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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1987)
Negotiators hope to end strike at bargaining table today By Jackie Barry (X Ik* hmvrald Negotiators will return to the t>«rgaming table today in yet another round of talks aimed at ending the 21 -day-old teachers’ strike. Talks are scheduled to resume at 1 p.m at the Village Green Motor Hotel in Cottage Grove. Representatives from both sides expressed hope this would lx? the last session. "Every time I always ho|>e that that’s it. I put all my eggs in one basket.” said Bette Shoemaker, a first-grade teacher at Ida Patterson Elementary. "I just live from one bargaining session to the next." “We're always hopeful something will break the log jam." said Geoff Masters, an Oregon Education Association consultant on special assign ment in Eugene. Masters said he thought addi tions to the luirgaining table may have added some new I E S All Day Every Day Mon. Fri. 8:30-8:00pm Sat. 10-6pm Print America 519 E. 13th 485-1940 ideas and believes that even though there’s been more move ment on issues than in past ses sions. there hasn't been enough. "It's going to take til the middle of September (to reach an agreement) at that rate." he said. Neither side is sure how Mon day’s fairground protest and resulting arrests will affect negotiations or the ability of the parties to work together when the strike is settled. Four striking teachers were arrested for disorderly conduct and a television news photographer was arrested for fourth-degree assault during the protest, according to a Register Guard report They all were released on their own recognizance District Superintendent Margaret Nichols said the events "bothered" her. but she doesn't think they will make a settlement more difficult. She _ROSES ,12^*6" 9** I )«yni Dandelions Rowers mo Om*m • Second Hand Clothing NEED CASH? We BUY used clothing {N«»w 2 yr* old) Call Morning* lor Appt 344-7039 10-6 Mon.-Sat 360 E. 11th K*tw«*«-n Mill Hi M«|h said talks hinge on money and other issues and not on behavior. Nichols said she'd received calls from people expressing dismay or disappointment over the events and one person ex pressing anger because she couldn't get to her home An issue such as the arrest of a teacher typically is not part of teacher evaluation because it isn't related to teaching perfor mance. Nichols said. She noted teacher conduct ex pected by the public Is higher than the ordinary standard, however. "We expect more dignity, more self-restraint,” she said Nichols said it's sad when professionals behave in a way that doesn't do credit to the maturity and dignity expected Masters is not sure communi ty opinion of Monday's arrests matters, he said. The communi ty stood by for months and mon ths while negotiations dragged on. and members of the com munity should force the district to make fair and equitable pro posals. he said. "Our purpose was to give a very strong message to the scabs that we don't want them here." Masters said. "All they are is glorified babysitters." The relationships that exist between building ad ministrators and teachers varies, according to Masters The union receives reports that some administrators are doing the best they can. and some are very negative and hurtful to the striking teachers, he said, Ida Patterson's principal, Virg Erickson, "has been very responsible." Shoemaker said. The building staff remains "tight" and continues to meet, she said. Two part-time teachers at Ida Patterson continue to teach because their contract requires them to do so. Shoemaker said. "YVe all understand that." she said. ASUO, Student Senate to discuss changes to grievance procedure By Carolyn Umberson (Nllw Kmtritd Lucy Kaplan ami Kandy Mac Donald will moot today with student grievance represen tatives to discuss the proposed changes to the grievance procedure. Kaplan, director of the Office of Student Advocacy, and Mac Donald. Student Senate chair man. have invited represen tatives from the offices of affir mative action, the dean of students, academic advising, the Department of Inter collegiate Athletics, financial aid. ASIJO mediation, the ASIK) Executive and the Com mittee on the Status of Women, among others, to brainstorm ideas and suggestions before the changes are finalized. The proposed changes actual ly occur in the introductory rule of the Grievance Division and attempt to clarify the pro cedures outlined in Division 3 of the Oregon Administrative Rules, according to a memo from the office of the vice presi dent for administration ...YOUR "MARK" OF REAL VALUEI ASPARAGUS 57* LB l Gold-NSotl MARGARINE 1 lb tub Boneless SPARE RIBS Swift Brand excellent for BBQ! S1 .57 LB Prices Good Through May 12. 19t7 4^C2£608aS3 'matJj'nsaw FOOD CENTERS your "mark" of real value! WE MAKE SAVING SIMPLE! It; YOU DOM'7 MAY* TO MAM* YOU* OWM PftJCfl AM VMOM*! • fOOO • STAMPS EUGENE nmm EUGENE mi Kaplan said the proposed changes are not tremendously different from the current rules, but she sees the need for other groups to get involved in the rule-making process. This is one reason for today's meeting, she said. "I also want to explore the possibility of independently or jointly requesting deferment of the rule-making decision." she said, referring to her comments in Tuesday's Oregon Daily Emerald. Although there is no state mandated time limit for the University to implement these procedures. Kaplan is hoping to request a 90-day deferment in implementation to allow full commentary on the proposed changes, she said. Kaplan said they am likely to get a favorable response from the administration on extending the finalization date. Muriel Jackson, assistant vice president for administration, said tentatively, no action would be taken until two weeks after a planned public hearing on May 14. Shu was informally told the University could take up to a year to make a decision but would have to hold a second public hearing in that time, jackson said. The proposed amendment is the result of a recommendation by the University provost s of fice in consultation with the faculty advisory council, Jackson said. It would give stricter boundaries concerning which offices handle what grievances as well as describe how students initiate grievances, she said. The proposal also would identify which employees and students are covered solely by collective bargaining agreements, what timelines are used and limits the amount of campus procedures a grievant may implement when pursuing a grievance on the same subject Kaplan said she hopes all those involved learn something from today's meeting, planned for 3:30 p in in EMU Cedar Room C. —UO Bookstore^ You can’t beat our low, low photo prices : Film & Photo Prbcessing . *0 * Gutvuudeed Lowest Prices Wo’ll match or boat tho prtco ol any local photo coupon. One Day Service In by 4 p.m. — back by NOON tho noxt day (C41 color print Him). 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