The Chancellor's salary, the Vice Chancellor's salary, coachs' salaries, stadium renovations, stadium clubs, golf club memberships, exclusive restaurant memberships, free tickets and entertainment, housing allowances, car allowances. E. Paid health insurance premium used to justify that low wages workers really making more, while same justification and standard not used to reveal that higher wage employees are actually making more. UT is supporting a widening wage gap for the haves and have nots. UT starts staff at minimums and does not move them through the pay ranges. Inequitable, subjective distribution of funds.
System is broken.
No merit raises until system fixed. Every effort should be made to bring people up to market average not market base. This is not enough. Recommendations A. Establish a living wage reflective of HUD national standards and HUD fair market values for Austin. No merit increases until system fixed.