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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1982)
University and classified staff agree on 3.05 percent pay cut I By Debbie Howlett Ot thm ErnaraU The Universitv and the clas sified staff have reached agreement over a 3 05 percent pay decrease for the 1982 fiscal year The administration had previously worked out agreements with the faculty and the Graduate Teaching Fellows by implementing a salary in crease deferral and a partial layoff plan, respectively. The joint agreement with the clas sified staff, signed May 28, calls for a number of options to be implemented by 77 "units" — departments and/or sections of departments around the cam pus "With the excellent under standing and cooperation of the University local of the OPEU, an agreement has been made which will greatly assist the University administration in making the necessary budget reduction," said Ray Hawk, University vice president for ad ministration and finance. “Under the circumstances, both parties were looking for the most equitable solutions and the greatest flexibility for University employees," said Beckie Bragg, administrative assistant for the University li brary and district director for the OPEU for Lane County The reduction of salary costs was prompted by the state Legislature s special session this winter The Legislature or dered the State System of Higher Education to make cuts in it’s budget The University chose to take the 3 percent cut through salary decreases rather than cutting academic pro grams For classified staff, a deferral of a salary increase was ruled out because of the contract that the OPEU is under, which ap plies to all state employees. In order to meet the reduction, the University decided to use tem porary interruption of employment rather than layoffs ■'The agreement is made under the provisions of the tem porary interruption of em ployment article in the collective bargaining agreement, and is designed to avoid permanent layoff of employees which would otherwise be necessary,'" Hawk said The agreement also contains ‘Both parties are looking for the most equitable solution’ a number of general procedures to be followed by the University Before interrupting service of regular employees, the Univer sity will layoff any temporary employees paid with money from the general fund It was also agreed that part-time em ployees would be treated on a pro-rated basis to protect their fringe benefits In addition, if an employee “unit’' fails to achieve the 3 05 percent salary reduction — equivalent ot 64 5 paid hours per full-time employee — the unit will be subject to further leave without pay or permanent layoff of employees according to provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. The options the units have to deal with the reduction are: • Classified staff members may take one day of leave with out pay per month for a total of eight days, on days agreed on within the work unit, starting July 1. • Classified staff may begin to work four nine-hour days per week, with half the staff working Monday through Thursday and the other half working Tuesday through Friday, then switching so all staff would have four-day weekends every other week. That arrangement would be repeated until sufficient funds are saved • Classified staff may take four days of leave without pay during July and August, depending on the unit’s work needs, plus four days Sept 7-10 as leave without pay days. • A work unit may also submit a unique work plan to meet the needs of the particular unit. The agreement also states that classified employees who are not paid through the state 050 accounts will be asked to donate 3.05 percent of their salaries to the 1982-83 Salary Share Account with the Univer sity Foundation. These tax deductible contributions will be used to offset the exemptions granted to employees who are within three years of retirement. The exemptions are being granted so that retirement pen sions, which are figured from the employees salary during their last three years, will not be affected Game aids jobseekers search With references like John Dil linger, Florence Nightingale and Charlemagne Smith, anyone should be able to get a job At least, that's part of the tongue-in-cheek approach former University student Ste phen Roth, himself a jobseeker, has turned into The Peabody Jobseeker's Kit. If those references aren't good enough, what potential employer could turn his nose up at such names as Queen Vic toria and sandwich-spread de signer William Mayo? To go along with these refer ences is the official Peabody "U-Fill” resume which gives you a space for your marital status, and a space to explain why Of course, the official Peabody let ter of recommendation is an essential when jobseeking — just sign an important sounding name "I am a strong believer that even people who are unem ployed and jobseeking still have their sense of humor intact. The kit is designed to stimulate it,” says Roth, who came up with the idea after six months of looking for a job. Among the kit’s other job getting paraphenalia is an of ficial Peabody aptitude test with such toughies as: Do you own a basset hound? When asleep do you often dream of eating a bowl of alfalfa sprouts? The Peabody Jobseeker's Kit (according to the kit) was de signed by Preston P Peabody According to Peabody's bio graphy (included, conveniently enough, in the kit), Peabody is an “almost internationally known expert on the topic of seeking employment.” It seems that Peabody, who received his Ph D in Pre-Socra tic Philosophy from Vasser, has become quite the professional jobseeker, and “is soon to be listed in the Book of World Records for having pho tocopied more than 307,281 persona! resumes.” Two months after its concep tion, Roth is promoting his fin ished product which is available at local retail outlets as well as Corvallis, Salem, and Spring field E rJUmi Food Service summer beer gardens will be held on Wednesdays throughout the Summer 3 - 6 pm “^German A U TO St RVIC £ VWs-MERCEDES-BMWs DATSUN-TOYOTA-AUDI Reliable service for your foreign car 342-2912 2025 Franklin Blvd Eugene, Oregon Come in for the last developing special of Spring term! 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