Resolution 85-86-30

Cost of Living; Salary Increases; Merit Pay

Whereas: The recent Faculty Senate salary survey found that a majority of those who responded are dissatisfied with the procedure and consequences of the faculty salary determination process at USC; and Whereas: The Faculty Senate Employment and Remuneration Committee has found incidents of the merit concept and satisfactory service going unrewarded in terms of dollars of constant purchasing power, Therefore Be It Resolved That: (1) All merit increases be greater than the cost of living index in the L.A.-Long Beach area (2) Satisfactory service must receive an increase equal to the cost of living increase in the L.A.-Long Beach area fort he preceding calendar year (3) Performance found less than satisfactory is to be addressed as a problem. Such instances shall be handled through the mechanism of the Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Subcommittee on Responsibility. This is to ensure an opportunity for improvement in performance and to ensure the protection of legitimate faculty rights.

Resolution Number: 85-86-30

Author: Jack Beierle, seconded by Don Yett

Date: April 16, 1986

Action Taken: Passed