PCC Courier, March 21, 1980

explicitly re- ity record, that Barraza of athletic idance here in :rs Haugaard ive been in- ase. s headline in said Barraza disputing the layer’s signa- to Robert J. af public in¬ questioning a the signature ws and Bar- attendance , Ernest P. sions, and “a felt that the tch. Although Itar-News re- ’CC reviewed Wspaper re- 5n referred to umann said, fference be- as probably ling the Star- ence. VOL. 49. NO. 7 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 21. 1980 for anybody you want life n your self- on someone ying Charity, Terri Julio, and Gregg light at 8:30 .m. and 8:30 x deductible, the evening Its attending for students 12. СТА Rejects Latest Contract Offer By Mike White Staff Writer Faculty and other certificated em¬ ployees voted 223 to 35 Tuesday to reject the District’s final contract pro¬ posal that included a 5 percent salary increase. Dr. Stan Hutchinson, chief nego¬ tiator for the PCC chapter of the California Teachers’ Association, said he was impressed by the unusually heavy turn out. A total of 258 of the 354 PCC certificated employees voted on the contract. By rejecting the contract the faculty also voted to go to a fact-finding committee. To investigate the District’s ability to pay higher salaries and to in¬ vestigate all other disputed areas will be the function of the fact-finding committee. > A request to establish a fact-finding committee has been submitted, and the committee is expected to be formed this week, said Dr. Hutchinson. The committee, established by the Public Employees Relations Board, consists of three people not associated with the Pasadena Area Committee College District. The District and the PCC-CTA chapter each will choose a representative to the committee. A representative to chair the committee is assigned by PERB. The key is that fact finding would allow comparative salaries of other districts to be considered as well as the ability of the District to pay, a point which it has refused to discuss at the table up to now, Dr. Hutchinson said. While the District admits its offer is not comparable to some colleges, Dr. Meyers says it is fair considering the cutbacks in the school’s budget. “The Board does not refute the declining purchasing power of the fac¬ ulty, compared to the country’s rising cost of living during the past few years.” Through reduced revenues brought upon by the result of Proposi¬ tion 13, the District can no longer be competitive with the business would, and in fact many other public agen¬ cies,” he said. “I believe the District is doing the best it can. with what it has.” The report issued by the fact-finding committee usually takes about five to six weeks to complete. It would in¬ dicate what would be a fair and reason¬ able contract settlement for both sides, Dr. Hutchinson said. The recommendations of the com¬ mittee has no binding effect on the negotiations, according to Dr. Hutchinson. However, it does have the power to subpoena documents if neces¬ sary. he added. “Even though the report is not bind¬ ing it does serve as a very powerful political leverage,” Dr. Hutchinson said. After the report is finished the Dis¬ trict and the PCC-CTA have 10 days to come to an agreement. If there is no agreement in that time the report is then released to the public. Contract negotiations started last May, and the latest contract offer is the result of two weeks' negotiations involving a state^appointed mediator. Besides 5 percent across-the-board raises (i.e. from base wage to the highest seniority level) retroactive to last July 1, 1979, it would also have' reduced the pay of doctorates and counselors hired after the contract had been accepted. The PCC-CTA wants a better salary offer and certain fringe benefits from the District, Dr. Hutchinson said. Dr. Richard S. Meyers, super¬ intendent-president, however, feels the last salary offer was the best that the District could give. “I consider that the District’s final salary offer was a just offer based on the District’s ability to pay. I feel that the Board of Trustees has acted in good faith in making its last, best and final offer based on the concept of paying its employees the maximum salary con¬ sidering the District’s income,” Dr. Meyers said. Aids Introduced By LAC Tours By Mike Imlay Staff Writer Three Learning Assistanee-Center tours instituted by LAC Supervisor Mary McGuire have recently ac¬ quainted extended day faculty and stu¬ dents with much of the center’s spe¬ cialized equipment. Beginning March 3 and ending yes¬ terday, the LAC tours were designed to demonstrate to extended day faculty and students the many uses of the Counselors Gain Three * State Posts Three PCC counselors have been elected to serve a one-year term as officers of the California Personnel Guidance Association. Each of the counselors, Mariann Loniello, Lisa Sugimoto and Stan Tsukahira, belong to the California Community College Association, a division of the CPGA. Mrs. Loniello was elected secretary of the CCCA. Sugimoto and Tsukahira were elected secretary, and vice presi¬ dent, respectively, of the Asian-Ameri- can Causus, an affiliate of the CPGA. The CPGA holds conferences and offers workshops for counselors to help them find better ways to guide students toward career and personal goals. The three counselors will begin their terms of office in May. center, said Mrs. McGuire, who said she was pleased with the turnout. Mrs. McGuire said that among the demonstrations given to those who took advantage of the tours were various machines used by handicapped stu¬ dents. During two of the tours, PCC student Richard Oehm gave a demon¬ stration of the center’s Optacon, a device which allows a blond person to read printed books by the use of a scanner run over the print. In