Inadequate Facilities Committee Passes Bargaining Bill

tnside Innovation money necessary P. 3 Art's direction given P. 11 Basketball prospects bright P. 15 Vol. 26, No. 12, October 15,1981 Inadequate facilities Cracked plaster, insects plague Pearse, Garland Halls by Michael Gauger was also supposed to be renov seepage after rains including plas of the Post staff ated to make room for the School ter crumbling from classroom of Allied Health Professions, walls, and floor tiles that have University officials guided three which was to have moved from been peeling in clinic rooms. state legislators on a tour Mon Garland. "They have been peeling for sev day of two campus buildings that The psychology department, eral years," Miller said. will not be renovated unless the now housed in seven buildings, Legislature overrides Gov. Drey was to have moved to Garland. Miller later said water seepage fus' budget veto or passes leg Proposed renovation of the has led to problems with ant and islation to fund the projects. Sandburg dorms would have centipede infestation. The water "We feel that our physical leakage resulted in other prob plant is inadequate to meet the lems as well. academic needs of our students," 'One day last summer I "One day last summer I came Chancellor Frank Horton told the came in here and thought I in here and thought I saw these group. "As a result, we have to little things moving around under gerrymander solutions to fit their saw these little things mov the carpet. I looked and saw needs." ing around under the car there were mushrooms growing," Assembly Majority Leader pet. I looked and saw he added. "Some days you can Thomas Loftus (D-Sun Prairie) there were mushrooms wade around in here." and Milwaukee Democratic Rep growing.' The rooms are used for speech resentatives Mordecai Lee and therapy sessions with clients. Joseph Czarnecki toured Garland "I've been trying to avoid and Pearse Halls, two of the five made room for 35 more residents. scheduling clients for these rooms buildings that are affected by the The library was supposed to re because they're in such a dis veto of the budget's building ceive $150,000 for planning a new reputable state," Miller told the projects line, which earmarked tower that would have increased legislators. $5.6 million for the UWM pro study space. ject. The tour revealed the worst Fears injury problems in the Pearse basement. Ronald Tikofsky, department Projects on hold George Miller, associate professor chairman, said he feared that The project, which is now oh of speech pathology and audiol- a client who had difficulty walk hold for at least two years if ogy, showed the group his de ing would trip over the loosened The plaster has chipped completely off this wall in a classroom in the basement of Pearse Hall. the veto stands, includes renova partment's facilities there. tiles and injure himself. He said Post photo tion of the interiors of Garland he would like to charge clients and Pearse Halls, which have Water leakage more but "I would be very dub- not been renovated since they Lack of waterproofing, Miller Committee passes were built in 1901. Enderis Hall said, has led to problems from [turntop.2,ce!.3j Temperatures pose problems in Temporary building bargaining bill The legislators' tour Monday included a stop'at to our animals," she said. "Rats are vulnerable A bill that would allow fac In addition, bargaining units the Temporary Building, one of seven structures to respiratory disease when it is too cold. ulty and academic staff to engage will be permitted to merge for the housing the psychology department. Under the The temperature changes and a shortage of in collective bargaining was purpose of negotiating, but the project plan, the department was supposed to space also disrupt experiments involving humans, approved by the State Assembly units would be allowed to "de move to a renovated Pearse Hall. she said. The climate is bothersome, and there "It's just not big enough for us," Professor Education Committee Wednesday merge" if they no longer wished are few waiting rooms for subjects. "We can't by an 8-7 vote. to work together. Marilyn Miller, department chairman, said later. get very much done," Miller said. The bill will now be sent to "Because it was built as a temporary building, The department, which is accredited by the it continues to deteriorate year after year.'' American Psychological Association, will be re the Joint Finance Committee for Sunset clause Miller said the building's faulty heating system evaluated by the group in 1983 or 1984, approval and fiscal assessment. If passed, the bill would ex jeopardizes the health of white rats used in ex according toMiller. She said accreditation has If passed by the Joint Finance pire July 1, 1987 under a sunset periments. neyer been denied because of the department's Committee, the bill could go to clause added to the bill, Fergus "When the heating system goes down, which