UPTE Wins Back Pay Ruling; UC to Contest
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Tuesday Opinion p. 6 News p. 3 Sports p. 12 Cupid ’n ’ Getting Back to Nature Commitment High and Tight UPTE Wins Back Pay Ruling; UC to Contest By Suzanne G arner Because the University un Staff Writer________ veiled a systemwide salary in crease for non-unionized staff at the same time UPTE was form The UC announced last week ing, conflict arose over whether it will follow a state agency’s the raise would apply to the mandate to pay back wages to newly represented employees. roughly 4,000 staff members rep “The University withheld mo resented by a systemwide labor ney, saying it would have to be union, but will also appeal the bargained for,” said Cody- group’s ruling. Valdez, an administrative anal The Union of Professional yst in the College of Letters and and Technical Employees sub Science. mitted a complaint in March UPTE represents about 175 1995 to the California Public campus employees, including Employment Relations Board, such positions as laboratory claiming the University failed to technicians, photographers and pay raises workers believe it computer resource specialists, promised to implement in Oc according to Cody-Valdez. tober 1994. Technical and professional The raise amounts to a 2.2 employees planned to vote on percent cost-of-living adjust whether to unionize in Novem ment, eligibility for cash incen ber 1994. But the UC Office of m mm « m ^ ALAN JACOBY/Daily Nexus tive awards and as much as a 7.5 the President said in August Looking for Love? percent raise based on merit, ac 1994 that the systemwide raise cording to UPTE campus presi Meet this hairy primate and his friends with your “prime-mate’ for some Valentine’s Day monk dent Martha Cody-Valdez. See PAYMENT, p.4 eying around at the Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens this week. See related story, p.3. Mobil Misjudged Opposition to Clearview Academic Workers Push for By Michael BaU to oil reserves to warrant a long-term commitment, Stiff Writer according to area manager Terry Laudick. UCSB Collective Bargaining Economics aside, Mobil’s ability to obtain a new site was limited by an apparent underestimation of By Yier Shi employment benefits. It’s fragile While Mobil Oil Corp. officials cited economic potential opposition to Clearview since the com Stiff Writer right now given the [campus’] factors as their primary reason for pulling the plug pany first introduced the project in 1993. budget constraints,” Stemmle on the Clearview Project last week, what likely Mobil dubbed the project Clearview because Said. doomed the controversial development was a se they offered to dismantle their offshore rig Plat A bid by student employees UCSB currently adheres to a ries of miscalculations — overestimations of the form Holly, deemed an eyesore off the Isla Vista for union recognition may hinge systemwide policy that does not coast and a potential spill risk, in exchange for the on the outcome of efforts by un recognize student employee un News Analysis new development. Company officials hoped envir ions on other campuses to win ions, according to David Gon onmentalists would thus embrace the project. collective representation. zales, campus Personnel Ser plan’s environmentalist support, fiscal benefits But the environmental community quickly Since its certification in fall vices manager of labor relations and possibility of acquiring a feasible site. jumped on Clearview, criticizing its proximity to 1994, this campus’ chapterof the and employment. But this policy Mobil’s original proposal called for construc faculty and student housing, an elementary school Associated Student Employees/ may be modified if another UC tion of a 175-foot land-based tower to tap offshore and day care facilities. Opponents cited the possi United Auto Workers Union has campus union successfully at oil using slant-drilling technology. The preferred bility of hydrogen sulfide poisoning while attack sought to collectively represent tains a change, he said. Clearview site was on land leased from the univer ing Mobil’s safety record. more than 1,100 teaching assis The UCLA ASE/UAW chap sity for Mobil’s Ellwood Marine Terminal. “It may have been that they underestimated the tants, readers, research assis ter is pursuing a judicial process Chancellor Henry T. Yang’s June 1995 decision unified Academic Senate opposition, the unified tants, tutors and graduate stu that will determine in the next not to grant a necessary lease adjustment forced [Associated Students] opposition ... and the uni- dents, according to Jay Stemmle, few months whether it will have Mobil to consider several alternate sites, none of ASE/UAW