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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 7-12-1977 The Guardian, July 12, 1977 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1977). The Guardian, July 12, 1977. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Towing policy again changes BY RON WUKESON (which are( parked in "A" or fine u has been past policy. Guardian Slafl Writer "H" or any other without towing. area a current cr appro Offenders would rece~- tic- The Wright Sl»te psikinj priate i kc in lieu of towing on the first Services committee voted yester- "A" dectis sell for $100 per offrnse. and be towed tor any day to recommend a policy tj, >-;»r and entitle the holder to subsequent offense of the same Executive Vice President Andrew park in one specific space. Only nature at any time in the future. Spiegel 'hat first-time offenders handicapped persons may pur- Richard C-rewe. director of of certain types of parking vio- chase "H" decais for spaces security and parking services, ticketed instead of opposed the decision to go easy situated close to buildings. on first offenders, explaining that Under motor vehicle traffic and The committee's recomrncnda- such a system would be time parking regulations recently ad- iion would allow for one violation consuming to parking services opted by the Board of Trustees, for parking in a zoned area personnel. Grcwe favored towing the parking and security depart- all offenders. ment may "authorize the remov- Office Manager o< Parking Although the lummer K-lot has more than reached its capacity. ing or impoundinliriahg of vehicles... of violatiotn by &tat(continued on page Je) (guardiaParking -ill not be expanding the number of spacesn available Juifl 12.1977 Sagton. (0b in Bol 14 SaBite 1 Classified employees to decide on union representation BY kON WUKKSON university time, isn't in the best cation. "It will be structured, it tee iof the) right of an employee Neiman indicated that WSU Guardian Staff Writer interest of the University." will be time consuming," felt to have a union representative administration will continue to He added that the letter from Neiman; "it would set up a lot cf there." deal with AFSCME even if the Wright State's classified em- the administration "didn't set barriers to swift action." The subject of benefits, how- employees vote for no union re- ployee* have bucked the anti- right with the employees. Wilkins and Neiman agree that ever. "are definitely the subject preentation in the rjn-off elec- union stance taken by the WSU "Our employees have a little many of the reasons for the pre- of negotiation, there's no deny- tion. administration regarding the July more intelligence than the ad- sence of a union in private sec- ing it." ssid Neimar.. The election will be held from 20 runoff election (Kfseen the ministration at the University tors do not exist for WSU em- Wilkinr. noted that employees' 6 am to 6 pm. with one station- American federation of State. gives them credit for." he added. ployees. Factors such as pay and benefits include hospital and life ary ballot box in from of Oelman County, and Municipal Employ- Wilkins acknowledged that fair labor practices are covered insurance with Blue Cross and auditorium, and a moving ballot ees (AFSCME) and continuing AFSCME has been "allowed 30 by law for Civil service employee Metropolitan Life, and that as of box at Cclinj*. Kettering center, with no union representation. hour? of University time to get and cannot be negotiated as of the last nege:iatk>t's. in February and Cox Institute. "Many (employees) feel that if the election organized" in fair- now. of 1972. they were able lo expand The posibility af being repre- the University is saying 'vote ness for tt'e administration's use Wilkins explained thai the ad- coverage from single to full sented by Ohii Civil Service no-union.' sor.iething must be of University time to meet with vantage of having a union re- family. Etnplovees association (OSCEA) •wrong" said John Wilkins. employes. present employees would be to I.ife insurance coverage was was eliminated in the first elec- AFSCME president Neiman agreed that "We've bargain for "higher benefits and also raised to $10,000 from the tion. In a campi" communication to always given them time off from job security." former $4,000 coverage. None of the options received ail classified employees at WSU ihe job (for work on the union While agreeing that the Uni- Wilkins added that regardless the required 50 per'-: .it of the befcre the first election (held on election) even (hough we don't versity has "always been