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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1977)
STUPf OF BABr' WITH MNP 6KENAPE Letters Deserves thanks I read with surprise recent let ters on this page criticizing Rep resentative David Frohnmayer's position on HB 2702 (public re lease ot certian portions of faculty evaluation results) Rep Frohn mayer said on the House floor that the arguments in favor of the bill advanced by Rep Mary Burrows convinced him to support the biR and vote "yes" which he did I might also point out that on a mo tion to rerefer to committee (which would have killed the bill) Rep Frohnmayer voted 'no.' In both instances Rep Frohnmayer sup ported the Oregon Student Lobby (OSL) position in the face of criti cism from his colleagues on the University faculty. Rep Frohnmayer is also work ing with us to keep tuition down, gam increased appropnations for financial aid. and funding for child care Simply put, Rep Frohnmayer does not deserve the criticism he has received in recent letters to the editor To the contrary, I wish to thank Dave for the help he has and is providing us on our student legislative program Kirby Garrett OSL Executive Coordinator Lawyers respected In his story about me, Nick Gallo attributed to me a statement and a viewpoint that needs correction The fact is that I have a great deal of respect for a good many people who are presently practicing law in Lane County As I expressly stated, the legal profession is no better or worse than any other pro fession. and lawyers are no better or worse than any other set of people. Any article with an under tone which aims to moralize and present any group of people, be they paupers or professionals, as scapegoats for today's deeply seated iHs does not accurately convey my sentiments There is one parttculary gross misrepresentation of my views which calls for specific correction When Nick asked me how I thought the legal profession would take my remarks, I took a poke at myself and joked that I protably didn't have too much good will to lose before going on to give the more senous response that ap peared earlier in the article Unfor tunately my joke was misquoted and was presented as a serious remark. In fact I have expenenced no ill will or hostility from members of the legal community, and I am most grateful for the help that many experienced lawyers have been willing to give me. I realize that a certain amount of inaccuracy, misquotation and nuance change are among the hazards ot being interviewed, however, when other persons are undeservedly presented in a dis favorable light through remarks that are attnbuted to me. I feel an obligation to set the record straight Mike Goldstein 1020 River Road. #3 Eugene. Or. The reporter asks that the next time Mike makes /okes about people hating him to please nudge the interviewer in the nbs --ed Students let down President Boyd s recommenda tion that the University s School of Librarianship be closed by the summer of 1978 stunned my wife and me I'm an English teacher/school librarian in a small town in Eastern Oregon near John Day My long distance calls to the Library School Dean Totten con firmed what I had by chance read in the Oregonian that day Three days later I found out that my wife, who works as news editor/office manager for the county news paper, is pregnant and will deliver around November Last summer I earned 14 hours toward my MLS. I planned to go this summer and then finish off the requirements dunng the summer and fall of 1978 If the school closes at the end of the summer of 1978, however, our plans will have to be scrapped We need that extra year in order to save money President Boyd's recom mendation, if carried out. will mean that I'll have to go to leave my pregnant wife with her folks in La Grande and go to Eugene and stay there from June, 1977, to March. 1978 That's 10months I'll be able to see her and my child between each 11 -week term and perhaps once a month during those terms President Boyd gave as a reason for wanting to shut down the School the fact that there are many "unemployed and undere mployed professional librarians " That s true, but if that's a reason for shutting down this ALA accredited school, then half the University should be closed “Boyd had no comment when asked if his recommendation was related to the quality of the school A "no comment" usually means "yes ” I have a MS Ed with my norm in school librarianship from PSU I took every library course they offered In addition I have three years of successful school library experience, a year working m the Now Title Depart ment of Richard Abel & Co , the largest college Itorary book dis tributor in the world, and a sum mer as a vacation replacement tor the librarian at the Oregpn Graduate Center I say the school is fine. I had to work hard, the stu dents were intelligent and com petitive. and I learned a great deal Ironically, I could have made it by the summer of 1978 if PSU had allowed me to transfer just a few of my 30 hours m librarians r»p to the UO (my remaining 24 hours were in education and English) So. here I am with a pregnant wife who I'll hctve to leave for 10 months By March nearly aH our savings wilt be gone The Univer sities refused to aflow any trans fers that would have allowed me to work and to be with my wife and baby Now the University wants to shut the School itself down We didn t let the University down, the University let us down. Ray Dinsmore P.O Box 341 Mt. Vernon, Or. Vote for the union On Apnl 27 and 28 GTFs on campus will have the chance to make a crucial decision in favor of democracy By voting for the union we can insure ourselves an equal voice in determining with the University our conditions of employment Through collective bargaining, our representatives of the Union meet with the University to work out, collectively, a wntten contract spelling out such things as wages, working conditions, and benefits While some GTFs may feel that their working condi tions are (ust fine at present, we owe it to ourselves, to