1199 Contract Talks

Due to a technical We hope that mishap, you'll enjoy it eve publication of this more now that issue was d�layed Official Undergraduatenmmentatnr Newspaper of Yeshiva College finals are over. January5, 1993/ 12 level 5753 YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NY Volume LVII, No. 7 Exec. V.P. Brenner 1199Contract Talks Announces Student Fears of a Strike Prove Unfounded B by e r co c o us o s t o 0 Adam J. Anhang th i ntra t: a $500b n in j b. Previou ly, he uni n had Retirement the first year along with a 3% demanded that a separate '.!! t s ; Af er month of bargaining, wage increase, followed by an health and safety committee be by Jamin Koslowe [ the ongoing contract increase of 3% in the second created with both Retiring Executive V.P. negotiations between Local year and a 4% increase in the Administration and worker c e s e YU Exe utive Vic Pre id nt Egon Brenner 1199 and the YU third year. The Administration, representation. "In the spirit of Dr. Egon Brenner has Administration are showing according to Aracena, has good faith," said Aracena, "the announced his intentions to by YU President Dr. Norman signs of progress. YU Labor countered with a bonus offer of union agreed that the Labor retire, for personal reasons, at Lamm, have not yet begun. Counsel Gerald Bodnerrecently $250 each year for two years. Management Committee could the end of the academic year. Director of Public Relations claimed that "a substantial Similarly, while the address health and safety Brenner's plan to leave the post Sam Hartstein stated that number of issues have been Administration has agreed to issues" as long as it did so on a he has held for twelve years "standard operating procedure resolved" while Director of annual increases of 3%, 3%, and regularbasis. was a surprise to many. YC will be followed" in the Supporting Services and 4% for three years, the timing of However, the union claims Dean Dr. Norman Rosenfeld forthcomingsearchforBrenner's Personnel Jeffrey Rosengarten the increases would be delayed: that little progress has been admitted he was "shocked to replacement. According to called the talks "even instead of a full 3% increase at made in the areas of job security learn about the retirement," Hartstein, the Administration tempered" and "business-like." the beginning of the year, and education. In particular, adding that Brenner will be a will "determine who is Additionally, 1199 Organizer workers would be granted 2 the union wants YU to "hard act to follow." available, form a search Edgar Aracena Brador semi-annual increases of 1.5%. contribute $70,000 annually to The announcement was committee, and hire a expressed optimism that a deal The same deferral policy would a "training and upgrading made at last Tuesday's dean's replacement." could be struck during the next also be applied in the second fund" which would be meeting. Efforts to find a Due to the New Year' s round ofnegotiationswhichare and third years. In effect, the distributed to workers seeking e e The Commentator replac ment for Brenn r, who holiday, was slated for Thursday,January 7. Administration is offering 1199 to improve their education or was appointed to his current unable to contact Dr. Brenner Citing the delicacy of the the same nominal wage training. The fund, explained position on February 23, 1981 before deadline. negotiations, both sides were increases as were granted Aracena, is essential to upgrade unwilling to discuss the fine AECOM workers, but workers the workers' skill because even details of recent bargaining would receive the increases over though the present contract rounds. In declining to a longer period of time. allows workers to take courses comment on specific issues, While Aracena was pleased at YU tuition-free (providing Bodner said that it is hard to with the progress, lte deemed the courses are not already determine "what exactly has the counter-offer "insufficient" closed out to paying students), been agreed upon because even and stated that workers will many workers are interested in though we've initialled certain only settle for the same deal obtaining licensing fortec hnical language [terms of the reached with AECOM 1199 skills, a course of study not contract]," the negotiations are members. offered at YU. In addition, still underway and "... don't lend Progress has also been made, female staffmembe rs working themselves to outside according to Aracena, on the at the uptown campus find it observation." Commented issue of health and safe on the continued on a e 8 -g. Rosengarten, "the little pieces � don't go into effect without a � contract... no one wants to upset >l � theapple cart, and that includes § us." Nevertheless, according to General Colin Powell and President Lammparticipate in the Aracena, the two sides have processional at the ChanukaDinner