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Also, the staff of CSI was notified that employees of the senior colleges of CUNY
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would be required to take a furlough on May 21 as well, according to a letter by Dr. Tomás D. Morales,
president of the college, posted on the school’s Web site.
All final exams were to proceed as scheduled, with faculty and staff administering tests expected to be on
campus. Those faculty and staff members would therefore be furloughed on a substitute day during next
week, Morales noted.
CLARIFYThe Legislature reluctantly approved the furloughs Monday night to help keep the state solvent. The
budget is more than 40 days overdue and negotiations among legislative leaders on how to contend with a
$9.2 billion deficit have ground to a halt.
Leaders of the Civil Service Employees Association, the Public Employees Federation, the United University
Professions with the New York State United Teachers union sought the court order. They are suing Paterson
and the Legislature, arguing furloughs violate the U.S. Constitution’s protection of contracts.
Paterson ordered the furloughs of “nonessential” workers and said they would save $30 million a week. The
unions rejected requests for less severe measures, such as postponing their 4-percent raises to save the
state money.
Paterson has taken a 10 percent cut in pay, or more than $17,000, as he called for shared sacrifice during
the fiscal crisis.
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