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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
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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