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s budget forum earlier this month by a steward of the union representing the U's clerical workers -- the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Just before Friday's Board of Regents meeting, the union staged a small protest (about 20 people or so) outside the alumni building -- apparently in reaction to the Huron 

report on the U's administrative efficiency.

Their message: The May layoff of 25 workers in the U's Office of Information Technology will hurt the U's customer service.

Local 3800 president and Humphrey School clerical employee Cherrene Horazuk told me:

It sent out this chart and commentary on the IT department before the demonstration:

The union also said the U overall has added more than 120 managers but eliminated more than 730 lower-level workers over the past five years.

I sent the chart and commentary to University spokesman Chuck Tombarge, who responded with this:

He stood by his previous remarks about the layoffs:

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You may recall the address made at the University of Minnesota’s budget forum earlier this month by a steward of the union representing the U’s clerical workers — the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. (The U’s response is here. Further response is below.) Just before Friday’s Board of Regents meeting, the union…

What the small group of people in front of the McNamara Alumni Center was doing Friday

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