pay, benefits, health insurance and so on.

You don't understand, Black Cat. That's why we're called the WalMart of Higher Education and offer Blue Light Specials like K-Mart.

Date: Dec 2, 2005

Black Cat wrote:

The USM family is being torn apart by the very same corporate forces that tear apart our families and take away our pensions, over-time pay, benefits, health insurance and so on.

I heard that General Motors recently announced that they are downsizing and about 30,000 workers. I guess our position is that what's good for GM is good for USM.

Date: Dec 2, 2005

USM has plenty of family values...

Date: Dec 2, 2005

USM does have too many "employees", from physical plant to the faculty and staff. However, the portion of the employees that makes these groups too large is totally due to nepotism, creating jobs for family members that otherwise would not be necessary. In my college, there are at least 5 people who draw a paycheck and who were hired because they were related to someone else or are "close" to someone else. I figure that about $200,000 that could be used more efficiently.

Date: Dec 2, 2005

yes, we should continue to pay everyone premium pay and benefits regardless of how valuable their contribution is. Then we should do across the board layoffs, cutoff any investments and raise tuition as other universities get by with outsourcing non-teaching services to W's favorite undocumented workers. This would be the classic Mississippi response, bury our heads in the sand and say our traditions are better than them d*mn Yankees and them used to be "true to the cause" states that have surrendered to the carpet baggers.

Though I disagree with the messengers, sometimes they deliver the right message. Now if only they could do the next step right...

Date: Dec 3, 2005

Clues for the Clueless wrote:

This would be the classic Mississippi response, bury our heads in the sand and say our traditions are better than them d*mn Yankees

I can tell you haven't lived in very many states North of the Mason-Dixon line.