3
VOL 56, NO. 7
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 14, 1983
District and PCC/CTA Walk Out on Negotiations
Mediator Certifies Impasse, Calls for Fact-finding
By Lisa Lowery
Staff Writer
The district's final contract proposal forces
the negotiations into fact-finding. State medi¬
ator Draza Mrvichin has followed negotiations
between the district and the PCC/California
Teacher’s Association
(СТА)
since August.
Mrvichin certified an impasse and called for
fact-finding when the administration delivered
its latest offer Oct. 6.
“Both parties agreed that futher negotiations
are not possible at this time,” said David
Ledbetter, dean of instructional services and
member of the district’s negotiating team.
“To start fact-finding PERB (Public Em¬
ployment Relations Board) composes an odd
numbered list of uninvolved third party mem¬
bers. The district and the
СТА
alternatly strike
names off the list until only one is left. That
person then chairs the fact-finding panel, which
consists of the chairman and one appointed
representative from each side. The panel will
asses the situation and recommend an advisory
decision for futher negotiations,” said
Mrvichin.
“The
СТА
is not convinced the administra¬
tion has negotiated fairly” said Gary L. Woods,
PCC/CTA president. “The district’s latest offer
" The
СТА
is not
convinced the
administration has
negotiated fairly. "
—WOODS
includes an outragous provision which takes
away the instructor’s right to due process.
The current faculty grievance procedure
permits counsel to be present at the informal
procedure and the grievant to present his case
to the Board of Trustees if necessary. The
district’s proposed changes replace that
procedure with a no-counsel policy at the
informal procedure and a final and binding
decision made by the area vice president at the
formal procedure. The problem with this
proposed change is faculty grievances are often
a result of admipistrtive actions,” said Woods.
“Other proposed changes are unacceptable,”
said Woods. “Since the retirement pay is based
on the last three years of service, the proposed
3.5 percent salary cut for all instructors will
hurt most those who are closest to retirement.
A proposed workload increase for all full time
instructors t6 take on an additional six hours
per year is another. This 25 percent increase
amounts to one more class per semester for
less pay.”
“They also want to keep the unfair LGI
(large group instruction). There are LGI
classes now in the math department for which
the instructors are compensated. They are
''The crux of the
problem is the
money situation in
Sacramento. "
—LEDBETTER
getting some kind of extra pay, team teaching
or release time. However the 30 instructors
assigned LGI in September are not,” said
Woods. . . ...
“It will take up to four or five months for
fact-finding,” said Woods. “We are looking into
other possibilities to resolve the contract situ¬
ation. All points have not been negotiated. We
want to settle negotiations in good faith, but
from our position the administration has only
been surface bargaining.”
Ledbetter said, “Article seven, concerning
the grievance procedure, was in the initial
proposal in May. It is the opinion of the district
that this process needed revision.”
When asked if the administration had a
deadline or time schedule to meet in order to
settle the contract dispute Ledbetter said, “No.
It goes to fact-finding.” Ledbetter estimated
that fact-finding would take until January.
“There is always the possibility of settlement
in advance. But the crux of the problem is the
money situation in Sacramento,” said Ledbet¬
ter.
PCC
У Ш-,
. '
ШР? т цщ* шзшжшш
Щщфк
f;
:'рЩ Р ' Щ
Pf
> "
X ф >
f /ryy
Г
-N-w
У.
s
(/’
v> *4% 'ALv, ' , '■ ' -
Щ
■
Cross Country
Wins
See page 5
News In Brief
Jazz Festival
Toba West Theater presents Pasadena Jazz Festival
Sunday, Oct. 16, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
Ernie Andrews, Clora Bryant, Billy Mitchell trio and Sal
Maldonado’s L.A. Band ‘83 are among the featured per¬
formers. Tickets available at Ticketron or Toba West, 1406
North Lake St. ,$7.50 in advance, $8.50 at the door.
