Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, April 21, 1995, Page 6, Image 6

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Union members plan for strike
Marcetene Edwards
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Oregon Public Kmplovees Union mem berm and
the stale am preparing for a strike ihal could begin
as earls ns May it
The last tooling off period for union members
will last until May V while union representatives
continue to try to negotiate w ith state leaders Both
sides an* scrambling to reach a settlement to pre
sent the strike, but provision* an- being made any
way
' We're planning for a strike." said Peter Del.uta,
a negotiator for the state "In this business, we hope
for the best and plan for the worst
The stale plans to maintain any services they pro
vide that relate to safety and will explore the cur
tailment of other services. DeLuca said
With two weeks to gather as much support as [ms
xible, OPKU member* will participate in a phone
l*mk to call other members who are somewhat unde
t ided Then the union will decide who is wilting
to strike walk the pit kets lines and ttoss the pit k
et lines, said Bart Lewis, an OPKU member at the
University. Tins will give the union a better idea
about how to prepare for the sink"
Ol’Kl ) members voted to strike Itecause they were
dissatisfied with the current contract negotiations
They have not been able to negotiate a 6 5 |«*n ent
pay raise after months of bargaining with the state
The union has been trying to get a r ust of living
adjustment to make its wages competitive with the
rest of the public and private sector
Union representatives an* continuing with rallies
and demonstrations around the state to let people
and the government know about the situation
"We want the management bargaining team to
know we are intent on reaching a settlement," said
Bentley Gilbert. spokesman for Ol’KU
They will also continue to lobby the Legislature
Although the members voted 0.1 percent in favor
of a strike Wednesday night, union employees say
they hope to avoid it
“Our desire is to have a settlement without a
strike he said. Hut the size and lopsidedness of
the vote is an indication of how our employees feel,"
Gilbert said.
Career Center proposes ballot for fees
Amy Columbo
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seek -, 1(1 e|iininat>- the out -of
pocket dilfget students pay to
use the resourc es in tin* r «*nI»*r
and replace thorn Instead with a
higher incidental fee.
"It eliminates students' user
fe't at the Career (.enter." said
I-arry Smith, dins tor of the ( en
ter
Currently, students pay a $10
fee to register with the ( enter, a
cost that ( overs orientation, par
ti< ipation in the interview pro
gram and putting resumes on file
for potential employers
Smith said he sees students
leave the (enter all the time
because they don’t want to pin
the registration cost He said it
drive* a slake in his heart when
fees keep students from partite
ON THE BALLOT
■ WHAT:
Measure to
eliminate the
costs students
incur using the
resources at the Career
Center
■ COST: A S3 00 cost per
student per term
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Other charge* include $35 for
a i-araer assessment test and $30
to set up a file to be forwarded to
five graduate schools.
The proposed hallo! measure
would tag a $.! cost to the inci
dental fee students pay every
term and eliminate all out-of
pocket charges for students who
utilize thi' serv ices offered at the
(art*«r Center.
"The problem that we have
right now is that students want
to use the Career Center, hut it's
too expensive," said Bobby Lee.
University graduate student and
Oregon State Board of Higher
Education member.
Lee said by including the costs
of the center ns part of the inci
dental fee. it makes the center
accessible for both rich and poor
students because tj„. incidental
fee is included as part of a stu
dent's financial aid pm kage
Lee worked with the ASIJO
Executive to put the measure on
the ballot He said he would like
to see more University students
make use of the center
"Seniors and juniors are grad
uating with a degree without
understanding what the degree
will do with them," Lee said.
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