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Monday, April 1, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Faculty Bargaining Unit Suggested
By DAVE BURPEE Kanzan Staff Reporter
The first faculty collective bargaining unit at a school under the Kansas Board of Regents moved one step closer to actuality Friday.
Donald Hoffman, hearing examiner for the Kansas Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) and his team addressed to PERB that the faculty at Kansas State College at Pittsburgh be allowed to form a bargaining unit for negotiations with the college administration.
Jerry Pewell, PERB executive director,
said the board would meet this week to
formally consider the recommendation if
they received it.
The open hearing was a result of a petition filed by the Kansas Higher Education Association (KHEA), an arm of the Kansas National Education Association. The
petition listed 247 names and requested that they be allowed to form a bargaining unit.
Powell explained that PERB establishment was not the final step in establishing a framework for PERB.
The faculty, he said, must decide if they want an agency to represent them.
The agency selected by a majority vote of the faculty, he said, would be authorized to represent them in "meet and confer" negotiations with the administration and
A request to delay Friday's hearing so the requests could study the issues was denied, Hoffman said, because a delay would deny parties in an appropriate bargaining unit their guaranteed rights. He also rejected arguments that an appropriate bargaining unit should include the faculty of all six state campuses.
roffman said that his recommendation and the board's final decision would not
preclude other faculty groups from uniting into one bargaining unit.
Graham goodman, president of the KU-AUA, and Charles Oldfather, university attorney, told Hoffman that they favored a statewide bargaining units instead of a state-wide unit.
Oldfather also said the board should try to clarify what degree of supervisor participation would be allowed in the bargaining unit.
Supervisors, such as department chairmen, should be defined as non-supervisors for the purposes of collective bargaining, he said, or there could be conflicts within the University under the prohibitive practice laws.
George Budd, president of Kansas State College at Pittsburg, said that department chairmen were included in the petition because they had teaching responsibilities.
Doris Sindt, professor of psychology and counselor of education at Pittsburg, said the petition was agreed to by faculty executive officers of the school. The proposed unit, she said, includes the Vocational Technical Institute faculty, the Learning Resources faculty and the general teaching faculty but excludes all personal teachers who are not responsible for teaching, such as secretaries.
Powell said that anyone who wanted to protect the board's final decision would be required to provide the vote.
Chaney, Raytown, Mo., junior.
The drama department has collected $100 in addition to $50 mail ordered and $50 paid for a costume.
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perses. Tuesday, April 2, the sorority will visit all the Greek houses and discuss the problem. April 4 they will return to collect contributions.
All those who wish to contribute and don't live in the Greek system, may make use of the "Greek" option.
"I have been overwhelmed by the support from fellow students and faculty. I have found the people here genuine in their concern and help," said Singer yesterday.
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