other GTFs and to future GTFs to create the union structure whereby we can all benefit from fair and just treat ment by our departments and the University. Some GTFs fear that if the union is voted in it will become a great dictator and forbid friendly rela tionships with faculty and depart ment heads and that it will create strict and ngid rules that will make working here intolerable As a union member I want to dispell these fears The union is not going to negotiate anything that we don't want it to. No one from Washing ton, Portland, or Madison is going to tell us what we want We alone will determine what our contract will cover based on our needs and interests Carolyn Howe Interdisciplinary Studies opinion Defend contract rights Following the April 27 and 28 elections, GTFs will face the important task ot negotiating a oontract A grievance procedure is one ot the most important items in a union contract Currently, the gnevance procedure ottered by the University allows GTFs to pursue grievances through an appeals process that ends with the President ot the University The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation teels that this gnevance procedure is inadequate lor the following reasons 1 A grievance procedure should allow the gnevant to have his or her case heard before an impartial third party 2 The President ot the University is the direct employer ot GTFs Although an individual grievance may not be directed against President Boyd, he is ultimately the representative ot University management, and can hardly be considered a third party, whether he is impartial or not 3 The grievance procedure as it stands now is analogous to a situation in private industry in which a gnevant must take his or her case before the President ot the company to have a labor management dispute settled Certainly no union would sub)ugate itself to such a procedure The GTF Federation proposes a new gnevance procedure ttiat would attempt to resolve problems at the University level, but would allow the grievance to be carried into binding arbitration it the union and the gnevant decide the issue is not satis!act only resolved at the lower levels The GTFF proposes a ttve-step gnevance procedure with time limit specifications at each level to insure that the grievance is processed as quickly and tairty as possible The five steps are outlined below Step One An informal meeting at the department level bet ween the GTF and the immediate supervisor The gnevant may have his/her departmental union representative present at this meeting if desired Hopefully, most problems will be setiled at this informal level Step Two A formal wntten gnevance is prepared by the gnevant and the departmental union representative and submit ted to the department head Step Three A meeting is held at the Graduate School level with the gnevant and the union Step Four If the gnevance is not resolved at the above level, the gnevant and the union may take the gnevance before a representative of the President of the University Step Five If the gnevance is considered important enough by the gnevant and the union, the union may take the case before an arbitrator The arbitrator, chosen by the union and the Urrvier sity, holds a formal heanng at which the union rnd the University present their cases The final decision of the arbitrator is final and binding on the union and the University The purpose behind step five seems obvious Having the opportunity to work out our disagreements at the departmental level is essential, equally important, however, is being able to take our grievances outside the University structure where we can be more certain of an impartial heanng The important thing that an arbitrator does is listen to tie facts presented, and then decide if the negotiated contract has been violated This points out the crucial importance of negotiat ing a good contract at the outset If we have a good gnevance procedure and sound contract items to begin with, we have a better chance of defending our nghts during the life of our con tract As we have pointed out in our leaflets, your input on this and other contract issues and your support dunng negotiations will help insure a strong contract Vote on Apnl 27 and 28 Cal Harris Carolyn Howe GTF Local 3544 0 Luau blighted I attended the nine o'clock showing ot the Hawaiian Luau Saturday night, and I am sorry to say that a very well-rehearsed and entertaining perlormance was blighted by the crudeness ot the emcee I thought his extremely personal remarks to the winners ot the door prizes were both em barrassing and uncalled tor, and certainly must have taken away from the pleasure ot receivinq the gifts An unnecessarily lenghty (it necessary at all) series ot com ments on "(arts’ was accom panied by spotlighting and embar rassing questions to specific members ot the audience I thought this was in very poor taste and totally inappropriate tor the occasion I was sorry to note that this per son also holds the position of Hawaii Club Vice President It would be sad indeed for the tradi tionally high reputation ot the po liteness of the Hawaiian people to be damaged by the thoughtless behavior of one person on the night our attention was locused on them III aHond the Luau next year, it will only be alter ascertaining that this person will not be the presid mg emcee One can only hope that he will not be considered as representative ol Hawaiian cul ture Mary Anne Gawl Graduate Student Romance Languages Demand a hearing What are the (acts 7 The people want a hearing The students de mand a heanng This is a people’s country Who is taking over the peoples right? This is a university lor education, not an institution to be dealt with behind closed doors What are the lads? We demand a public heanng on the proposed tuition hikes and education cut backs A statement by the Urwver sity outlining the proposed 77-78-79 University tuition costs, in fairness to the students, should be given to the Daily Emerald and pnnted on the (root page today Pete Fena Sophomore-Business
