Eastern Illinois University The Keep December 1982 12-10-1982 Daily Eastern News: December 10, 1982 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1982_dec Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: December 10, 1982" (1982). December. 8. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1982_dec/8 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 1982 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in December by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Friday, December 10, t 982 The Dally will be partly sunny, windy and warmer with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. Friday night will be cloudy with a chance of rain or snow and lows in the upper · 20s to low 0s . Eastern llllnols University I Charleaton, Ill. 81 920 I Vol. 88, No. 75 / 28 Pagea 3 Eastern News ------- Wor-kers he-re to share cuts e by Maryqually-Mi Holland- ller An Eastern official told close to 100 non­ negotiated employees Thursday that spending cuts made necessary by a state shortfall will be shared equally throughout the campus. George Miller, vice president for administration and finance, told non-negotiated workers at Thursday's Civil Serice Council meeting that it is too early to tell how the state shortfall will affect schedul­ ed salary raises for university employees. "I honestly can't give you any information on it now because that has to come from the governor, the legislature and our own board. We're looking at other people for answers right now," he said. Miller met with non-negotiated employees after the Board of Governori; delayed action on salary in­ creases for university employees who were expecting a 3 percent raise in January due to a $200 million shortfall in the state budget. Miller toid the non-negotiated employees that they are not the only group whose raises could be withheld. "It isn't just the non-negotiated employees who are in this position. It includes administrative, management positions, and other employees_ as well. You're not alone. We're all in the same boat, in­ cluding me," Miller said. Sophomore Judy Singleton was listed in However, many non-negotiated employees claim "satisfactory" condition Thursday night at that a Sept. 15 salary raise given to Eastern Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center after be­ employees represented by the American Federation ing injured Thursday morning in a car acci­ of State, County and Municipal Employees is dent involving sophomore John Best. "discriminatory." The accident occured on Ninth Street at Sandra Timmons, president of Eastern's Civil Ser­ about 11:30 a.m. when Best's car, which vice Council, said non-negotiated workers have was headed north, collided with Singleton's drafted a protest letter regarding the AFSCME in­ as she backed- out of a parking space near crease. the Kappa Delta sorority house, 221 1 Ninth "We're protesting what we thought was.an inequi­ St. ty of granting an increase to AFSCME prior to the Charleston police Sargeant Ramsey said non-negotiated employees. When people's husbands Singleton was ticketed for unsafe backing started getting increases Sept. 15 and they didn't, from a parking space while Best was that's what started the whole hullabaloo." ticketed for "unsafe tires." (News photos by Several people at the meeting asked Miller whether Sam Paisley) the Sept. 15 salary increase for AFSCME will still be honored if other employees do not receive increases on January I. "Has the administration considered renegotiating the contract like Chrysler did?" asked one employee. Miller responded, "I don't know. That's a legal matter." Students express mixed reactions Miller told the group that the salary raises for AFCSME workers were possible because of reduced wages for beginning etnploye�s. to Student Savings discount cards ''It seemed to make sense. It gave the individual more funds. But more importantly, we (the universi­ by Doug Apple free." ty) stay in the same bag'of funds," he said. Students had mixed reactions to the National Stu­ Junior Judy Crane sai?, "It's a good idea and I'll "It was a ,tough decision to make, it really was,"- dent Savings discount card being distributed in the probably use it every chance I get.'' he said. "But we made it." Union this week during the Sophomore Tom Paulford also said he will use the completion of early Several non-negotiated workers asked Miller why a enrollment. discount card. similar plan cannot be worked out for non­ The discount cards, sponsored by the University "It's cool. I expect to use it quite frequently," he - negotiated employees. Gladys Barger, who works in Press, were originally slated for distribution by said. the physial educatio_n department, said, ''I have been Eastern it more