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In a surprise move, Main- tenance workers, member s of the IBEW local 1432, here

decided to strike Fri- day Oct. 17th. A strike wou— ld not have been legal until

It is rumoured that the reason for the early date of the strike was that Beaver Foods, centractor for the

P.S.A. will probably make next Spang.

Confusing? Yes. But to put it simply, the workers want now what the PSA will make in April and the uni- versity wants to give them in April what the PSA is ma- king now. The workers argue that since the PSA has been making more all along, their

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iveness of a strike.

At last Thursday's Senate meeting, it was decided that the position of Chairperson should be elective. Previous— ly the University President had been Chairperson — but simply by tradition.

In reponse to a motion by Jim Kelly to the effect that Senate should decide as soon as possible how it was going U)select its Chairperson, Dean Duffy, moved that the President have the office ex officio (because he is Presi— ent). Gary Webster, Politi— al Science Prof,and Wade acLaughlan, Senior Business tudent, argued that Senate hOUId have the right to de- lde who its chairperson Ould be; and that a President Vefi a very good one, could ake an incompetent in the Chair. Therefgre, they should tot decide who their chair- erSon will be before they've Ven met him.

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University Cafeteria, had' planned a huge shipment of foods to come in on that date, lessening the effect—

what parity means. The uni— versity offer of 65¢ per hour retroactive to July 1 combined woth another 20¢ per hour April 1 would bring of the I.B.E.W. loca1.The the workers on that date to a level equivalent to what the P.S.A. are making now. However, the workers are; holding out for $1.25 per hour more, meaning that they continue to meet classes would be making now what the

position is the right one.

have tion and the Student Union Association says that it

and strike action of the

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are. Faculty members will

'Senate Considers Chainnan’s Status

most others.is indeed a pro— tagonist, taking part in vot— ing.usually in debate. It is traditional that the Chair— person "throw out" suggestions to the floor. '

Theznotion was finally defeated by a vote which this reporter think to have been 11—10 (it is difficult to see all those hands — anyway it was close) with five profs and all six students voting against it.

After this vote Senate was then forced to ponder what it would do for a Chairperson now that Baker does not auto— maticaily hold the office. Finally, the President was elected Chairman "untiJ ro- Ceedings are devised by which a chairman may be elected". There was strong suggestion that should take place within a year, but in typical Senate fashion, no provision was made to ensure that it would.

This vote is in direct conflict with a decision ta— ken last January to recommends to the provincial government that it change the university act to make the President ex officio Chairperson. There-

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Privately, high officials in' the university tend to agree but they argue that by.off— ering the workers as much as The major area of dispute they have, they in the strike is wages. Both the university and the work— ers are pushing for parity with “flax workers in the

0' Public Service ASsociation (P.S-A.) are making. However there is disagreement over 0

already overspent the budget. Both the Faculty Associa—

have supported the workers. _ In a statement dated Friday tolerable at which time cla- 0ctober 17, 1975 the Faculty sses will be suspended".

Mark Rock

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Student Council issued a

"supports the salry demands statement to the same effect

Sunday Oct. 12. It is, as of

Maintenance workers employed this writingzdebating fur-

ther moves in support of the workers, probably to take

Association hopes that both the form of a class boycott, parties will resume negotia—possibly with students join— tions to reach an equitable ing the workers on the strike settlement in the near fut—

line. "

In an interview with the Cadre, President Baker stat—

until conditions become in- ed that he felt that a boy-

ate has decided to do one thing in the long run and its direct converse in the short.

At present, of the other fourteen universities in the Maritimes, all have their President as the Chairman and all but two have him ex offi— cio. ’

As well as changing (or establishing) the rules re— garding the Chairman, Senate. made considerable changes in timetabling. Timetables have been among the major problems at this university. Profs tend not to run courses ac- cording to any specific pat- tern but to hold them at vir— tually any time. This is par- ticularily true of Arts.

Starting next year it will be University policy to run courses within definite bou—U nds; the reason fo r this is that, if a prof schedules a three-hour course at the same time as one—hour courses,then he will be denying his stu— dents the right to take all courses offered at the same time as his. For example,if a course is scheduled to run from 9:30 to 12:30, then, in order to take that Course the

'stndent must give up the op—

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Lines cott of classes by students would have no effect as stu- dents presently are not for— ced to attend classes. In so far as staff boycotts go, if individual staff members feel that their conscience dictate that they not cross the lines, then all they have to do is notify the Business Office to cease their paychecks.

For more information on thethdent Council's position see the article, page three.

,Timetahles

tion of all courses offered between those hours — three 'sets' of courses.,

Elesuon Results

Senate: Dean Doyle 96

David Gallant 30

Brian Howatt 105

Derek Key 130

Charlie Mackenzie79

David MacRae 56 Education Representative:

Chris Brennan 15

Mike McCabe 18

Thus elected were Brian Howatt and Derek Key for Senate and Mike McCabe as Education Representative. Elected by acclamation were John Jenkins and Bernadette Power as Science reps and Art Reddin as Board of Gov— ernors Representative.

Voting by class: Seniors: 80 Juniors: 47 Sophs : 75 Fresh : 78