moved closer on salary increases. Union members on both the Joel Jablonski and � OianukaDinner Honors Joint Midtown. Campuses are � demanding the same wage � Chiefs'Oiair and Israeli Pres. increases granted to Albert � Einstein College of Medicine � (AECOM) 1199 members in 1199 workers protest outside chanuka dinner 1199 Protests OutsideGala Event convocation. In his remarks, he and president. H e was INSIDE ISSUE ce c THIS by Michael Z. Kellman hotel, calling attention to their stressed his own connection to introdu d by a film whi h current contract negotiations Judaism and Israel and detailed his exploits from his Yeshiva University honored with the YU administration. highlighted the traditional tenure as representative to the Rav Goldwicht Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Marching with placards and alliance_ America has United Nations to his travels s o o ers ro or s es e to Stay at YU pag�5 Staff General Colin L. Powell h uting sl gans, the work maintained with the Jewish a und the w ld a pr id nt. s r s and His Excellency Chaim also passed out leaflets wishing state. Demonstrating his Thi yea ' dinner also r e t e rst e t Herzog, President of the State the guests of the dinner a happy knowledge of a "bissel ma k d h fi tim tha Part 4 of OurSeries e e e o oflsrael, at the annual Chanuka holiday. Yiddish," Powell described his stud nt l ad rs were fficially onFaculty dinner and convocation on Claiming to be involved in happiness at being back in New invited to the dinner. Each s e December 20, at the Waldorf "negotiating a better tomorrow York, his hometown, and the tud nt leader who participated Administration Astoria H otel. Over 600 for everyone," the protestors place where he got his first dose in the program received an Relations-- P()lland e r e c t o invitation, courtesyof President benefactors and "friends of YU" ask d fo " du a i nal of Judaism, at a furniture store Retro.sp· ectiv e pages 6-7 attended the gala event. opportunities for us and our on the lower East Side where he Norman Lamm, and was _ _ _ Taking advantage of the children, a fair wage increase," worked as a young man. requested to volunteer to help t high-profile guests attending and pay for all religious President Herzog, the with he program. Expanded Sports o te s t the dinner, approximately 50 holidays. dinner's keynote speaker, Appr xima ly 30 tuden pages 10-12 ers oo ct ro e Section members of the Local1199 union Powell received an honorary received YU's first Second lead t k an a ive l , escor o ore of Yeshiva University doctorate of humane letters and Century award for his service robing and ting h n d peacefullyp rotested outside the was the main speaker at the to Israel as a soldier, statesman, guests into the main ballroom. -Ja_n_ua_,;ry_5_, _199._�_ P _a�g_e _2 _______________,'Q!li e d!nmmeubdnrli- ---------- Replacing Requirement Incompetence � The Russian Department has been revitalized by the replacement of an ...__ .., ineffective instructor, a decision we wholeheartedly commend. The m�e <t!nmmentafnr � humanities/language requirement, recently strengthened by the addition of � Japanese language courses, deserves better than to have a poor professor 500 West 185th Street. New York, NY 10033, (212) 928-5258 FAX:781-3558. � severely weaken it by allowing students a "way-out" through an "easy A Published bl-weekly during the academic year by the Yeshiva College Student � class". Council. The views expressed In these columns are those of the writers alone and � The Administration must make similar changes elsewhere to ensure that do not neccesarlly reflect the opinions of The Commentator, the student body, � other requirements are not diluted and that students are not forced to sit the faculty,or the administration of Yeshiva University. We do not endorse any "" through worthless classes. Recently reestablished relations between of the products or services advertised In these pages. Copyright 1993 The � Administrators and student leaders should be taken as an opportunity to Commentator. c._-_ reevaluatethose courses and professors, which most students are obliged to MICHAEL EISENBERG MICHAEL Z. KELLMAN � take. Forcing a large group of students to squander an entire three credit time- Editors-in-Chief � slot sitting through an incompetently taught class whose sole purpose is to fulfilla requirement is both wasteful and unfair. � JOSHUA D. GOLDBERG STEPHEN BUCH JOEL HABER Executive Editor Senior Editor Associate Editor T�:u!��:, have an opportunity to unite the �• ��?.!� ROBERT B. FAGIN entire yeshiva in a torah atmosphere. We have three schools, two batei DAVID SAFFRA JAMIN KOSLOWE • midrash, and many diverse shiurim, all of which contribute to an atmosphere Managing Editor Features Editor News Editor of disunity.

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