staff organizer. which provided the company with enough access See MOBIL, p.8 “We are trying to gain better See TAs, p.5 I.V. Store Seeks Alcohol Permit Despite Five Formal Complaints By Peter Sansom around everyone is selling al Stiff Writer______ cohol, so people are going to buy it anyways.” But Lee Johnson, I.V. A local business’ attempt to Market owner, said the current obtain a liquor license is receiv number of local liquor stores is ing opposition from merchants already enough to stretch the and concerned community ABC’s ability to monitor members. underage drinkers. Isla Vista General Store “The ABC has a hard time al owner Punam Prajapati ap ready keeping tabs on minors plied for a license to sell beer that buy alcohol,” he said. and wine, but other store own Six-Pak Shop owner Ri ers have filed complaints with chard Eum cited similar rea the state Alcoholic Beverage sons for opposing Prajapati’s Control Dept, to stop the license request. request. “Actually, I prefer not to Prajapati said he believes have it because I am a business other merchants don’t want man and there are already him to have a license because many liquor licenses,” he said. they don’t want more “Overall, there are just too competition. J.B. ANDERSON/ttaily Nun many in this town.” “It should not be a big prob An ABC license hearing was I.V. General Store owner Punam Prajapati is facing opposition from local businesses to his re lem, you should be able to sell quest for a license to sell alcoholic beverages. what you want,” he said. “All See LIQUOR, p.4 HEADLINERS Daily Nexus Editor in Chief I Suzanne Gamer News Editor I Jeff Brax Layout/Design Editor I Susan Burkhart Dole, Buchanan Emerge GOP Winners Campus Editor I Tim Molloy Asst. Campus Editors [ Michiko Takeda, Amy Winter DES MOINES, Iowa that Dole’s win was hardly Keyes got 7 percent, a re state where he got 37 per County Editor I Michael Ball (AP) — Sen. Bob Dole convincing, noting that he markable showing given cent to spark his 1992 Features Editor I Colleen Valles - primary run against Presi Opinions Editors I Matt Nelson, Nick Robertson scored a shaky victory in ran 10 points behind his his shoestring budget. In-, Sports Editor I Michael C a d li Iowa’s Republican pres 1988 showing here. But diana Sen. Dick Lugar had dent Bush. But Dole Asst. Sports Editors | Curtis Kaiser, Alex Nugent, Brian idential caucuses Monday Dole said his was hardly a 4 percent and plain- vowed not to stumble Berger weak showing, telling a spoken businessman there this time as he did af Artsweek Editor I Noah Blumberg night as Pat Buchanan Asst. Artsweek Editor I Eric Steuer emerged from the GOP victory rally, “We with Morry Taylor 1 percent. ter Iowa got him off to a Photo Editor I Dan Thbodeau field to ready a conserva stood a barrage of millions News organizations winning start in 1988. Illustrations Editor I Ryan AHoon tive challenge in next and millions and millions projected Dole’s victory as Alexander said the re AP Wire Editor j Allison Landa the caucuses began, based sults proved Dole a fragile Senior Copy Editors 1 James Lissner, Tony luu w e ek ’s p iv o ta l New of dollars of negative ad Copy Editor I Brian Ng Hampshire primary. vertising and came out on on surveys of participants front-runner, and while Copy Readers I Ruel Gaviola, Chris Koch, Sarah Park Former Tennessee Gov. top.” as they arrived at their congratulating Buchanan, Lamar Alexander ran a With 97 percent of the precincts. he said the former White Account Executives I Bryan Bums, Pia Chatterjee, House adviser’s protec Jennifer Egan, Ginny Shannon, solid third and hoped that Matt Slatoff would be enough to give We withstood, a barrage of tionist trade views were his cash-poor campaign a millions... of dollars of nega “dead wrong.” He said Production a A. Blinken, Kyra Goldsmith, Bridgitte fresh start for the five- Iowa had winnowed the McDaniel, David Sant, Jen Tarvin week blitz of primaries tive advertising and came out GOP contest to a three- likely to settle the nomina on top. man battle, as if Forbes did tion fight. not exist, and that he was You*re Getting Sleepy... All the candidates Bob Dole the candidate with the best vowed to press on, but presidential candidate shot of beating Clinton. Iowa’s results were sober Senate majority leader ‘Thank you, Iowa, on to ing to publishing heir New Hampshire — let the Steve Forbes, who was a vote counted, Dole had 26 Buchanan called his future begin!” Alexander distant fourth, and may percent, to 23 percent for showing “a victory for a said. Editorial Policy: have dealt a fatal blow to Buchanan. Alexander had new idea in the Republi Forbes insisted fourth Texas Sen. 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