SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The University of California board approved raises for several senior employees at a meeting that was disrupted by protesters angry about tuition hikes and executive pay.
The compensation packages were approved by the UC Board of Regents Monday after the meeting was interrupted by shouting Wall Street protesters seeking to hold their own "people's regents meeting."
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Documents show that two vice chancellors got 9.9 percent raises, an interim dean received a 7.5 percent increase and the head attorneys of six UC campuses got raises ranging from 6.4 percent to 21.9 percent.
UC officials say the raises are needed to bring their pay in line with market rates.
The board voted Monday to ask for an 18 percent increase in state funding to hire instructors, expand enrollment and avoid raising tuition.
The Associated Press