Contract Offer
Faculty
By Lisa Lowery
Staff Writer
Members of the PCC/CTA negotiating team appealed to
approximately 200 faculty members to support the associa¬
tion in rejecting the district’s latest contract offer at an
emergency faculty meeting Tuesday.
Before the decision was put to vote Edward C. Ortell,
PCC/CTA chief negotiator, asked the faculty members to
compare a copy of the district’s “best, last and final offer”
with the Oct. 12 memo from Dr. John W. Casey, superinten-
CALLING FOR SUPPORT — In an emergency
meeting Ed Ortell,
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chief negotiator, and
members of the negotiating team appeal to faculty
Rejects
dent-president, pertaining to that offer. Ortell urged faculty
members to “make their own judgement” as to' whether the
two items meshed.
Ortell discussed the issues of the proposed contract offer,
answered questions and called for a show of hands accepting
or rejecting the district’s offer. The faculty rejected the
offer unanimously.
The negotiations started in June when the Collective
Bargaining Unit’s (faculty’s) two year contract ended. The
’81-’83 contract remains in effect until negotiations between
members to support the CTA's rejection of the
latest contract proposal.
— Courier photo by Ted Soqui
the Pasadena Area Community College District and the
PCC/CTA (California Teacher’s Association) reach a new
contract agreement.
In brief the issues on the negotiating table are as follows:
• A reduction in salary and fringe benifits
• Increased closing numbers of class size
• Effects of layoffs
• Revisions in the current grievance procedures
• And an increase in productivity or workload
In August a state mediator, Draza Mrvichin, was called in
to assist both sides in reaching an agreement, or to certify an
impasse and call for fact-finding.
In September the district assigned LGI (large group
instruction) to 30 teachers. The PCC/CTA understood this
action to be an unilateral pre-impasse decision, and it filed
an unfair labor practice charge against the district with
PERB (Public Employment Relations Board). The unfair
charge is being investigated by PERB to determine whether
or not there is substantial grounds for an unfair labor
practice charge against the district.
On Oct. 6, the district delivered its “last, best and final
offer” to the CTA’s negotiating team. The
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rejected the
offer, and the state mediator classified an impasse. The
district is asking for fact-finding, a process which allows an
equally represented panel to assess the issues and recom¬
mend an advisory decision.
Although fact-finding has been requested, futher negotia¬
tions could resume between the two respective parties.
The PCC/CTA objects to fact-finding. “The district ought
to come back to the negotiating table. We never made a final
offer. The second paragraph of Casey’s memo is not a
correct statement,” said Ortell.
The memo reads, “PCC/CTA’s response was that its
initial proposal of April 19, 1983, was its last, best and final
offer.”
“The purpose of the Oct. 12 memo and what I attempted to
do was to present the issues fairly and succinctly,” said
Casey.
“It was the district’s understanding that the PCC/CTA
went back to its ApriP19 contract proposal as its last, best
and final offer,” said Dave Ledbetter, dean of instructional
services and member of the district’s negotiating team.
“Even though negotiations will go to fact-finding, the
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has the opportunity to counter our offer with a meaningful
proposal, and the district has said it would listen to any such
proposal. The issues concerning layoff need to be negotiated
" The purpose of the Oct. 1 2 memo
. . . was to present the issues fairly
and succinctly.”
—CASEY
now in case there are possible future layoffs. It is the
district’s and the state mediator’s views that the current
grievance procedure is outdated. It’s not a current proce¬
dure used in collective bargaining,” said Ledbetter.
Trustee Election
Wally Calvert, chairman of the PCC/CTA contract writing
team, also asked faculty members for volunteers to cam¬
paign for candidates prefered by the
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running in the Nov.
8 trustee election. Calvert asked potential volunteers to help
promote candidates Sue Miele and Jeanette Mann. “We are
concentrating on key voters, and we have targeted our
campaign efforts,” said Calvert.