in Charleston than Mat­ 's student government at the beginning of the "I'll probably use here ten years, and I only get $1.22 more than the stu­ fall semester. toon," he added. dent help." think the However, University Press delivered the cards to However, some students said they did not Miller said the university has instituted a step pay ones they would Eastern last month. businesses listed on the card were plan whereby non-negotiated workers are paid more Molly Lesh, in charge of card distribution for stu­ patronize often. on the basis of seniority. But he said it would take dent she did not want a government, said the 6,500 cards are being Sophomore Beth Hess said close to a half a millio'n dollars to increase salaries to distributed aren't that many on a first-come first-serve basis to card. "I saw one and there (See WORKERS, page 9) students with a paid fee card or validated ID. businesses on them.'' - "They're going pretty fast," she added. "It's not stuff (businesses) I'll use," she added. "We have a list of names of everyone who has Freshman Lori Renner said, "I think I will use it Paper stops for finals preregistered and when they pick up their card we but probably not very much because I don't The Daily Eastern News' final edition for fall cross their name off the list,'' Lesh said. patronize many of the places on the card." semester will be Friday, editor in chief Lola Burnham The list was used to make sure each student would Senior John Roberts said he thought the card was a said. receive only one card, she added. "pretty good idea" although he thought the card "The paper won't be published during finals. It Some students said the discount cards would be needed "more popular establishments." gives us a chance to study for finals too," Burnham _ c benefi ial. The discount cards also are being distributed to said. ''We always close during finalswee k.'' Junior Larry Horath said, "I think it's a good students at Lake Land College in Mattoon. She said publication will resume Jan. 11, 1983. idea. I can use it at the mall or uptown. Hey, it's 2 Friday, December 10, 1 982 The Dally Eastern News Associated Press Joint Chiefs advised against MX WASHING TON (AP)-The majority of the differences among the Joint Chiefs. He replied: News Round-Up Joint Chiefs of Staff advised President Reagan "I think that's been a little distorted because against his MX missile basing plan, fearing the the same Joint Chiefs, while one or two had dif­ president was being "pushed" into a decision ferent ideas they thought might be better, they before "technical uncerta inties" were resolved, did agree that ifthis was the method I chose, they according to the nation's top military officer. would be in support of it.'' HIAutoGHLAND workers PARK, Mich strike.-Chrysler may Corp end. and the auto Three of the five chiefs opposed the plan to White House spokesman Larry Speakes, who workers union reached tentative agreement Thursday on an bunch the missiles on a Wyoming plain, Gen. 5aid the administration anticipates a tough fight immediate wage increase that paves the way foran end to a 5- John W. Vessey Jr., chairman of the Joint ,n the Senate for the MX, said today the Joint week-old Canadian strike and the signing of a new contract Chiefs, told a Senate Armed Services Committee for U.S. workers. Chiefs' position was "not necessarily" a setback hearing on Wednesday. for Reagan. United Auto Workers union President Douglas A. Fraser "I don't think you realize the degree of trouble He said Reagan consulted with the Joint said at a news conference that he was optimistic that the the MX basing mode is in ...," Sen. Sam Nunn Chiefs several times in advance of his decision, 85,000U.S . Chrysler workers would accept the new offer. told Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger at the whoch they supported despite their reservations. However, he refused to detail terms of the agreement. same hearing. The House voted Tuesday to delete funds to Agreement on the Canadian terms had been announced Vessey disclosed his colleagues' opposition as production of the missiles. Assistant Thursday morning in Toronto, and top negotiators im­ begin resistance to the so-called "dense pack" basing Senate Majority Leader Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, mediately flewback to Detroit to complete the U.S. talks. plan stiffened. said today it was uncertain when the Senate Reagan, in a brief appearance in the White would act on the issue. Cyanide laced Anacin House briefing room, was asked today about SAN JOSE, Calif.-A woman hqspittl3ize dfound for wha t ap­ the peared to be a stroke may have been poisonedf by a capsule of Anacin-3 that had been laced with cyanide, state officials said Thursday.