space problem, "but it's always been asked the Assembly floor during the leg said. seems like every two weeks, it's devastating about" by accrediting teams. islature's next session at the end The units would bargain with of January. the State Department of Employ According to Rep. Richard Flin ment Relations rather than the trop (D-Oshkosh), the Joint Fi Board of Regents. The bill would nance Committee has been favor require that the Department of able to the bill and it will Employment Relations use the probably gain approval. regents as a liaison in the bar gaining process, however. Not mandatory Among the more controversial If passed the bill would give items are the altered role of faculty and academic staff the the Board of Regents and the right to collective bargaining but possibility that present shared would not require it. governance rights might be bar Subjects of bargaining would gained away. include salaries, fringe benefits, There is also debate over hours and conditions of employ whether collective bargaining will ment. help bolster sagging faculty salar The UW System would be di ies. vided into eight separate bar The purchasing power of UW gaining units with four serving faculty has slipped five percent faculty and four representing aca since 1969, resulting in a Joss of demic staff. faculty members to other schools There were some changes made and to private industry. in the approved measure, accord ing to Scott Fergus, an aide to Proponents of the bill claim that Flintrop. collective bargaining will improve Under the amended bill, the salary and wage packages. Op Wisconsin Employment Relations ponents have disputed this claim, Commission would determine saying there is no evidence from This decayed wall can be found in Pearse Hall. Pearse and Garland Halls were toured institutions that have collective by state legislators Monday. whether department chairpersons are members of management or bargaining to indicate that salar Postpboto faculty, Fergus said. ies will improve. jSJSjSjSMSJSJBlBlSlSJlSJ Page 2 UWM Post Committee doubtsTour convinces legislators jyr requirement needs to vote to override veto vived through all the questioning [from page one] but Tikofsky said, "It may very thirds vote needed in each house, by Karen Bemowskl he said, "It's a tough prospect." of The Post staff of the GER." ious about making the change" well be (denied) next time out." Public attitudes toward the because of the room's poor cond After the tour, the legislators H. Carl Mueller, assistant chan Members of the Ad Hoc Com GER issue were also discussed itions. said they would vote to override at tiie meeting. the veto. cellor for University relations, mittee on General Education Re The department, which is ac said he did not think the veto The mission and importance credited by the American Speech- "I think the tour today convin quirements are no longer sure would be overridden. He said of the committee as perceived by Hearing-Language Association, is ced me that UWM has been hurt what, if any, new undergraduate it is more likely the Legislature others has diminished because scheduled for reevaluation by the sufficiently by the governor's course requirements should be will propose new legislation to instituted at UWM. it has made little progress, group within the next two years. veto to justify the Legislature Woessner said. The department has never been overriding it," Lee said. fund the projects, which would Other committee members denied accreditation because of Asked if he thought the Leg need a majority in each house to "I seriously question the di pass. rection and movement of the com agreed. the condition of the facilities, islature could muster the two- mittee," committee member "You know if people have been Hank Woessner, cultural founda waiting with bated breath for us tions of education professor, said to do something, they would have at a meeting Friday. died from lack of oxygen by now," said Robert Turner, English pro Library alters priorities Questions were raised On fessor. "We really have not done whether the committee's consens anything very specific and we've us that new requirements are nec been at this for more than a Reductions in magazine sub > Roselle said he has not re There was simply no alter essary would be the same now year." scriptions and staff hours are dic ceived a single complaint about native but to reduce library hours, as they were over a year ago • The main reason for the slow tating new budget priorities for the cut in library hours. he said. when the committee formed. progress is a high absenteeism the Golda Meir Library, accord "We still have one of the long Priorities for the future of the Student committee member rate during the committee meet ing to William Roselle, library est schedules of open-access ser library include, according to Ro Mike Bachhuber requested that ings, said Haberstroh.

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