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      6,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      News
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Memorial
      Asis
     
     
      Government
      For
      Help
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      David
      Cochrane
     
    

    
     
      St.
      John’s
      (ARCUP)--The
      fate
     
     
      of
      the
      labour
      problems
      between
      the
     
     
      Memorial
      University
      Faculty
      Asso-
     
     
      ciation
      and
      university
      administra-
     
     
      tion
      now
      rests
      in
      the
      hands
      of
      the
     
     
      provincial
      government.
     
    

    
     
      Memorial
      University
      (MUN)
     
     
      president,
      Dr.
      Art
      May,
      met
      with
     
     
      senior
      cabinet
      ministers
      on
     
     
      Wednesday
      January
      17
      to
      discuss
      a
     
     
      tentative
      plan
      that
      will
      allow
      the
     
     
      university
      to
      operate
      at
      a
      deficit
      for
     
     
      three
      years
      while
      attempting
      to
     
     
      down-size
      by
      25%
      during
      that
     
     
      period.
      This
      down-sizing
      would
      be
     
     
      done
      primarily
      through
      an
      early
     
     
      retirement
      package
      and
      a
      hiring
     
     
      freeze
      which
      was
      implemented
      late
     
     
      last
      year.
     
    

    
     
      The
      proposal
      also
      suggested
     
     
      that
      there
      would
      be
      a
      no
      lay-off
     
     
      guarantee
      during
      the
      transition
     
     
      period
      to
      a
      more
      streamlined
      uni-
     
     
      versity.
     
    

    
     
      May
      said
      that
      any
      official
     
     
      action
      by
      the
      government
      will
      have
     
     
      to
      wait
      until
      a
      new
      premier
      is
     
     
      appointed
      and
      possibly
      until
      after
     
     
      the
      next
      provincial
      election.
      May
     
     
      did
      say,
      however,
      that
      his
      proposal
     
     
      was
      received
      well.
     
    

    
     
      “Nobody
      said
      it
      was
      impossi-
     
     
      ble,”
      said
      May.
     
    

    
     
      Until
      the
      new
      government
      is
     
     
      elected,
      however,
      May
      said
      that
      the
     
     
      university
      will
      continue
      to
      work
     
     
      with
      senior
      civil
      servants
      to
      try
      and
     
     
      hammer
      out
      the
      specifics
      of
      the
     
     
      bargain.
      _
     
    

    
     
      Faculty
      spokesperson
      Dr.
      John
     
     
      Bear
      said
      that
      there
      was
      some
     
     
      promise
      in
      the
      administration’s
     
     
      latest
      proposal.
     
    

    
     
      “If
      they
      can
      guarantee
      the
      no
     
     
      lay-off
      clause
      then
      this
      would
      be
      an
     
     
      acceptable
      proposal,”
      said
      Bear.
     
    

    
     
      But
      even
      if
      the
      government
     
     
      accepts
      the
      deal
      than
      there
      is
      still
     
     
      more
      work
      to
      be
      done.
      According
     
     
      to
      May
      the
      faculty
      and
      administra-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion
      would
      have
      to
      agree
      on
      three
     
     
      specific
      issues:
      Increased
      workload
     
     
      for
      professors,
      sufficient
      numbers
     
     
      of
      professors
      accepting
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sities
      early
      retirement
      package,
      and
     
     
      the
      all-important
      lay-off
      protection
     
     
      clause.
     
    

    
     
      Bear
      said
      that
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      last
      negotiating
      session
      there
      had
     
     
      been
      some
      agreement
      in
      principle
     
     
      on
      several
      of
      these
      issues,
      but
      that
     
     
      for
      now
      they
      must
      be
      content
      to
      see
     
     
      what
      happens
      with
      the
      provincial
     
     
      government.
     
    

    
     
      This
      movement
      comes
      on
      the
     
     
      heels
      of
      a
      faculty
      press
      conference
     
     
      that
      sparked
      a
      strong
      reaction
      from
     
     
      the
      administration.
     
    

    
     
      On
      Friday,
      January
      12
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      faculty
      association
      announced
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it
      had
      filed
      Freedom
      of
      Information
     
     
      requests
      in
      an
      effort
      to
      obtain
     
     
      details
      of
      the
      administration’s
     
     
      salaries,
      travel,
      and
      entertainment
     
     
      expenses
      as
      well
      as
      real
      estate
     
     
      transaction
      expenditures,
      renova-
     
     
      tions
      and
      the
      cost
      of
      legal
      actions
     
     
      against
      the
      faculty.
     
