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Regents r~ject proposed union revisions; erit plan provides 6,% average pay hike By LEWIS D'VORKIN employees previously scheduled to be ts. But when the employees' alloted from the regents' typewriter plan· plan. Editor "red-circled. " time expired, the microphones were tation. " "We needed to have a plan by which The Board of Regents unanimously Under the first Richey·Volm turned oll, and Richey and Redeker Responding to the regents meeting to pay employees by July 1," be adopted a merit pay and job proposal. employees now earning exited the room during a presentation UlEA organizer Dan Fitzsimmons continued. "We worked 00 this plan for classification plan Thursday despite more than the maximum amount in by Clara Oleson, 115 Fairchild. said, "What became clear Thursday the last couple months and to suddenly ttrong objection from nonacademic their new pay grade would have not was that employees have no say in embark on an alternate plan would be employees and labor union represen­ received any pay hike. Walk out their wages and working conditions." most difficult. .. tatives. The regent decision, which takes Althougb regent! appropriations Failing' to adopt any revisions effect July I, came after many of the As the two regent offiCials were Demand were ,27 million more than the proposed by three labor unions, the 100 people in attendance expressed leaving, Oleson said, "If you walk out present biennium, Redeker explained regents approved a system that their dissatisfaction with the revam· on us, we'll walk out on you." He added that UIEA and AFSCME the money they did receive wa~ Sl5 guarantees a minimum 2.5 per cent ped merit plan. Although Oleson did not mention salary increase for all nonacademic strike during the meeting. the employees at its five institutions. American Federation of State, County ee related regents swry on page two But regents Executive Secretary R. Applause and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Wayne Richey said that the plan and the University of Iowa Employees provides average individual pay Cheers and applause accompan~d Association (UIEA), have threatened are continuing their demands for million less than regent asking!, and increases for 1973-74 of 5.5 to 6 per statements by employees and union strike if their demands for collective collective bargaining. "These are our it is necessary to operate "under cent. and when the state employees' officials whose complaints centered bargaining are not met. minimum demands," he continued, financial limitations." pay hike is tacked on, regent around absent shift <\ifferentials, sex The meeting exemplified a typical "and any further action is up to the employee salaries will increase on the discrimination, the wage survey used labor-management adversary membership. " avera~e ofB t09 per cent. to determine pay grades, the appeal relationship, and distrust and misun­ Staff Employees Collective o t system and disparities in pay levels derstanding continued throughout the Organization (SECOI President Alvin Implementation of the merit system Hike for similar jobs. three-hour session. Logan said after the meeting that will cost $2.3 mlllion, but the regents But before the employees were Regent members would not answer "SECO intends to continue to work have agreed to review certain salary Employee salary hikes for 1974·75, granted a 55·minute grievance or respond to employee questions.; and bargain actively and arfir­ scales and rlH!xamine shill differen­ according to Richey, "are dependent session, regents President Stanley questions that Redeker called "not matively until we see more equitable tials not included in the plan. upon legislative appropriations and Redeker refused to allow employees pertinent." And as the regent! paychecks. will certainly be less than this year. " an opportunity to speak, contending remained virtually silent, numerous "SECO does not, however, support a In other action the regents standar· The approved merit plan, proposed they had a chance to express their signs were held high tbat read as strike a.nd does not condone the threat dized pay reduction for leave without by Richey and regent .merit system views in a public heari",~. follows: "Richey makes us poor," of strike, " he added. pay. pay for partial pay periods, ter­ coordinator Donald Volm, differs Following constant crowd "Bum the pay plan, burn Redeker," After the meeting Redeker said the minal vacation payments and Similar from the plan presented three weeks interruption and a brief recess, "The regents are sexiSt bIgots," approved merit system "was the best items throughout its InstitutiOlll. It ago . It provides a 2.5 per cent Redeker permited employees to "Central Sterilizing says can the possible plan we could arrive at with also voted to continue paytnc em­ cost·of-Iiving increase for those address the regents and air complain· plan," and "EmanCipate secretaries the time constraint-but not a perfect ployees monthly . Mr. Mystique with the note has been in his life and Frld.y business Janf 211 , 1873 his home, 10111'. City. 10 •• was fifteen 522 •• the coun· Vol. lOll, O. 20 guitar player. developed ago as an lOc a band he He studied ,Ervin questions Nixon's honesty WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen· government wants to meet the assumption without question" subsequently were convicted didn 't seem to evoke any ques­ ate Watergate chairman Sam J. standards the American pea­ that Nixon was informed of the Dean said that betw n the tions,' , he sald. "I said it Ervin Jr. questioned Thursday ople have set for it Ln their min· cover-up attempts even before two dates, there were countless couldn 't be contained lndeCinlte­ whether President Nixon had ds , the time has come to either la t Sept. 15. He will return occasions when he imparted Iy, there w re a lot 01 hurdles." met his constltutiOl'sal OlilY to dIM'.OW It (pressure attempts) Friday. cover-up mformation to top Baker id the commiltee uphold the law and indicated completely or make the specific Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr .. R· pr identIal aidel H R. Halde­ \10 uld \Ike to hear about the that the committee wants to charges, ,. he said angrily. Tenn ., the committee's vice man and John D. Ehrllchman. Sept. 15 meeting from the others hear his response to accusations In an emotional climax to chairman, said information will "I was aware of the fact that who atlended : The President by John W. Dean III. Dean's fourth day of testimony, be solicited from the President often Haldeman took notes, I and Haldeman. And Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Weicker declared : "in whatever manner can be knew Haldeman met daily with "I'm not able to say at this Jr., a Republican member of "Republicans do not cover up, arranged." the President," he said. "Given point how we might be able to the committee from Connec· Republicans do not threaten, But Ervin, saying "you can't normal reporting channels I get the President's perceptions ticut, charged White House Republicans do not permit cross-examine a written stale­ worked through. it was my as­ oC that meetmg," Baker said . attempts had been made to illegal acts and God knows, Re· ment," indicated he would like sumption Without question that He noted Haldeman is sched· smear him and said he had publicans don 't view their oppo­ to hear the President himself it was going to the Pr ident. .. uled to appear before the com· Redeker ponders merit plan asked the Watergate special nents as enemies to be har· The break-in at Democratic Dean said he told ixon that mittee later. prosecutor to investigate "ob­ rassed." Party headquarters was June 17 the case had been contained - Baker said h wanted to take Stanley Redeker of Boone, president of the adopted later In Thursday's meeting, whllf a struction of proceedings before The committee still had not last year and indictments were kept out of the White House. Dean through two prime q~. mite Board of Regents, ponders the proposed disgruntled employee holds a sign attacking the special committees." completed its questioning of returned on the mid-September "Everyone seemed to know tions : "What did the President Relents merit system pay plan, which was plan. Photo by Plul Dlvlea "If the executive branch of Dean who testified "it was my dale against seven men, who what I was talking about. It know and when did he know It. " , , Nixon-Congress confrontation to heighten c WASHINGTON (AP) - Sec· vetOing the bills or halting the promise and added, in response President will not veto it. " all funds-past and future-for that bill were expected to place Inclusion of the anti-bombing the $3 .4 billion supplementary retary of State William P. Ro· bombing. to a question, that "my feeling Sen. Frank Church, J).Jdaho, U.S. military activities in Laos that amendment beCore the full amendments seems certain to money bill. gers suggested Thursday the is that the Senate will turn it . sponsor of the most sweeping and Cambodia and added a House, to see if it wants to ap­ produce a presidential veto, and That is the measure vetoed by Nixon administration is ready Compromise down." antibombing amendment cur· more sweeping ban covering all prove the 67-29 Senate vote Cor it a stalemate. Nixon Wednesday because of its to compromise with Congress rently under consideration, said of Indochina . Wednesday. A short delay probably anti-bombing provision. The over U.S. bombing in Cam­ The idea of a compromise, Aug. 15 he would be unable to accept a The amendments were at· That could come late Thurs­ wouldn't matter much but a House fell 35 votes short of the bodia. without either specifics or a compromise permitting the tached to a continuing resolu­ day or on Friday.

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