Exotic island culture to spice Saturday luau
Photo by Tonya Houg
Fair to pinpoint summer work
Strategies for finding the ideal summer job —
whether it is working for Agripac, Bell Telephone or
the U.S. Postal Service — will be the order of busi
ness Wednesday as the Center for Self-Development
hosts a workshop on summer employment.
Unlike other seminars dealing with job hunting,
Wednesday's workshop will zero in on the specific
processes and skills students should develop in
order to find summer jobs, according to counseling
coordinator Mitch Melson. Finding jobs that both pro
vide enough money to finance educational costs and
act as good references for use after graduation will
be stressed.
“This is the first time the center has put together a
workshop of this kind, although we run many work
shops throughout the year," says Melson. “Our focus
is toward helping students survive the academic en
vironment and earn their degrees. This helps stu
dents survive in college by providing them with the
money to stay in school.”
In order to give students a first-hand view of what
prospective summer employers are looking for, the
center has asked several local business representa
tives to attend the workshop and meet with students.
“We tried to get a mix of people who represent the
kinds of businesses any community would have,”
said Melson. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Pacific
Northwest Bell, Meier and Frank Co., Agripac, The
First National Bank of Oregon and the U.S. Postal
Service will be among the businesses represented.
The workshop will be set up as a fair so students may
talk individually with the representatives.
The workshop is scheduled for 3:30 to 5 p.m. in
101 EMU and students can drop in for a portion of
that time. However, students interested in attending
the session should pre-register at the Center for
Self-Development Office in 207 Emerald Hall. For
more information on the workshop, call the center at
ext. 3232.
The center is a federally funded program designed
to help students cope with the college environment. It
offers tutoring services, personal counseling and
courses in study skills, as well as workshops dealing
with special topics.
Part of beautiful Hawaii, with it's
grass skirts, coconuts and exotic
flowers, is coming to the EMU ball
room Saturday night.
The University's Hawaii Club
will present “An Evening in the Is
lands” highlighting the tradition
and beauty of our fiftieth state.
A dinner show at 6 p.m. and a
no-dinner show at 9 p.m. will be
presented. Cost of the dinner
show is $5 for adults and $2 for
children 12 and younger. The no
dinner show will be $2 for adults
and free for children.
All decorations, costumes, food
and door prizes are being im
ported from the different islands of
Hawaii by the club members’ par
ents.
“The second annual Luau Night
will be much larger than last year,"
says Jan Lee of the Hawaii Club.
“We are trying to reach out and
show a part of Hawaii.”
Some 40 students, members of
the Hawaii Club will entertain with
traditional and modern dancing.
They have been practicing since
July, according to Ann
Hakashima, also of the club. A
slide show, displaying some of
Hawaii’s splendor, will also be
presented.
Tickets are available at the
EMU main desk, Meier and Frank
at Valley River Center and in front
of the Bookstore.
AFSCME cries foul
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employes (AFSCME-local 1893) filed a complaint with the
University’s personnel office Monday, alleging that the University
housing department ignored the seniority provision in the student
food-service workers’ contract.
According the Jack Condliffe, president of AFSCME local
1893, the complaint was filed at the request of two student work
ers employed in the dormitories.
Both employes allegedly were denied shifts they had re
quested, although employes with less seniority did receive those
particular shifts.
Condliffe believes the alleged violation was caused by neg
ligence on the part of the Housing Office.
“They are just not paying any attention to workers’ rights,” he
said.
Condliffe said the union has requested a meeting with Jack
Steward, director of the personnel office, and Donald Lee, assis
tant director of housing, in order to straighten out the matter.
Condliffe said they will ask the University to revise work
schedules in order to comply with the seniority provisions of the
contract.
If the University does not agree, Condliffe said the union will file
an unfair labor practice alleging violation of the collective bargain
ing agreement and state statute (state law makes it unlawful to
violate a contract).
“At that point we will not only ask for a revision of the work
schedule, but also monetary compensation for the employes
affected,” he said.
Jack Steward said his office would “take every measure to
straighten it out.”
Condliffe called the alleged violation “blatant.” “We have
extensive evidence to support our claim,” he said.
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