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Vol.62   No.42
1980 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859 *
12 pages
Friday, Dec, 5,1980
Abel says it's pay freeze or layoffs
by JAMES ISELER
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
CMU faculty and staff must decide between no salary increases or
layoffs, President Harold Abel announced at a University convocation Thursday.
In addition, students face a 25 percent tuition increase the next
two years, Abel said,
President Harold Abel outlined plans for the University's troubled budget to faculty and staff.
Unions question CMU's tactics
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by KIM CLARKE
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
President Harold Abel may have engaged in public bargaining by
conducting a University convocation concerning employee salaries
and layoffs, representatives from two CMU unions said following
Thursday's speech.
Abel's tactics were "very inappropriate," according to Clerical
Staff Association President LaRae Parker, while the Faculty
Association termed the speech "exploitative of the serious
situation."
Abel told a near capacity audience in Warriner Auditorium "... I
wish to avoid layoffs of faculty and staff. Yet it seems clear that to
grant any significant increases would require substantial personnel
reductions..."
Contracts for both the FA and CSA expire June 30, 1981, and
neither group has begun bargaining for new contracts.
The FA Board of Directors met in executive' session Thursday
night and released a statement concerning Abel's talk.
"... President Abel's speech could be seen as dangerously close
to unilateral determination and public bargaining exploitative of the
serious situation," according to the statement.
The statement did say the FA "would be pleased to respond to a
request for the opening of negotiations."
Parker said the CSA, an independent group, is sending a copy of
Abel's speech to a private labor consultant.
"A week ago (Nov. 24) Abel said he would not do any public
bargaining," Parker said. "At this point we have to look very hard
at.what   e did today."
She added Abel might be "bordering on bargaining in bad taste."
Abel spoke -to a Flint television station following his speech",
which Parker called "definitely going public and inappropriate
behavior, especially since no one is open for bargaining."
Abel requested the CMU employee groups gather opinions on the
(See "Reaction"—page 12)
The strategies are an effort to
guide Central through its
budgetary crisis which is expected for the next two years, he
said.
Speaking to a near capacity
crowd of faculty, staff and
students in Warriner*
Auditorium, Abel asked employee groups to meet and give
their responses to the announcement within seven days.
Although he said the Administration cannot dictate
policy to employee groups, Abel
said layoffs are inevitable unless
employees accept no salary
increases for the 1981-82 fiscal
year and negotiated increases in
1982-83. CMU is presently in the
1980-81 fiscal year.
"It seems clear that to grant
any significant compensation
increases would require substantial personnel reductions
which only serve to exaggerate
the fiscal dilemma regionally for
the state—and locally for all of
us," Abel said.
Faculty and staff representatives had varied reactions to
Abel's speech. (See related
story.)
(Central's recommended state
appropriation came out of the
Legislature Wednesday. For
further explanation, see story
page 3.)
Abel said he has received
mixed feelings from the employees.
Some are in favor of giving
increases to key personnel with
layoffs for others. The argument
holds that without the increases
CMU will "lose our best people
anyhow," Abel said.
The second argument, which
Abel  said  he  concurred  with.
(See "Abel"—page 12)
Tuition
$39.50?
The "bouncing ball" is hitting
students smack dab in the face.
It will, that is if the Board of
Trustees approves recommended tuition increases intended to ease the University's
uncertain budget, which officials
have termed a "bouncing ball."
President Harold Abel said at
a University convocation
Thursday he will recommend
the Board raise tuition about 25
percent in the next two years.
The first phase of the recommendation calls for a $2 per
credit hour increase effective
January, he said.
He also said he will suggest a
$3 increase for the 1981 Fall
Semester and another in the
1982 Fall Semester.
A $1 per credit hour tuition
increase would mean an additional $200,000 in income for
the University. A $2 increase
would equal $400,000 and a $3
would equal $600,000.
Tuition currently is $31.50 per
credit hour for Michigan
residents.
Student Body Vice President
Kathy Brooks, who attended the
convocation, s <"d she understands the need for tuition
increases but hopes it will not
set a precedent.
