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MONT CLARION Vol. 52 No. 7 Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Tliurs., March 11, 1976 Laid Off May Be Rehired Dickson Hints at Increased Funds By Barbara Ponsi we'll be over this d ifficu lty," he said,. fee. THUNDER HAAS, chairman of Lacatena added, "We can't trust The present status of faculty IRWIN GAWLEY, vice president the education department, asserted, RAISING THE dorm rents 6.6% to Dungan. He is the root cause of the layoffs, the proposal to increase for academic affairs, explained at the "So far, the Board has not been $832 was authorized by the Board whole problem, I'm asking the Board Student Union Building (SUB) fees meeting, that certain portions or lines pushing the state. However, I don't due to the fact that "the existing to cease depending upon Dungan. to $60 and the proposal to increase of the budget are each allocated for think 'Yes-but' letters should be sent rental is inadequate to cover You could show which side you're on dorm rents to $832 a year were the specific purposes with the college out because they could lull people expenses," according to Gerald Le and display your interest by major items comprising the agenda of being authorized to spend money into thinking they're secure. Boff, chairman of the Board of sending out 'Yes-but' letters." the MSC Board of Trustees meeting only for the lines to which it was Trustees. 'Yes-period' letters should be sent Ken Malmud, student on Tuesday night. Contrary to allocated. "Faculty had to be laid off Jerome Quinn, acting vice out to force the legislature to come representative on the Board of speculation by some faculty members not because we didn't have the president of administration and up with the money and put the state Trustees, urged each Board member and students, no additional faculty dollars but because we did not have a finance, specified that the increased on the spot." to write to legislators immediately as members were laid off. sufficient number of authorized expenses included the inflation of Marcoantonio Lacatena, president part of the SGA letter-writing A t the Feb. 25 Board meeting 47 lines," he said. salary and fuel costs. of the American Federation of campaign, termed Operation Letter faculty members were laid off. The Board passed a resolution Teachers (AFT), charged that some Several faculty members urged the Dump. Sparking discussion on this issue at stating that if MSC's budget could be Board to send "Yes-but" letters to faculty members had simply received LeBoff replied, "This is the correct Tuesday night's meeting was a reallocated so as to establish an laid off faculty members, meaning "No-period" letters, stating that they direction to take. We need the spirit statement made by MSC President increased number of authorized lines essentially that yes, they were rehired must be laid off for fiscal reasons of a dialogue. We need restoration of David W.D. Dickson. "The decisions to enable the replacement of laid off but on a conditional basis contingent without indicating that they have a funds from the legislature. We cannot made at the Feb. 25 meeting are not faculty members, the present laid off on available funds. The faculty chance of gaining their jobs back. He let up for a moment. They must final or definitive. I have been in faculty members would receive members affected by layoffs, read such a letter received by one of constantly feel our presence." session with Ralph Dungan, preferential treatment over the hiring according to the Board, have received the faculty members to prove his Chancellor of higher education, to see of any outsiders. "N o-but" letters, meaning no, you're point. if we could gain increased funding by The SUB fee increase from $45 to not rehired but you may be if reallocation of the college budget and $60 was authorized by the Board additional funds come through. so far, have made modest progress. I with the attached stipulation that if Le Boff replied that the Board was am slightly more optimistic than I the state subsidy of $10 per student unauthorized to ask the state to pay Strike Delayed, have been for some months. I have were restored, $10 would money that does not exist and added, some reason to believe that by April subsequently be reduced from the "We don't have that latitude." Marco Bargains Letter Writing Needs More Response By Janet Byrne Members of the Council of New Jersey State College Locals of the By Philip Salerno or faculty members were coerced hoped to wheel 60,000 letters into American Federation of Teachers (AFT) may “ by mid-week of next week" Operation Letter Dump has been into writing letters, according to the State House but according to vote on whether or not to authorize union leadership to call a strike, according extended until tomorrow evening Menendez. Robinson that is unlikely. to Marcoantonio Lacatena, union president. because, according to Frank When the campaign does conclude, HE ADDED the 60,000 letter goal Robinson, SGA tuition task force the letters will be wheeled into the was very optimistic. "That meant There is a "very high probability" the faculty will strike by Mon., March 22, chairman, the response is not as great state legislature in Trenton as every student had to write one Lacatena stated in a telephone interview Tuesday. as expected. Originally, the campaign promised by Menendez. The letters letter," Robinson said, "B u t in this FRANK MASON, state negotiator, commented Wednesday, " It was my was scheduled to end March 10. will be either delivered by van or kind of situation you always get feeling that as of last Monday we might be in a position to work things out "There has been a steady response gathered collectively from the seven people who don't care. with the union. but not as great as expected, participating state colleges and " I t has been announced all over although we have more letters than brought to the State House, "In fact," Mason remarked, "m y understanding was that that was his campus; I don't know what else we (Lacatena's) position too." the other schools," Robinson said. according to Robinson. can do," the task force chairman Lacatena said if weekend negotiations are unprofitable for the union, a PRIOR TO the campaign, Originally, Menendez said he said. Robinson said he expected 2000 strike vote will be taken before Fri., March 19. letters. " I t is something everyone 'I'M TELLING the faculty if they go on strike they'd better be prepared to should do. We expected there would stay out four weeks or more," Lacatena claimed be enough people concerned to write " I think he (Lacatena) has some optimism about reaching an agreement this letters," Robinson said. "Every Friday," Mason insisted. student and faculty member should Mason said he thinks there is "likelihood" of averting a strike as a result of write letters," Robinson said, the "fair amount of progress" made in negotiations Sunday and Monday. Robinson explained that the reason the SGA was endorsing the ACCORDING TO Lacatena, minor rather than major strike issues were campaign as a joint student-faculty negotiated at sessions Sunday and Monday. venture is this is a different issue and " If we don't reach an agreement with the state on job security, faculty not related to the possible strike. workload and salary, a strike vote will be taken," Lacatena asserted. The format was changed so the The AFT is bargaining for a "modest" cost of living increase," Lacatena maximumamountof letters would be added, declining to define modest. received. Following a memo from MASON NOTED that the union postponed a March 15 deadline after MSC President David W.D. Dickson satisfactory negotiations early this week. and Manny C. Menendez, SGA Lacatena said the union gave itself one week leeway in scheduling a strike president, faculty members were and said that March 15 had been appointed deadline "so that the state asked to urge students to write letters couldn't declare the semester over" on that date. to their prospective legislators The union president expects a strike will be observed by more faculty MONTCLARION/John Kalll between and after class. members than the 50-75% he estimates participated in the walkout in LET'S HAVE A BURST OF LETTERS: The SGA publicizes its letter DICKSON FAVORED the new November, 1974. writing campaign by flying a giant balloon atop the Student Center mail procedure providing neither students area. 2. MONTCLARION/Thurs., March 11, 1976 Datebookl CONFUSED? WONDERING TODAY, THURS., MARCH 11 WHICH FRA TERNITY DISCUSSION. On "The Artist and the Gallery." Four people will discuss the role of the gallery In the art world. Calcla Auditorium, 3:15 pm. Sponsored by the Fine Arts Department. TO JOIN? FRI., MARCH 12 MEETING. Amateur Radio Club.