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September 23, 1991
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Workers' return doesn't end the crisis says determined UAW leader Gaunt
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By John Dobberstein
LIFE Copy Editor	
Clerical workers returned to
work today under the terms of
their expired contract, bringing
an end to the 33-day strike.
United Auto Workers Local
6888 filed for a fact finder with
the Michigan Employment
Relations Committee, and is
considering     some     lawsuits
against    the
University,
said      union
President
Shary Gaunt.
The    union
met    Friday
morning    in
Bovee
University
JAKUBAUSKAS
Center   Auditorium   for   nearly
four hours and decided to return
to their desks today.
"We have decided that since
we walked out together that we
will walk back into work
together," Gaunt said. "We feel
the strike has accomplished
what we wanted it to by calling
attention to the mismanagement
of this University by the
administration."
Although the clericals are back
to work, Gaunt said "the crisis is
not over." She had some harsh
words for President Edward B.
Jakubauskas and the University.
"We felt (during the strike) the
intent of the University was to
trample on the weaker groups on
campus, and divide our group."
she said, "but we were united all
the way.
"President Jakubauskas said
he wants this campus to be a
family, and it is a family now,
but he isn't a part of it."
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Campus welcomes
employees' return
By John Dobberstein
LIFE Copy Editor
Many students, faculty and
relatives suffered the brunt of
the 33-day clerical strike.
And in CMU academic and
administrative departments, the
main effect of the walkouts has
been mounting paperwork and
unattended tasks. Today,
however, many department
chairs, like University Registrar
Paul Schmidt, are cheering the
return of clerical workers to
their offices.
"(The i-rbtUnv^ is^. wonderful ■
news," Schmidt said. "We're glad
to have our people back. There
was a small number of people
trying to do a lot of important
work and that was very difficult.
We're happy to have them back."
The 365-member clerical
union agreed Friday to return to
work under the conditions of its
expired   contract.    The   UAW
Local 6888 has filed for a fact
finder and negotiations are
expected to continue this week.
The music department
employs two clerical workers.
Department chairman Ed Kvet
is glad to see both of them back.
"The clericals have a lot of
specialized skills we couldn't
perform," said Kvet, who listed
budget procedures and specials
purchases as areas that have
been lacking since the clerical
walkout.
_^Frai»eis ^Molson, -* English
Department chairman, echoed
the need for the clerical staff.
Molson's department was also
missing two clericals due to the
strike.
"It was a lot of work," Molson
said of the month-long period
without clericals. "The absence
was   serious.   They   are   highly-
4.1 percent budget
hike recommended
By Chad Bush
LIFE Staff Writer
The State Joint Conference
Committee on Higher Education
recommended a 4.1 percent
increase in CMU appropriations
for fiscal year 1990-91.
The recommendation is close
to the University's prediction of
a 4 percent increase, said Jerry
Scoby, executive assistant to the
president for Budget and
Planning.
The committee of three
representatives and three
senators approved the bill
Thursday, which must pass
through the House, Senate and
governors office before actual
appropriations begin. CMU
usually receives its first
payment of state appropriations
by mid-October.
The increase includes a recommendation of $323,000 for the
opening of the Science II
building, Scoby said. The
University requested $2.6
million to open the new building.
President Edward B.
Jakubauskas said the recommendation is "pretty much what
we expected," adding that .1
-percent more than the 4 percent
increase CMU expected is
"relatively insignificant."
The net increase, Jakubauskas said, is only about 3 percent
in lieu of the state's 1 percent
callback announced last school
year.
The University hoped for more
money to open the Science II
building, he said.
Jakubauskas said the appropriations for higher education
are good compared to those
allocated to many other state
agencies — some of which
received no increase.
The operating budget, which
CMU sent to the state for review
in November 1990, requested
$58,219,433 in state appropriations for the 1991-92 school year.
State appropriations make up
about .56 percent of operating
funds, according to a copy of the
University budget.
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According to data compiled by the state legislature,
CMU's 1991-92 tuition and fee rates for students
pursuing a four-year degree are the 11th most expensive
of 15 Michigan universities. The information came from individual
schools to the state Aug. 19.
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6. WMU
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6. Oakland
16,176
14,964
11.680
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11,156
70,676
10.260
10,164
9. Lake Superior
10. U-M (Flint)
11. CMU
12. SVSU
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15. GVSU
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9,704
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8,996
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By Nancy Salia
LIFE Assistant News Editor
CMU administrators want
students to look at the big
picture when discussing the
rising cost of college.
Caught in state and University budget crunches, Central
students need to compare their
education expenses to Michigan's other 14 public universities, said Mike Owens, executive
assistant   to   the   president   for
Enrollment Management.
"It is indeed true that CMU
tuition has increased," Owens
said. "But in the midst of people
concerned with tuition, we
wanted to give an overview of
what's going on around the
state."
Statistics reported by the
state's public universities and
compiled by the legislature rank
CMU as having the 11th highest
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