Culty Protest Wage Contracts BOG Passes Eastern's IOTTPEPPERS University
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Eastern Illinois University The Keep September 1991 9-13-1991 Daily Eastern News: September 13, 1991 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1991_sep Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: September 13, 1991" (1991). September. 9. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1991_sep/9 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1991 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in September by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Bard art faculty gather under the Martin Luther King J1: University Union walkway Thursday and listen to speakers before walking i~ a single file line directly through the BOG meeting. culty protest wage contracts BOG passes Eastern's IOTTPEPPERS University. ties in Illinois had been unfairly "(Contract) negotiations have excluded from early retirement f'1scal '93 budget request been slow and very unsatisfying," benefits given to other state lty and staff from Eastern By MIKE CHAMBERS said Jayne Ozier, chief negotiator employees earlier this year. Staff editor '· other four universities rep for the UPI. "We are miffed and are "We went to the (BOG) and said • Board of Gover by the Board of Governors here to show that to the (BOG)." we understand that it's a bad time ... The Board of Governors unani nors takes auditor demonstration Thursday at "The board's most recent con- so what we offered the (BOG) was mously passed a $268 million thly meeting of the BOG to tract proposals can best be to try to solve our problems over a budget request for its five univer· general's report dissatisfaction with their described as an insult," Ozier said. three-year period with a three-year sities Thursday morning, giving seriously. Page 3A. 'ons for a new contract. "The board's offer did nothing to contract," Vogel said. Eastern the nod for its $64.8 mil ut 180 faculty and staff solve the problem of low salaries "What we are looking for is a lion request for fiscal year 1993. rs from Eastern and the facing faculty and staff in the three-year equity package ~ith This budget represents an over Overall, the BOG 's faculty BOO schools marched silent (BOG) system ... and it also did about a 10 percent increase that all 22 percent increase over last salaries are 16 percent below the Grand Ballroom of the nothing to make up for increases in would be spread over a three-year year's request and a 24 percent national averages for universities. Luther King Jr. University insurance premiums that the (BOG) period," Ozier said. Ozier said she increase for Eastern. "Over a five-year period, hope where President Stan Rives inappropriately passed on to their was not ready to release the details Yet, Gov. Jim Edgar sent a clear fully, we will bring faculty salaries presidents of the four other employees," she added. of the equity package to the media. message to the BOG later that at least to an equitable level," said 'versities were meeting with The UPI has been negotiating for Ozier said that the UPI was also same day that such an optimistic Thomas Layzell, BOG chancellor. stees of the BOG for the a new contract since last May and negotiating for a cost of_ living budget may alreacly be doomed. Another project on Eastern 's al of operating and capital has made no progress in the most increase but would not comment on "We're concerned with just get wish list is a new general educa recommendations for 1992- recent negotiations held two weeks the amount of the increase or the ting through this fiscal year with tion program, tentatively to apply ago'. The current contract between details of the retirement plan. The the budget we passed, so I don't in the fall of 1993. protesters carried signs that the UPI and the BOG expired Aug. UPI and the BOG have an standing think anyone should plan on a 22- The new program would their displeasure with con 31. agreement not to release details 23 percent increase, or even a 12 replace the old general education gotiations between the BOG UPI President Mitch Vogel said until negotiations are complete. percent increase in higher educa curriculum, and could require University Professionals of the UPI has demanded an equity "We're trying to equalize salaries tion funding for next year," Edgar about 16 more semester hours for 's, the union that represents program to impQive faculty and that have been given out unequally said. some students. The program will 's faculty and the four other staff salaries, the return of their pre- among faculty," said Bob Koper, a "Things that are going to cost cost about $2.9 million to imple- schools: Chicago State vious health insurance package, professor of music at Western more money, in most cases, are ment. ersity, Governors State wage increases and an early retire- Illinois University. going to have to be delayed," he Following Edgar's demand that rsity, Northeastern Illinois ment and pension plan. "There are several young faculty added. "I'm not sure improving state agencies cut expenses to the rsity and Western Illinois Ozier said that all of the universi- standards always means more •Continued on pag'e 2A bone, Eastern still asked for $12 money." million more than last year, the This isn't good news for second highest BOG request nate proposal leaves faculty speechless Eastern because a couple of rather I behind Western Illinois. ... tall orders have been placed with Overall, BOG universities col ·.a. Quation is magnified when non-tenured faculty the BOG for next year, both of lectively requested about $49.5 are contacted. which are "top priority" subjects million more than last year's "(Non-tenured faculty) want to please their var with Rives. request, plus an additional $72 n at least 55 faculty members are contacted ious bosses," Gosselin said. "It takes a brave per One is funding to meet possible million for construction projects. eir opinion, and no one will talk, some son to say what they think when their job is on the faculty salary raises and an equity One project for Eastern, an $11 's wrong. line." plan for experienced instructors. million renovation plan for the Daily Eastern News contacted at least 55 Although he said he doesn't believe faculty University Professionals of aging Buzzard Building in 1993, , pulling names at random from the faculty member's jobs are at risk, he can see how other 0 Illinois, the faculty's union, and comes on the heels of the comple e book, to get a reaction on the Faculty faculty might th.ink so. the BOG are currently negotiating tion of a $6.4 million addition to resolution produced at Tuesday's meeting Gosselin said another reason that faculty aren't a contract in hopes of lifting their Lantz Gym. faculty's status up from the bot for President Stan Rives' resignation. The commenting is a lack of information. When peo The Buzzard project is on top tom of nationwide faculty pay of the BOG's priority list of capi tion was tabled until the senate members ple have a lot of work and other commitments, rates. UPI also wants an early tol projects that year. Number six get opinions from other faculty on the mat- they tend to let some things slide, he said. But retirement package as well. on the list is a $1 million plan to when it comes to a head like this has, people are The university has requested expand Booth Library. ulty Senate member Laurent Gosselin said scared to talk with little information, Gosselin about $5 million to be applied to But a plan to make the campus son so many people won't comment, even added. salary increases and equity adjust fully handicap-accessible is num offered anonymity, may be vulnerability. "It's just such a heavy issue," senate member ments for their faculty, administra ber 22 for 41 projects prioritized ' '. ink the obvious explanation ... is tha! they Bill Addison said. "People aren't sure what to do, tion and civil service staff can * Continuc!d on page 2A ling vulnerable," he said, adding that the what to say." wrestle over, if approved. .. ' 2A Friday. September 13, 1991 The Dally Eastern Ne FROM PAGE ONE Faculty Tailgate Party •From page IA position for a college graduate is have an improved insight into the at Jer.ry' s ! members coming in with very high more than that" UPI's terms for a new contract. salaries," Koper said. He said there Vogel said that BOG faculty and However, he said that if a settle was a growing number of young staff salaries were now more than ment can not be reached at Saturday, Sept. 14th: (BOG) faculty being hired with 15 percent below the national level Wednesday's negotiations, plans salaries higher than those of already at other universities. have been made for a similar established faculty members. Vogel said he called off negotia demonstration at Governors State Pre - Football Game Special The temporary faculty at BOG tions two weeks ago because of the University on Thursday and anoth schools have been exploited by the lack of progress being made at the er at Eastern on Sept. 20. $1.00 Beer Brats BOG, said Rebecca Parker of the meetings. Continued negotiations "The last thing that the (BOG) speech department at Western have been re-scheduled for faculty and staff want is to continue Illinois University. Wednesday at Governors State at the status quo," Vogel said.