fair" in of the results of the elec.'ion. vote in the previous election, J iiie 14). President Robert Kc- recognize AFSCME" as the dealing with grievances, it would employees will bargain for either necessitating the runoff election. tferreis expressed the administra- union representing the employ- be beneficial to have a "guaran- a dental or optical plan. tion's stand, saying that "re- ees. presentation by a union has not Neiman credited Kegerreis' been necessary in the past and views on good employee relations Improvement project neglects WSU should not be necessary in the as the reason that union repre- BY RON WUKESON future for any Wright State sentation on campus is not ne- appropriation for the planning of relatively neglected under Guardbut Staff Writer University employee to obtain cessary. "I think we give them a a major sports erena/gymnasi- Rhodes' plan, receiving only fair consideration in all employ- good shake; as good a shake as a Governor Rhodes' proposed um). Both of the above are (continued on pa»e 8) ment matters." union could." she said. capital improvement program for appropriations additional to the Wilkins said Judith Neiman, Neiman «aid that as director of the area of higher education, Beard of Regents' recommenda- of personnel at WSU. personnel it is her job to "inter- while calling for hefty state fund tions. •tings with cede in behalf of the emplovee... appropriations for some stavj Cleveland State University BY GAYION V1CKERS Univer- 90 percent of the employees' universities. would leave Wright would recieve $3,100,000 for Guardian Associate Editor sity time to discuss this no-union can be solved with a State relatively untouched, parking, as recommended by the The visitor's parking lot posit-oft. ! ca'l." considering for WSU only Board Board of Regents, under Rhodes' adjacent to the School of "The employees indicated," feels that with union of Regents recommendations. plan. Medicine, labeled by admini- explained Wilkins. "they felt representation informal settling Sources say WSU is ex- They would also receive $10 strators as an area for off- that being held captive, deman- of problems will be replaced by ploring possibilities fcr "getting million for land acquisition, a campus visitors to Wright ded to attend a meeting on formality and compli- a piece of the pie. " figure $8,800,000 above the State when it opened last fall, The Ohio Democrats zrt de- Board of Regents' recommenda- is now doubling as an "A" vising their own capita', improve- tions, and a $15,000,000 World decal lot for med school per- ments budget toddy. Trade Education center never sonnel. The University of Akrvn. suggested by the Board of Richard Grewe, director of according to Rhodes' bill for Regents. security and parking services, appropriations for capital Rhodes also recommended that said the decision to give med improvements for the biennium $4 million be appropriated for school administrators and fa- June 30. 1979. would be Ohii State University for the culty first priority in purchas- five million dollars in state of a "college of ag- ing the $100 "A" spaces- for a warehouse. The Ohio cxpansion" project. came down from the WSU of Regents did not request >uld amount to "a horse administration when med the warehouse for the university th' Ohio State Fair- school personnel were moving in their Capital Plan for Higher " according to WSU their offices into the med Education 1977-83. David Atwater. school building from off-cam- Rhodes' recommendations for s' recommendations also pus locations. the University of Cincinnati i» call for appropriating nearly $10 Oriwe said the "A." spaces capital improvements Include $3 million above the Board of m the lot will be offered to million for the renovation of Regents' suggestions for the ren- those oti a waiting list if they Holmes hosuital (not a of OSU'a university are vacated by the mi Campw worker, take a break ftom the hem md their oak in front hospital), and S7SO.OCO for "re- employees cur.-^ptly afAOy* lull Monday (CAW, Pfteddtrer pho«o| novation Planning" (actually an WSU. by would be \them. 2 GUARDIAN J*/ «, lfP * Orientation's purpose to acquaint# new students Financial aid will be on hand «o "This is what Miami (Univer- entering Wright State in the fail. dents get to know each other, BY KEN DUNBAR give students a run-down on sity) does," she noted. "Well, Guardian Staff Writer "We do more than jus! point Adkins explained. their functions. we're (Wright State) different. out that This is financial aid,' " "Orientation has a very snail Walker noted that most univer- We are a commuter campus." Hawland added.