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GTFF contract debate centers on health care ■ INSURANCE: If all parties agree, GTFs could have a new contract in a few days By Kristine Sohnrey Higher Education Editor They bargained hard to get health insurance two years ago, and now the Graduate Teaching Fellowship Federation is at the ne gotiating table again. The insurance coverage became an important issue for graduate teaching fellows while negotiating their 1993-95 contract. At that time Measure 5 prevented an in crease in salary, said Ken Pendle ton, graduate student in the phi losophy department and vice president for university relations forGTFF. Now the GTFF is able to renego tiate because the last contract al lowed for the insurance article to be reopened, said Maggie Morris, assistant dean of the graduate school. On Aug. 26, the GTFF submit ted a proposal to the University re questing an increase in insurance coverage and an increase in the third-party administration of the COBRA plan, said Eric Buckles, employee relations manager in the human resources department. The COBRA plan allows an employee to carry the group insurance at the employee’s expense after the job ends. Steadman Upham, vice provost for research and Dean of the Grad uate School, said the University met with GTFF representatives on Wednesday to complete the 36 day negotiation for GTF employ ees. “According to federal law, the insurance plan is subject to CO BRA, which means the Universi ty of Oregon must make insurance available to GTF for 18 months af ter employment ends,” Pendleton said. “The insurance covers med ical, dental and vision.” Buckles said the GTFF checked into alternate third-party adminis trators, required by law to take care of the COBRA paperwork. They received bids and found a lower cost, changing the final pro posal before the Oct. 2 meeting, something the University appreci ated. “The University agreed to make an approximately 7 percent addi tional contribution to the GTFF Trust to administer the insurance plan that GTFF and the University of Oregon have,” Pendleton said. “The University still agreed to pay a 100 percent contribution to the insurance plan.” Morris said, “We ended up with a tentative agreement.” She said the contract’s wording awaits confirmation from all par ties before negotiations can be completed. This should happen in the next few days. find stuff in the ode classifieds (jobs, plane tickets, roommates, pets, and even people to type your papers for you) lam but a humble shoemaker You are the wise and honorable customer I bow down before you o’ great one. Please bless me with your purchaseness. Nimple mwiMWHt ngTHi.. W VVIBfHMMniV LAZAR'S BAZAR 57 W. Broadway 687-0139 uv m CHINESE RESTAURANT ' Mandarin and Hong Kong Cuisine * M—F 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m. SAT-SUN 12:00p.m.-10:00p.m. 10% Discount during the month of October i with student I.D. to students, faculty, and staf FOOD TO GO Please call: 343-2828 or 343-5178 1525 Franklin Blvd. (Directly across from U of O) DIM SUM Every Sun, y^LqiqiqL3iqi3i3iqc|Lniqiqiqi3tqini3i3t3t3i This Week's Lunch & Dinner Special r Nasi Campur A special Indonesian dish including rice, Samble Goreng (fish, peanuts, and tampa' and eggs served with Sayur Asam (soup). $4.75 CHINA BLUE RESTAURANT Tty our dinners, too! ppppppppppj § 879 E. 15th • Upsttlrs, Next to uo Bookstore • 343-2832 • Take out Available g Oregon dall| emerald worldwide http://darkwing. uoregon.edu/~ode Luckily you can still sign up for all this great stuff from AT&T Surviving in college is tough enough, right? That’s why we’ve designed a package to make things easier Choose AT&T and look at all you can get: AI&I Hue Reach® Savings | Save 25% on every kind of U.S. call f on your AW phone bill when you spend just $25 a month.1 AI&T Hue Rewards® (Get savings at Sam Goody/Musicland, TCBY “Treats” and BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO with the Member Benefit Card. AI&T Universal MasterCard* i A credit, cash and calling card that f brings you discounts on USAir. And no annual fee-ever.2 AI&T VftjridNet'" Service | Get 5 free hours of Internet access I every month just for having AT&T long distance.3 To sign up, look for us on campus or call 1 800 654-0471 AT&T Your True Choice http://www.att com/col lege