    

    
     
      In
      response
      to
      this
      the
      senior
     
     
      executive
      of
      the
      administration
     
     
      withdrew
      its
      negotiating
      mandate
     
     
      from
      Dr.
      Jack
      Strawbridge
      of
     
     
      Faculty
      Relations,
      but
      decided
      to
     
     
      go
      back
      to
      the
      tables
      by
      Monday,
     
     
      January
      15.
     
    

    
     
      The
      faculty
      has
      also
      subpoe-
     
     
      naed
      for
      financial
      information
      for
     
     
      1994-95
      and
      1995-96
      in
      connection
     
     
      with
      an
      unfair
      labour
      practice
     
     
      complaint
      filed
      against
      the
      admin-
     
     
      istration
      alleging
      that
      they
      had
     
     
      negotiated
      in
      bad
      faith
      when
      it
     
     
      attempted
      to
      unilaterally
      impose
      a
     
     
      handbook
      of
      terms
      and
      conditions
     
     
      of
      employment
      on
      the
      faculty
      in
     
     
      July.
     
    

    
     
      -Hearings
      by
      the
      Labour
      Rela-
     
     
      tions
      Board
      to
      deal
      with
      this
      com-
     
     
      plaint
      are
      expected
      to
      begin
      in
     
     
      February.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kiss
      a
      Pig?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      a
      professor’s
      worst
      nightmare?
      Is
      it
      losing
      their
      teacher’s
     
     
      edition
      textbook,
      having
      their
      students
      point
      out
      that
      their
      zipper
      is
      down,
      or
     
     
      watching
      students
      actually
      die
      of
      boredom?
      No!
      The
      real
      nightmare
      that
     
     
      haunts
      professors
      is
      the
      thought
      of
      kissing
      a
      pig.
      Yet,
      many
      brave
      professors
     
     
      and
      administrative
      personnel
      want
      to
      face
      this
      fear
      snout
      on.
      For
      only
      50
     
     
      cents
      per
      vote,
      you
      can
      make
      this
      happen.
      Only
      the
      professor
      who
      receives
     
     
      the
      most
      votes
      actually
      has
      to
      pucker
      up
      so
      get
      out
      there
      and
      support
      your
     
     
      **favorite’’
      prof.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ballots
      will
      be
      on
      sale
      in
      the
      breezeway
      at
      the
      following
      times:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thursday,
      February
      8,
      11:15-1:30
     
     
      Friday,
      February
      9,
      10:30-1:30
     
    

    
     
      Monday,
      February
      12,
      10:30-1:30
     
     
      Tuesday,
      February
      13,
      11:15-1:30
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Vote
      as
      often
      as
      you
      wish
      and
      help
      make
      a
      professor’s
      worst
      nightmare
     
     
      come
      true.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      100%
      of
      the
      proceeds
      will
      help
      send
      a
      UPEI
      student
      to
      Guyana
      for
      ten
     
     
      weeks
      of
      volunteer
      work
      with
      Youth
      Challenge
      International.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nominations
      for
     
     
      Teaching
      Awards
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students,
      faculty
      and
      alumni
      are
      invited
      to
      submit
      nomina-
     
     
      tions
      for
      the
      UPEI
      Faculty
      Association
      Awards
      for
      Excellence
      in
     
     
      Teaching.
      The
      awards
      are
      open
      to
      full-time
      faculty
      members
      at
     
     
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      The
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      Merit
      Awards
      for
     
     
      Excellence
      in
      Teaching
      honours
      faculty
      members
      who
      are
      recog-
     
     
      nized
      as
      possessing
      outstanding
      competence
      in
      teaching.
      These
     
     
      awards
      publicly
      acknowledge
      individuals
      whose
      work
      has
      contrib-
     
     
      uted
      to
      instructional
      excellence
      at
      UPEI.
      Additionally,
      broader
     
     
      public
      recognition
      of
      these
      individuals
      may
      be
      sought
      for
      external
     
     
      teaching
      awards.
     
    

    
     
      Information
      about
      the
      awards
      and
      nomination
      forms
      are
      avail-
     
     
      able
      at
      the
      Faculty
      Association
      Office
      (Main
      building,
      room
      214)
     
     
      and
      the
      Department
      of
      Music
      Office.
      The
      deadline
      for
      nomina-
     
     
      tions
      is
      noon,
      Friday,
      February
      16.