"I understand the situation
this year, but I'd hate to see
increases every semester," said
Brooks, Birmingham senior.
Disciplined professor may face reassignment
by JAMES ISELER
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
CMU is considering moving Lyman Van
Winkle, Jr., from his position as student teaching
supervisor in Genesee County, according to
University officials.
Van Winkle, associate professor of student
teaching, was barred earlier this semester from
teaching classes in the Schools of Continuing
Education or Graduate Studies after he allegedly
allowed students to register and gain "excessive
hours" of graduate credit, Provost John Cantelon
said Wednesday.
His possible move from the Flint-area has not
been finalized by the University, said Michael
Wolfe, chairman of student teaching.
"I don't know if the decision to move him to
another position will be acted upon," Wolfe said.
Cantelon and President Harold Abel agree
nothing definite has been determined in the
incident.
Curtis Nash, dean of the School of Education,
would not comment on the issue.
Nor would officials speculate when the possible
move w,as being looked at, or where he might be
moved to.
Wolfe said the possibility was being considered
as part of a plan to show Flint-area school
superintendents that the Van Winkle matter is
being dealt with by Central. His prohibition from
teaching in the two CMU schools also was part of
that plan, he added.
The Genesee County Superintendents
Association Thursday discussed not taking any
more student teachers in that area as a measure
to show the University it wanted the problems
cleared up, said Thor Peterson, secretary of the
group and superintendent of the Lakeview school
district.
However, the association recommended to
keep accepting student teachers, Peterson said,
adding the superintendents were satisfied with
the Administration's handling of Van Winkle's
alleged abuses.
The possibility of barring CMU student
teachers had nothing to do with Van Winkle's
position on the student faculty, Peterson said.
Rather, that action is the only effective measure
public schools have of showing a university their
concern in matters such as this, he said.
Lawsuit may cost apartment supervisor his job
by PATTI WOODBURY
LIFE Staff Writer
The CMU student who filed a
lawsuit against the University
Tuesday could lose his job
because of his action but is
willing to take that risk to stand
up for his rights.
Barney Kearney, Washington
Apartments supervisor, filed a
claim and delivery action suit in
76th District Court against the
Department of Public Safety to
recover    "private    property
See related story page 3
impounded by DPS without due
process of law."
Kearney said he was informed
Wednesday he would lose his
University job if the lawsuit
matter was not resolved before
January.
Assistant Director of Housing
Joan Anderson refused to
comment on the state of
Kearney's employment" when
contacted Thursday.
■"'I'd just as soon not say
anything until it is all settled,"
Anderson said.
"There are no hard feelings
between me and my bosses,"
Kearney said, "but the
sublimations are over. DPS has
taken my car."
Kearney's car, which is not
registered with the University,
was impounded Monday for
outstanding parking violations
amounting to approximately
$400.
The fines were incurred since
August for parking his car in the
lot north of his Washington
Apartment residence.
Kearney never purchased a
parking sticker because he felt it
would serve no real purpose.
"I'm not a lazy person by any
means, but buying a sticker
doesn't guarantee me anything
for my $10," he said.
"There is no guarantee I'll
have  a  parking  place  in  the
Washington iot. I've been
getting complaints from my
tenants all semester because
non-tenants are parking there
illegally and using their purchased spaces."
Kearney added he would
rather serve time in jail than
pay the fines because of the
principle involved.
"I can't believe they would
(See "Kearney"—page 12)
m
In Brief
Users of the CDC CYBER 172 computer
system must contact the Computer Center to
retain their files.
Campus
Gov.    William    G.
Milliken    suggested
' Thursday that funding
may improve by 1982.
page 3
City carolers will
gather downtown
Sunday.
page 6
Sports
Basketball will be on
the top of the agenda
when both the CMU
men's and women's
basketball teams are
In action Saturday in
Rose Arena.
page 8
Index
Arts and Leisure 6
Classifieds. „  11
Comment 4
Doonesbury   4
Off the Wire 2
Sports 8
Spotlife  11
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