Friday, February 11, 1972
University Daily Kansan
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AAUP Rates KU Salaries Low
ers
Two Legislators Answer Letter
By ELAINE ZIMMERMAN
Kansan Staff Writer
Only two of five state legislators have responded to a letter from the University of Kansas chapter of the American Association of University Professors conducting funds for the university's salaries and academic operations. Those two replies were favorable.
J. Bunker Blark, associate professor of music history and president of KU-AAUP, sent letters Jan. 8 to Rep. John Vogel, Rep. Richard L. Lawrence, R-Lawrence, and Sen. Arden Booth, R-Lawrence, which summarized the salary situation and possible results of a second nastere budget. He requested that he be in seeking necessary funds.
Rep. Clyde Hill, R-Yates Center, chairman of the House Committee on Education Sen. Tom Van Sickle, R-Fort Scott, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, to a request that time be made available for KU-AUP meeting to appear in committee meeting to answer questions concerning the consequences of low support for
VOGEL AND BOOTH responded sympathetically. No replies were received from Kay, Hill and Van Sickle.
In a letter dated Jan. 21, Wojel wrote: "I agree with your views on the issue of education and I assure you that I will make a strong plea to find ways for the state of Kansas to provide the public education in the state."
"Certainly I am supportive in all of your arguments. I will certainly do everything I possibly can. Booth wrote in his letter of
Dark minimized the effects of KU-AUAP's inability to appear before the Senate and House Ways and Means Committees.
"They would probably guess what a professor would say, anyway," he said. The chancellor, who are students, should be more effective in giving arguments in favor of more support."
CLARK SAID there were no alternative plans to seek support in the legislature. The KU-AUAP has been trying to distribute
information on how KU teacher salaries compare with those of other institutions, he said.
"I seems to me that the information speaks loudly, and I hope to disseminate it more widely during the last few months," prepared to give more details "we
Committee on the Economic Status of the Profession, accounter to the chair, Rupert, a professor of education and chairman of the committee. The group also makes communications with the information gathered, he said.
Compilation and distribution of information on teacher salaries is also the primary function of the
"The faculty might like to see us be more aggressive in watchdogging the legislature," he said, "but that's not what
Workers from the University of
Kansas were not exempt, even protesting
the leakage wage increase on the
last 15 months expect
something that could mistake
the employer.
Workers Want Wage Correction
"Someone must correct that mistake." he said.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee has approved a five per cent wage increase, but it will retroactively, as Rose had said.
The union also asked that the pay structure for classified Civil Service employees be raised to make them more competitive in job market.
Rose said the workers lived with the situation while they waited for the next session of the court. Rose corrected the "incorrect" that existed
Lloyd Rose, business manager of Loyal Line 1132. Labors workers of America, a club, said Thursday his group "realized that a mistake had been made" in the workers' wages were not raised along with wages for other workers.
we're all about."
No action has been planned by the union, but "committees are meeting all the time," Rose said. In a meeting may be held here soon.
There is no tabulation of
there are about 1,800
Local 1132 but Rose estimates
that there are about 1,800
where there are eligible to
be members.
Workers from KU picketed the statehouse Jan. 14 in below zero weather, and about a dozen of the workers outleaf trees on Wednesday.
RUPPERT SAID the committee was now sending surveys to teachers no longer needed by them to determine their reasons for leaving. Statistics comparing salary levels in different departments were also available. The university were also available through the commission, he said.
Chances are not good that the workers' demands for a retractive pay increase will be met. Sen. Tom R. Van Sickle, RFort South, Senate Ways and Reams Committee chairman, and Mr. James Lindsay supplemental funds would require new taxes.
If the legislature approves the appropriations bill for colleges and universities as expected, the five per cent merit increases already agreed upon by the Ways will become effective July 1.
The AAUP rates the salaries payable to institutions on a ten-time scale for a position of professor, associate professor, assistant Professor, and Researcher.
Whether institutions can be meaningfully compared depends upon the number and type of degrees offered, Kuppert said. A doctoral grant is 15 or more doctoral degrees each year in at least three non-religious disciplines. The second category can be any doctoral degree or but doctoral degrees are of inadequate number or distribution in areas to be considered in the first category to comprise the third category.
RUPERT SAID this
classification invoked
even more advanced
made. Professors teaching at
undergraduate
graduates are more
qualified and better paid than those at four-year schools, he said.
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The AUPT rated KU salaries for the 1970-17 academic year in the college and the 10th (lowest) for associate and assistant professor positions.
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Clark included these statistics in his letter to the members of the legislature.
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"Even high salaries," said Clark, "will not compensate for a decrease in the library acquisition budget, nor inadequate buildings, nor larger class sizes and higher teaching levels. So over-average compensation for graduate student instructors."
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1972 SPRING ELECTION INFORMATION
On March 15 and 16, new Student Senators, Officers of the Classes of 1973, 1974 and 1975 and a new President and Vice-President of the Student Body will be elected. To Become a candidate:
Candidates for PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT BODY must file a joint declaration of intention to seek such offices with the secretary or the elections committee chairman of the Student Senate by Thursday, February 17.
In order to be eligible for either of these offices, the candidates must have either served on the Student Senate or must have their declaration supported by the signatures of at least 500 members of the Student Body. Declarations must be accompanied by a $5.00 filing fee for each candidate.
A candidate for the STUDENT SENATE must file a declaration of intention to seek such office as a representative from his respective school with the secretary or elections committee chairman of the Student Senate by Wednesday, February 23. This declaration must be accompanied by a $5.00 filing fee.
Candidates for CLASS OF FICERS must file a declaration of intention to seek such office with the secretary or elections committee chairman of the Student Senate by Wednesday, February 23. Each declaration must be supported by the signatures of at least 50 members of the appropriate class and must be accompanied by a $5.00 filing fee.
All Declarations may be picked up in the Student Senate Office, 105-B Union, 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
All Declarations must be received by 5 p.m. on the deadline date.
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