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VOL. 56, NO. 8
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA. CALIFORNIA
.OCTOBER 21, 1983
Tournament of Roses Court for 1 984 Presented
PCC Student Lisa Bingman Shines as Princess
By Denni Young
Opinion Editor
The Rose Queen and Princesses will
be announced Oct 25. The court was
selected on Oct 17. Among the seven
hopefuls is Lisa Bingman, who pres¬
ently attends PCC.
Bingman has tried out for the Rose
Court twice in the past. She made it to
semi-finals on her first attempt, then to
PRINCESS LISA — PCC
student Lisa Bingman was
recently chosen as a member
of the Rose Court.
— Courier photo by Doug Burrows
the finals on her second try. She tried
again this year and made it to the
court. “There was a lot of competi¬
tion,” said Bingman. “The other girls
were very pretty and sweet.” But she
felt confident because she had been
through the preliminaries before.
According to Bingman there are four
preliminary competitions. The first is
basically a walk through, in the second,
contestants are asked a few questions
and the judges look for poise and a good
smile. In the third competion contes¬
tants are asked a few more questions
and are videotaped. In the final compe¬
tion they are asked several questions
basically about their families, hobbies
and why they should be chosen as Rose
Queen.
Bingman is a music major who is
consentrating on singing. She takes
private singing lessons along with
classes at PCC. Bingman plans to
continue her studies at a four year
university, but plans to marry first.
All the contestants must be between
the ages of 17 and 21. Bingman, at 19 is
the oldest in the court. She feels that
the judges will not base their decision
on age.
When asked about the posibility of
becoming Rose Queen Bingman said, “
It would be a dream come through.”
She feels she could do a good job. She
also felt the all other contestants are
capable of doing a good job also.
Winning would be very sentimental for
Bingman. “My mother made it to the
final 25 years ago,” said Bingman.
Bingman is looking forward to a
busy, exciting year. The court will
make 80 appearances in the first three
months and between 30 and 40 the rest
of the year. The Rose Queen will have
lots of travel opportunity, where as the
court will stay basically in the area;
Bingman said her family and friends
are all excited for her. She said they
have not changed the way they respond
to her. “I don’t want people to be afraid
of me, I haven’t change,” said
Bingman.
The most exciting moment came for
Bingman when her try-out number was
removed and replaced it with “Prin¬
cess Lisa.” “I always wanted to be a
Princess, and now I am,” said
Bingman. Another special moment
came for Lisa when her best friend,
who was a princess on the last court,
handed her the bouquet on Monday.
The court will spend the weekend at
Balboa were the judges will start look¬
ing for the queen. Earlier in the week,
the court was given classes in PR and
protocal. “All eyes will be on you, so
you must maintain the tournament’s
good name,” said Bingman.
“I will be a part of the Tournament
of Roses for the rest of my life,” said
Bingman.
ROSE COURT MEMBERS — From left to right
are: Ann Jennifer Wasson, Sheryl Lynn Leon,
Jennifer Meeks, Lisa Marie Bingman, Karinn
Laverna Baffa, Ann Marie Colborn, Alison Michelle
Moses.
— Courier photo by Doug Burrows
AS Executive Board Convenes,
Stresses Student Participation
By Richard Riehl
Staff Writer
The newly elected AS executive
board convened for the first time on
Tuesday to establish an agenda for the
semester. Helen Hanson presided over
the meeting.
Hanson’s campaign ticket proved
successful in last week’s elections as
all candidates running on her ticket
were voted into power.
Officers serving on the board are:
Jay Harvey, executive vice president;
Kevin Connors, v.p. of academic af¬
fairs; Glenn Schoenfeld, v.p. of busi¬
ness affairs; J. Sloan Williams, v.p. of
student services; David Dawson, coor¬
dinator of campus activities; Angie
Parker, coordinator of cultural affairs;
Jayne Davis, coordinator of external
affairs; and, Lorelei Mooney, coordi¬
nator of special programs.
