Bill would halt state pay raises
Monday in a new attempt to
pass the measure
to freeze state employee
wages back to the full House
House committee sent a bill
SALEM (AP) — An Oregon
However, leaders of the largest union of state
workers said, opposition to HB2640 remains as
strong as when the bill first ran into trouble and
was returned to committee last month.
The first version of the bill prohibited any pay
increases through June 30. 1095.
State employee unions lobbied against the bill,
saying it denied their legal right to collective bar
gaining. Backers of the bill conceded they lacked
the votes to pass it in the House, so it went back to
the House Legislative Rules and Reorganization
Committee.
On Monday, the panel approved a revised ver
sion on a 5-2 vote. But two of the five hackers said
they might oppose the measure when it reaches
the full House for another vote.
The new version of the bill does not ban negoti
ations. It says any salary or insurance benefit
increases can be paid only from money appropri
ated for that reason by the Legislature.
So if lawmakers refused to provide the money,
there wouldn't be any raises. The intent of the
wording is to block a longtime practice of allowing
i look at Hat harassment. As
long as they have us to kick
around, maybe that will take
off the heat for them.’
Mari Anne Gest.
Oregon Public Employees union lobbyist
extra money from other areas of agency budgets
to be used to pay for wage increases
The bill would save an estimated $.14 million
In general funds in the fW3-95 budget at a time
when lawmakers are working to plug n St Z billion
budget gap caused bv the Measure 5 property tax
limit.
Rep John Watt, R-Medford, chairman of the
committee, said the bill needs to be aired in the
House and be brought to a vote
Mari Anne Gest, lobbyist for the Oregon Publit
Employees Union, said the measure still amounts
to interference with < olle< live bargaining
Statu employees have become a target of law
makers frustrated with budget problems. (awl said
"I look at it as harassment," she said "As long
as they have us to kick around, maybe that will
take off the heat for them."
Invention credit conflict
sparks armed standoff
SPOKANE. Wash. (AP) — A dispute over who would get credit for
inventions led to a confrontation between former Gonzaga Univer
sity research colleagues that ended with police talking one of the
men into surrendering a shotgun.
Police were called to the standoff between Anwar S khuttuk. 44.
and Mntsao Shimoji. 41. in a parking lot near Khattak s apartment.
The area was blocked off and traffic diverted while officers negotiat
ed with Khattak.
The university was closed Monday for the Easter holiday, but engi
neering Dean Zia Yamnyee earlier said Gonzaga would take no action
against Khattak pending outcome of his rase.
The confrontation ended without incident when Khattak put the
gun down and was arrested, police said. He was booked 1 hursday
night for investigation of intimidation with a weapon and released
on bond Friday.
Khattak has taught civil engineering at the independent Jesuit uni
versity since 1981. He was named scholar of the year in 1991.
Shimoji was an assistant professor at Gonzaga from 1988 until May
1992. when he was denied tenure He now teaches electrical engi
neering at California State University at Chico
Shimoji. who was visiting Spokane on vacation, claimed his denial
of tenure was a result of Khattak taking more than his share of cred
it for the pair's research.
From 1987 to 1991. Khattak and Shimoji collaborated on several
technical projects, including a laser scanner and a device that gives
infrared images of highway pavement.
Khattak was listed as primary author of an article about the scan
ner and was named primary inventor on three patents. Shimoji con
tends he deserved more than listing as co-author and co-inventor
on the projects.
"It was my work, and he gets most of the credit." Shimoji said
He contends Khattak's promotion to full professor was based on
work that he himself should have been credited for
Yamayee said Friday there were several reasons for denying tenure
to Shimoji. but refused to disclose them.
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