College Information Day
Representatives from more than 50 public and private
colleges will answer questions in the quad from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. on College Information Day, Tuesday, Oct. 25.
UCLA Lecture Series
UCLA Extension’s Department of Humanities and Social
Sciences presents “Utopia for Our Time: Transforming
Today’s Dreams into Tomorrow’s Realities,” a lecture
series which meets Mondays, Oct. 17, to Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. to
10 p.m. in 2160E Dickson Art Center, UCLA.
A one day lecture “The Image Makers” meets Saturday,
Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 175 Dodd Hall, UCLA. Guest
speakers include some of the leading political strategists
who work behind the scenes with political candidates.
Information about all UCLA lectures available at 825-2272.
Career Lectures
Transferring to a Four Year Institution is the October
theme for Career Lectures. Diane Diaz talks about “What to
Look for When Transferring” Monday, Oct. 17, from 12 to 1
p.m. in D200.
Students may also watch a video on writing essays for
college application Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 12 to 1 p.m. or 6
p.m. to 7 p.m. in D200.
Search for Authors and Artists
“Inscape,” the college literary magazine, seeks authors
and artists to submit original material for its 1984 publica¬
tion. Information available in C217 weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Deadline for submissions Thursday, Nov. 17.
MUSICIAN IN THE MAKING— Margaret
Henken gives four-year-old Giro Zenri violin
lessons by the Suzuki method at PCC Music
conservatory. Zenri is one of approximately 35
children ages four to eight who receive violin
instruction with the Suzuki method, a program
designed especially for small children.
— Courier photos by Ted Soqui
Army-Navy Football Teams Play
Thanksgiving Game at Rose Bowl
By Leann Sumner
News Editor
For the first time ever Cadets and
Midshipmen play the 84th Annual
Army-Navy football game at the Pasa¬
dena Rose Bowl Nov. 25 at 11:45 a.m.
The Pasadena Chamber of Com¬
merce arranged for the game to be
moved from Philadelphia, where it has
been played since 1945, to Pasadena in
order to “stimulate attention on the
under-utilized Rose Bowl and take ad¬
vantage of this source of revenue for
Pasadena,” said Rolfe Arnhym, ex¬
ecutive vice president of the Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce.
“We cannot duplicate the publicity
the city will receive from this game.
We want to show the public that Pasa¬
dena is more than a once-a-year com¬
munity which hosts the Rose Parade,
but that it has a lot more to offer.”
The Army Band, Navy Band and
Navy Drum and Bugle Corps perform
on PCC's Horrell Field Wednesday,
Nov. 23, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The
college’s ten Herald Trumpets will
announce the opening and closing of the
event from on top of the press box, said
David Wilson, music department chair¬
person.
President Reagan and members of
the cabinet have been invited to the
game. “The president’s attendance de¬
pends on international and domestic
events at the time (of the game),” said
Arnhym. The Secretary of Defense,
and Secretaries of the Army and Navy
will be in atendance.
How it All Began
In December 1980 the Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce wrote to the
Army and Navy academies suggesting
the 1983 game be played in Pasadena.
The academies responded in January
1981 that they would consider moving
the game if the Chamber could:
• Move, house and feed more than 9000
people, at no expense to the govern¬
ment
• Guarentee each academy an income
from ticket sales of $325,000, the same
income earned last year
• Guarentee $1.1 million in revenue
from television coverage, to be split by
the academies
The Chamber made all the necessary
arrangements and followed negotia¬
tions for a suitable contact from
academy personnel to the Pentagon.
United Airlines agreed to shut down
all cross continental flights for three
days in order to move the Midshipmen.
Their planes will land every fifteen
minutes at LAX, and Army Cadets will
land at Ontario Airport.
A coin toss decided whether ABC or
CBS would provide television coverage
of the game. ABC won the toss and
signed a contract for $1.2 million.
Many of the special events surround¬
ing the game will receive coverage
from all major networks. Some events
may be independently filmed by cable
networks and aired at a later date,
according to Arnhym.
