Furlough

I got an unpleasant surprise last semester when I found out that the university-wide furlough plan applied to me because I was teaching two courses. It amounted to a reduction in pay for one paycheck--not a deduction, just a reduced gross. I'm an adjunct professor. My pay is already gross.

I'm only teaching one class this semester, so I think I'm safe, but I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. How does someone whose only responsibility is to teach take a furlough day? I see a canceled class or two...

From the UMD president:

Under the plan Graduate Assistants, Contingent-I and student employees, employees paid to teach by the course, employees on H-1B visa status, employees with 100% contract and grant funded status on 9/15/09 and some other categories noted in the plan will take zero (0) furlough days.

All other employees, independent of salary source and percent of employment, must take a number of furlough days based on annual compensation. Employees earning $29,999 and under annually are assigned two days. Those earning between $30,000 and $49,999 will take three (3) furlough days; between $50,000 and $69,999 will take four (4) days; between $70,000 and $89,999 will take five (5) days; between $90,000 and $114,999 will take six (6) days; between $115,000 and $139,999 will take seven (7) days; between $140,000 and $169,999 will take eight (8) days; between $170,000 and $199,999 will take nine (9) days; and $200,000 and above will take ten (10) days.

This is worse than last year. Good thing I have another job.