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Union meets OUS to strike bargain ■ Last week’s discussions began a bargaining process between the two groups By Andrew Adams Oregon Daily Emerald Representatives from the public employees union and the Oregon University System met last week on campus for what both sides called a productive bargaining session. Both sides are waiting until the state higher education budget is fi nalized before they begin to discuss economic issues. And as the eco nomic outlook does not appear fa vorable for OUS, the current atmos phere of compromise may become strained if the financial horizon be comes more bleak. While both the union and OUS representatives said the session was a good starting point, they also said they couldn’t go into great de tail of their respective positions. Cynthia Beckwith, OUS assistant vice chancellor for human re sources, said the sessions were “a very productive and constructive discussion with the union.” The Oregon Public Employees Union serves campus classified employees, including maintenance workers, landscapers and food service workers. The current con tract between OUS and the union runs through 2003, but in light of the current budget situation, the union moved to reopen certain ar ticles in the contract. Beckwith said OUS also opened three contract articles that deal with contracting outside of the union, overtime and layoffs. She said dur ing the session, both sides offered their interpretations of the issues and identified their objectives. Beckwith said OUS is interested in how overtime is being assigned. In contract language dealing with layoffs, she said OUS would like to discuss “when and how we pro vide info to the union.” James Jacobson, union negotiator for the University, said the union also opened the layoff article and two others that dealt with union recognition and rights. He said the two sides exchanged proposed lan guage changes and said the session went into detail. “It was pretty involved and kind of tedious,” he said. Bargaining will continue throughout June and July, but Ja cobson said he was confident all is sues will be resolved within 90 days even though “there are obvi ously some disagreements.” Jacobson said one issue the union is hoping to change is the right to access campus e-mail serv ices during breaks. “It’s a very fundamental freedom of speech issue,” he said. Mark Zunich, University human resources employee relations man ager, said the management’s main argument is to be able to have the best business practices. “The proposals we’ve put across are to do business as efficiently as possible,” he said. While Zunich also said discus sions went smoothly, he added that once money is brought into the dis cussion, it could get a little more heated. “The really intense part is when the financial issues are on the table,” he said. Locally owned LUBE, OIL, FILTER DOWNTOWN 1320 Willamette 485*2356 2975 West 11th 344-0007 • Chassis Lube • New Oil Filter • Up to 5 Qts. 10W-30 Kendall Oil • Clean Front Window • Vaccuum Front Floor Boards No ^ _ __ ^ ^ Kendall Appointment necessary Most light cars & trucks 3/4 or 1-ton & Extra Cab Trucks Additional OPEN Sundays *11. A DOZENS & DOZENS of ways to say 8frZU0 Come in or call our flower specialists today or check our website eugenesflo we rhome, com Cjuaene Slower J{ome “The University Florist” 610 East 13th.Avenue (at Patterson) 485-3655 or toll-free at 1-800-478-3655 Day placed May 5 store vv J 2001 UO Summer Session Duck Cal/Duck Web Starts May 7. Register tor Summer Glasses. AWlW^ BookYour Summer in Oregon Summer session starts June 25. Pick up your free summer catalog today in the Summer Session office, 333 Oregon Hall, or at the UO Bookstore. You can speed your way toward graduation by taking required courses during summer. University of Oregon Summer Session http://uosummer.uoregon.eilu/ 7 Looking for a > COOL ^ Summer CDIP Summer Orientation Monday, May 7 3:30 - 5:00 PM Ben Linder Room Come hear information about the Summer Career Development Internship Program. Earn credits for an internship. Sign up for interviews at regular CDIP internship sites or make your own proposal. Proposals are due by Friday, May 25. FIND THINGS IN ODE CLASSIFIEDS (BICYCLES, PETS, CARS, JOBS, ROOMMATES, APARTMENTS, CONCERT TICKETS, PLAN E TICKETS, STUFF YOU LOST, TYPING SERVICES, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES) -,---,-r
