Eastern Illinois University The Keep November 1991 11-21-1991 Daily Eastern News: November 21, 1991 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1991_nov Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: November 21, 1991" (1991). November. 14. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1991_nov/14 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1991 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in November by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Christmas guide . The Christmas Gift Guide: Features on gifts and places . · Section - ontract settlement ends faculty strike threat "We are very pleased. We were able to retain our ability to (negoti­ New contract means cuts elsewhere ate raises each year)," he said. "We egotiators for the faculty union By PENNY N. WEAVER Vogel said. will be able to get our salaries up to the Board of Governors Wed­ News editor • A rumor of settle­ The new contract, however, will snuff (with our peers). ay reached a settlement on a require a lot of reallocation by the "Right now it's a relief (to have fac ulty contract after nearly Eastern and all Board of ment passed from BOG to come up with the $7.2 avoided a strike)," Vogel added. consecutive hours of talks with a Governors faculty now have a new administration to million promised to faculty, University Relations released a 'ator present. contract - provided they vote to Brazell said. statement about the settlement "There has been a settlement," approve thP- settlement reached by students before "It's going to mean cuts. It's Wednesday from Eastern President · Shelly Flock, spokeswoman the BOG and the faculty union mediation ended. going to affect students immedi­ Stan Rives. Since Rives was out of Eastern 's University Relations Wednesday - but ihe costs could ately," she said. "Some of these town Wednesday, it was the only e, which received word of the be high. See story, page 3A cuts are going to be made this statement given from him immedi­ of the talks at about 11 a.m. Under the agreement reached by year." ately following the agreement. esday. the BOG and the University "We will not be raising tuition The reappropriations that will "We are all grateful that the BOG spokeswoman Michelle Professionals of Illinois - the to fund this package," said allow money for faculty raises will mediator has been able to achieve a II said the two groups reached union representing BOG faculty - Michelle Brazell, BOG come from cuts in several areas, tentative agreement in our faculty ntative agreement on the con­ $7.2 million ii1 salary raises will be spokeswoman. according to Brazell. Areas that collective bargaining negotiations t around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. given to the faculty over the next "The money from the settlement will see less money in their bud­ and that a strike has been avoided," contract must be ratified by four years. ,But that money has to will not come from academic pro­ gets include: Rives said in the statement. "The mbers of the University Profes­ come from somewhere. grams," UPI President Mitch agreement will begin to address the als of Illinois - the union repre­ f Continued on page 2A issue of salary equity for Eastern ting faculty at Eastern and the effort," she said of the two negotiat­ be given to BOG faculty over the UPI President Mitch Vogel said faculty members." other BO.G universities - in ing teams. next four years, Brazell said. About the union bargaining team is satis­ In addition to the pay raise, next two to three weeks. The The new proposed contract is a $6.6 million of that will be in equi­ fied with the terms of the new con­ Vogel said the contract includes no d will then vote on the con­ total four-year package. The two ty pay, she added, and $600,000 tract, which he said should be increased workload for faculty, an ~ Brazell said. sides agreed upon $7.2 million in will be allotted for base pay approved by UPI members in De­ issue that was a goal for the union. "They definitely put forth the salary raise and equity increases to increases for faculty. cember. • Continued on page 2A Faculty unsu re about terms of settlement By JAMIE RILEY Tom Montgomery from the Administration editor Federal Mediation and Concilia­ tions Services in Peoria. Media­ As the campus breathed a sigh tion began at 11: 15 a.m. Tuesday of relief when news surfaced that and lasted until about 10 a.m. a faculty strike will not occur, Wednesday. some faculty members were left The faculty at the five Board of wondering what concessions had Governors universities - Eastern, been made by the union during Chicago State, Governors State, mediation. Northeastern Illinois and Western The Board of Governors and Illinois universities - have been the University Professionals of working under an extended con­ Illinois, the union representing tract since Sept. l, when the con­ faculty at the five BOG universi­ tract originally expired. ties, ended six months of contract On Nov. 11 and 12, the UPI negotiations Wednesday in took a strike vote on the five cam­ Bloomington and settled on a puses. Out of the 75 percent of four-year contract. BOG faculty who cast ballots, 71 The contract settlement will percent voted to authorize the still have to be approved by both union executives to call for a faculty UPI members and by the strike if mediation fail. Board of Governors before it After information came out of nee, dance, dance becomes official. Bloomington Wednesday that a Schwery, a junior physical education major (left), Kathy Homma, a graduate student (center) and The board and the union began settlement had been reached, n Tebbe, a junior high education major, practice the Trokia dance. The Trokia is a Russian sleigh mediation Tuesday with Mediator * Continued on page 2A tudents' express mixed reactions to settlement block in getting things done. I think this better word." including the members of Student (settlement) answered a lot of questions in The news of a settlement came in just Government who said they were thankful people's minds." before noon and spread throughout the that the long list of student questions was Student reaction ranged from relief and The settlement was a four-year tentative campus. Although most students were not coming to an end. piness to regret and surprise as the agreement that must still be approved by abreast of the details right away, they were "We were trying to answer questions; ation spread that a tentative settle­ both UPI members and the BOG before it aware that the threat of a strike was over. now the questions were answered," said ! had been reached between the Board is official. As far as salary equity, teachers "I think it's great," said Dennis Tarter, a Tony Wielt, student senate member. "Now Governors and the University Profes­ received $7.2 million out of an original graduate student and business administra­ the questions have been answered, and we als of Illinois. request for $8 million. tion major. 'Tm a graduate student and I know what's going to happen and know "I'm pleased and glad it's all over with The BOG is the governing body that rep­ planned on graduating -next semester. I was what's not going to happen. We can go on lly," said Mike Stephens, a junior social resents Eastern, Chicago State, Governors really worried that the strike would screw with the rest of semester." nces major. 'Tm glad we finally know State, Northeastern and Western. The UPI everything up. I'm glad it got settled." Koch said that, considering the current t's going on. We were left in the dark is the teachers' union at the five schools. "I feel that if the teachers got what they economic situation in Illinois, getting that re for a while." "Unfortunately it's not easy to get every­ wanted, then rm happy for them," said close to $8 n.illion was a very good settle­ I just hope that we can get past this and thing that you want, but that's pretty freshman Pat Melon. "It make: me feel a ment. on with the end of the semester," said close.'.' said Lisa Nickles, a senior zoology little better, knowing that I'll be coming Most students, when asked, sympathized 'sty Koch, student body executive vice major. "For now, I think that it is - if not here next semester." with the teachers on salary equity. sident. "There was always that bi g equitable - fai r ... tolerable, for lack of a Relief was expressed by many students. ' " Co11ti1111ed 011 page 2A 2 Thursday, November 21, 1991 The Dally Eastern Ne ·Anonymous donor gives Eastern Foundation $1.9 millio By LISA MICKELSON remain anonymous. The money is not a According to Falk, discussions are cur­ "We are most grateful for the confid Staff writer regular donation but a Charitable rently being held as to what to do with the placed in us by the donor, and the will' Remainder Trust, Falk said. money. The press release from University ness of the private sector to support The Eastern Illinois University Found­ According to a press release, the CRT is Relations said the specific terms and condi­ ongoing Second Century Campaign," Ii ation was recently given a donation of $1.9 a "philanthropic mechanism which allows tions of the gift are part of the donor said. million from an anonymous donor. donors to transfer appreciated assets to a request for anonymity.