Student Involvement Necessary
Only a few students participated in
the board’s initial meeting. “We cannot
adequately represent the students if we
don’t get student involvement,”
stressed Hanson.
Glenn Schoenfeld, vice president of
business affairs, said the programs
provided for the students, such as noon
bands on Tuesdays and Thursdays in
the quad, are financed by AS funds.
Presently there is no student feedback
regarding band choices or the band
program and without student sugges¬
tions the bands could be discontinued
because of apparent student dis¬
PLAYTI ME— Children at the college's Child
Development Center play games, make crafts
and sing songs to develop basic skills and
Coordination. — Courier photo by Jerome Gibson
interest, according to Schoenfeld.
“Students should be aware, and they
should have a voice in what programs
are being provided by AS.”
AS board meetings take place every
Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Campus
Center AS board room. The board
encourages students to attend.
All issues addressed during the elec¬
tion campaigns were brought before
the board. The first order of business is
to write by-laws which will govern
officers’ duties and conduct. Last year
the executive board members’ duties
“were performed with an understand¬
ing,” according to Hanson. “This year
they (duties) will be on paper.”
A motion passed to invite State Sena¬
tor Art Torres for a campus speaking
engagement. Torres, having recently
formed the “Community College Truth
Squad,” is speaking at three Los Ange¬
les campuses this month. His speeches
are directed at the maintenance of
tuition-free education at community
colleges.
AS plans Voter Registration Drive
A Voter Registration Drive is under
consideration by the board. The drive is
tentatively scheduled for Monday, Oct.
24 and it will continue for two
weeks. The Voter Registration Drive
held within the first weeks of class this
semester netted approximately 130
completed registration forms.
The board discussed the need for
qualified students to be appointed as
Supreme Council members. Supreme
Council members interpret the AS con¬
stitution in times of dispute.
Additionally, the board discussed the
appointment of student commissioners
by department chairpersons. Can¬
didates are sought for commissioner
positions who will represent individual
academic departments in AS meetings.
Alvar L. Kauti, dean of student ac¬
tivities, addressed the board at the
conclusion of the meeting. “I welcome
the new board,” said Kauti. “I’m
enthused and pleased that the students
who lost in the AS elections are sup¬
porting the board; unity is what we
really need.”
Newsbriefs
Career Lectures
Dina Chase lectures on “CUSC Application” Monday, Oct.
24, from 12 to 1 p.m. in D209.
“UC Application” is the lecture topic for Monday, Oct. 31,
from 12 to 1 p.m. in D209.
College Information Day
Representatives from more than 50 universities answer
questions in the quad Tuesday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Army-Navy Week Events
PCC hosts a band review featuring the Army Band, Navy
Band and Navy Drum and Bugle Corps, Wednesday, Nov. 23,
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Horrel Field at no charge.
The USMA and USNA glee club perform together for the
first time Wednesday, Nov. 23 , 8:30 p.m. at the Pasadena
Civic Auditorium. Special guest stars include Debby Boone,
Pat Boone, and Rosemary Clooney. Tickets cost $15 to $20.
UCLA Lectures
UCLA Extension’s Department of Humanities and Social
Sciences presents “Tension Areas: The World Today,” a
lecture series which meets Tuesdays, Oct. 11 to November
29, 10:30 a.m. to noon in Fellowship Hall, Westwood United
Methodist Church, Westwood.
“A Day with Homer” meets Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. in 400A Math Sciences Building, UCLA. Speakers will
be leading specialists in classical archaeology, history and
literature.
New Co-ed P.E. Classes
Students may register now in D Building or see Bev
Johnson in the Women’s Gym about P.E. 28— Aquatic
Conditioning, no swimming skills needed, meets 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. Thursdays. P.E. 2A— Intermediate Swimming is also
being offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 4p.m. to 6 p.m.