addition to the Optacon, the center displayed its speech calculator, a cal¬ culator that takls with a mechanical voice. Brailling devices were also shown. But instruments for the use of the handicapped weren’t the only demon¬ strations given during the three tours. Video tapes dealing with the LAC itself were also shown to give an overview of how the center can be used. In addition to the video tapes the D300 Monitor was shown to the vis¬ itors. (The Monitor is a wireless head¬ phone system.) The video tape, “Non- traditional Occupations for Women,” was also shown. She said that although the center is seldom empty (it is usually quite busy), she would like to let the students and faculty know that the LAC can be a useful educational tool. Other tours have not been planned for this semester, but informal tours “we will always welcome” if groups wishing to view the center will make appointments, according to Mrs. McGuire. THE DECISION MAKERS — The Board of Trustees passed a resolution to cut back certificated management positions last Thursday. From left they are: Roger Gertmenian, Dr Gary Adams, Warren Weber. David Hannah, Dr. Richard Meyers, PCC superintendent-president, John Martin and Walter Shatford. Not pictured is Dr. Richard Green, who was absent from last week's meeting and Student Trustee Michael Tiberi -courier photo ьУ Dave ci.rke More Decisions Will Arise if Jarvis 1 1 Passes Board of Trustees Makes Management Cuts By Brad Lehman Editor-in-Chief Although' the Board of Trustees final¬ ly decided on some areas for cuts in the event that Proposition 9 passes in June, there will still be more decision-mak¬ ing problems in June, according to Dr. Richard S. Meyers, PCC super¬ intendent-president. The board voted 5-0 to send pre¬ liminary layoff notices eliminating seven certificated management posi¬ tions and cut 17 other posts back from 12-month assignments to 11 months March 13 at Harbeson Hall. However, as long as the state does not set a budget, Dr. Meyers said, PCC cannot make any final money considerations. Final notices must be issued by May 15. However, according to John S. Madden, dean of personnel sevices, the deadline only applies to cuts for teaching positions, not for adminis¬ trative positions. No tenured teachers’ positions are slated to be cut. At the trustees’ meeting, the board also voted to notify 15 instructional employees of one year or less that they will not be retained for the fall. In another resolution the board de¬ cided to hire Teacher-Coordinator Sus¬ an Feinberg and Guidance Facilitator Charles R. Havard for 10-month assign¬ ments. The first decision will cut the posi¬ tions of KPCC general manager, men's and women’s athletic director and Chairperson, the chairpersons in the life and physical sciences departments, the assistant chairperson of social sci¬ ences and the coordinator of coopera¬ tive education. In addition, those cut back to 11- month assignments will be the deans of personnel services, extended day and summer sessiorts, instructional ser¬ vices, occupational education, ex¬ tended campus programs, admissions and records, counseling, the Communi¬ ty Adult Training Center supervisor, the head librarian, the nursing depart¬ ment chairperson, the coordinator of occupational education support ser¬ vices, two psychologists, the coordi¬ nator of scholarships and financial aid. counselor John L. Hardy and librarians James E. Crayton and William I. Weitzel. The trustees emphasized that their decision could be changed depending upon how much money is allocated to PCC. However, the vote was necessary because of the March 15 deadline for issuing preliminary termination no¬ tices and the possible passage of Jarvis II in June. “Officially, we're taking the ac¬ tion,” Trustee Walter T. Shatford said. “We re hoping later we can undo it.” Dr. Meyers also said the department chairperson cuts are also uncertain. A committee studying PCC’s department structure has not completed its study. TEN SPEED AND BROWN SHOES— A portion of an episode of the ABC program was taped Monday at Burger King. This crowd gathered to watch. — Courier photo by Steve Franklin Any Remedy for Parking Situation? Chris Aguilar, education major, first semester: “I’m not really faced with the problem because I’m able to find a spot in the 50cp lot during the noon hour. They should have free parking on the streets around the campus.” Ken VanAssen, administration and justice major, first semester: “Mak¬ ing more extended time zones avail¬ able for parking on the street. Right now they’re two hours.” Flanagan Whitsitt, general education major, fourth semester: “Many of the streets have parking only on one side. Residents within proximity to the college and the taxpayers in the rest of the city should be willing to go for it (a parking structure). It would be a load off their backs.” Neil Schleimer, music major, ninth semester: “Set up car pools— there would have to be a proper enticement for that. Use the computer to match addresses. Offer discounts to those who carpool. Those who have a large vehicle could set up a small service.” Alice Anderson, business major: “Riding the bus would be the best solution. There's a temporary park¬ ing structure near the County-USC hospital that has been there 10 years. That is something that could be pursued. The big parking crush is in the morning. Maybe students could schedule their classes for the after¬ noon to avoid the crunch in the morn¬ ing.” -Ш& A". v Bob Arganbright, pre-dental major, first semester: “The college and the city has a responsibility : to the stu¬ dents to develop efficient parking— a multilevel structure. The taxpayer would be the main opposition to this. Let the students take the bus or ride the bike (in order) not to have any cars to park.”