Host Families Volunteer
More than 30 host cities encouraged
residents to house Cadets and Mid¬
shipmen and plan activities and parties
for them.
“We appealed to all of Los Angeles to
provide housing. At this point more
than 7500 Midshipmen and Cadets have
been assigned host families.
We are still answering letters from
volunteers. • Those whose homes are
needed will be notified by the Chamber
this week. Those whose homes are not
needed will still be asked to donate
turkies for Thanksgiving dinner,” said
Arnhym.
Following Thanksgiving dinner, the
Cadets and Midshipmen will join host
families and friends for an evening at
Disneyland. The park closes at 6:30
p.m. and re-opens at 7:30 p.m. for a
special evening of all night entertain¬
ment which cost Disneyland $60,000 to
provide.
Game day begins at 8:30 a.m. with
the entire corps of Cadets and Mid¬
shipmen marching together in a parade
for the first time anywhere. Their
route will take them down Orange
Grove to the Rose Bowl.
Further information about Army-
Navy Week schedule of events may be
obtained at the Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce, 795-3355.
Hanson Elected AS President
— Courier photo by Ted Soqui
VICTORY — Helen Hanson won
the AS presidential election
Wednesday.
By Richard Riehl
Assistant News Editor
Helen Hanson won the AS presidential
election by a landslide with 453 votes, defeat¬
ing Kathy Minges by 174 votes and write-in
candidate Doug McComb. The heated presi¬
dential race concluded Wednesday when the
polls closed at 8:30 p.m. and election results
were announced yesterday.
Votes cast totaled 808, representing less
than one percent of, the student body. The
election shows a decrease in student interest
from last year when 1081 students turned out
to vote.
“I feel great. I am glad I won. I am
looking forward to a productive year,” said
Hanson.
Hanson attributed her triumph to “well-
rounded support from a group of great people
including the student trustee and student
government presidents from other com¬
munity colleges.” Those on her party ticket
worked and helped each other.”
The day before elections Hanson regis¬
tered a protest with the Student Activities
office against Minges for using “cheap
shots” in one of her posters. Jennifer McKin¬
ney, the student activities adviser, dismissed
the matter when Minges consented to re¬
move the poster in question.
Focus on Unity
Hanson, active in AS for the last two
years plans to focus on the need for a strong,
unified AS Board.
“The AS Board must function effec¬
tively,” said Hanson. “This hinges on of¬
ficers understanding their implicit job re¬
sponsibilities and understanding each
other.”
“We must utilize all channels of com¬
munication with the student body inluding
the ‘Courier’, the ‘Campus Crier’ and ban¬
ners across the quad in order to promote
student participation in AS meetings.”
“Overall political awareness must be
strengthened through voter registration
drives, advertising promotions and active
support of the Los Angeles Collegiate Coun¬
cil.”
Publishing the “AS Lance” once again
would aid in promoting student awareness of
"We must utilize all channels of
communication to promote
student participation in AS
meetings. "
— HANSON
current legislative action on community
colleges, according to Hanson.
She envisions a PCC lobby, supervised
by the external affairs coordinator, which
will initiate letter-writing campaigns to the
state legislature.
Hanson plans to start an AS sponsored
student scholarship. “The skeletal
framework is readily available,” said
Hanson. “It’s just a matter of clearing the
idea with the AS Board and establishing an
account with the financial aid office.” The
scholarship must be financed through fund¬
raising drives.
Hanson also plans to hold a “Student
Foundation Awareness Week,” fund- raising
dinners and, hopefully, a rock concert,” in
order to increase the PCC Foundation re¬
serves.
She stresses that channels of com¬
munication between corresponding AS vice
presidents and PCC vice presidents must be
reinforced. “I would like to see more im¬
promptu and informal meetings between AS
and administrative representatives,” said
Hanson. “These meetings are our best
source of information.”