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Police Union
By Ann Owens
Lincoln citizens can ! expect a more
professionalized Police Dept. because of a
newly-formed Lincoln Police Union,
according to new Union President James
Hill. . , '
The Lincoln Police Union was created
Tuesday when 120 members of the Lincoln
Police Dept., (LPD) unanimously adopted
union bylaws. ' -
"Now the LPD will be able to retain its
highly qualified officers," Hill said. "In the
past there has been a high attrition rate due
to officers' frustrations. They just couldn't
be heard in LPD's upper echelon."
According to HU1, the union will be a
"vehicle for officers to express
dissatisfaction with employment
conditions through political and collective
bargaining channels."
No wage increase
Hill said there will be no union wage
increase proposal this year.
"It's basically too late for that, and
most officers are satisfied with the city's
10 per cent increase offer," he said.
Hill said that LPD will not strike,
because a strike would violate the Lincoln
Police Union's bylaws and because "I
would be against striking even if it were
legal."
A 1913 police strike in Boston hurt
police unionization attempts nationwide,
Hill said.
Future affiliation
"Boston was pretty torn up then. Only
now in the 1960s and 70s are we getting
away from the stigma of that strike," he
added.
The Lincoln Police Union is not
affiliated with any national unions,
chief predict
s p rof ess ion a I ized f p rce'
according to Hill, but a future affiliation
with the International Brotherhood of
Police Officers is possible.
"This affiliation will be considered as
our membership increases," Hill said. "In
the near future we hope to be pushing the
200 mark which will be approximately 90
per cent of the LPD."
Some officers had reservations about
the union to begirwith, according to Hill.
Previous attempt
"An attempt at unionization fell
through in 1943, ; resulting in some
recriminations within the department," he
said. "Now that officers realize the Lincoln
Police Union is here to stay, membership
should increase."
The Lincoln Police Union resulted from
a culmination of many things, Hill said.
"Officers are concerned with both
economical and nonecpnomical issues," he
said. "Generally, these include wages,
pensions and poor personnel practices such
a? seniority. .
"To be more specific, officers are
dissatisfied with promotion procedures,"
Hill said. "The union would like to see an
officer promoted on what he knows, not
who he knows."
. Another specific concern of officers,
according to Hill, is LPD's method of
handling complaints against officers.
Complaints on file
"Right now complaints are taken over
the. phone," he said. "The individual
" officer is not allowed to speak with the
accuser about the complaint. Even if the
complaint is not valid it remains in the
officer's file.
"The police review board which
investigates complaints about officers will
he
a
a
one vote.
Hill said that as president of the union
he will have to voice his opinion and act in
the union's best interest.
"I guess "being outspoken is
inc - ijjji prerequisite ui uic jud, ne said. "You
democratically, ccorfling l" j Tuesday can't let anything stand between you and
"The 5JAiSnlJi the top when y6u want to acLP2
of each month. HiU said- d tQ SO!Xiething." , . ;
is encouragea iu
. - u- on iue with the union, .
!rj IPD definitely does not need
JShSf wMch only indicates
ine untuiu -- -
76 reauest submitted
Reqents to act on
budget
NU President D.B. Varner will as tne , utner action expected at Saturday's
NU Board of Regents Saturday to approve board meeting:
the university 1976-77 operating budget. -UNL Chancellor James Zumberge will
Varner will present the budget request tne 5oar(j t0 appr0Ve pay increases for
to the regents this afternoon, and action prornoted faculty and those with
will be taken on it Saturday at the board Is extraordinary merit. '
regular monthly meeting at Regents Hall, -The regents will accept Zumberge's
3835 Holdrege St. . resignation to accept the presidency of
Approval of the budget would require Southern Methodist University in Dallas
the university to request from the state tax xeXt
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fund approximately $15 million increase
more than the 1975-0 amount.
The regents also will hear a status report
on court action determining limits of the
board's authority.
Flavel Wright, attorney for the board,
said he will file a petition Friday in an
effort to get a State Supreme Court ruling
on limits of the board's power.
The board has said that their authority
has at times been usurped by the
Legislature and some state agencies.
Regents also will hear a progress report
on the NU Educational Television (NETV)
production personnel's decision to
unionize. Workers filed with the State
Court of Industrial Relations to allow the
union to act as chief bargaining agent with
the university.
Friday
7:30 a.m. -President's
Office-breakfast-Nebraska
Union 203.
8 a.m.-5 p.m.-Nebraska
Swine Seminar-Nebraska
Center for Continuing
Education, 33rd and
Holdrege streets.
10:30 a.m.-Business
Education 120-Union
Auditorium.
Noon-4 p.m.-ASUN
Book Exchange-book
return-Union Conference
Rooms.
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Charismatic Fellowship
If
13th & R, Mondays 730 RM.
1:30 p.m.-American
Pharmaceutical
Association-Union
Auditorium.
7 p.m.-Kappa Alpha
Psi-Union 232.
7:30 p.m.-Inter Varsity
Christian Fellowship
Harvest Room.
Saturday
8 a.m. -5 p.m.-Chess
Tournament-Nebraska
Center.
8 a.m.-5 p.m.-Psycho-Drama
Workshop-Nebraska
Center.
9 a.m. -Art Lending
Library Checkout-Union
Art Lending Library.
KFrlO Radio & The Stuart Theatre
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-Trie board will decide whether to
accept Alc-Sar-Ben's otter to provide
Srking on their exposition grounds for
personnel and students. Ak-Sar-Ben
offered to lease the space to UNO at a cost
of$l.
-The regents are scheduled to accept i
bid of $36,353 by ND. Judds Co. for the
renovation of the R St. entrance to the
Nebraska Union and to approve bids
totalling approximately $1.5 million for
construction of the Veterinary Science
Building. General Contractor for the
building is M.W. Anderson Construction
Co.
-The board ' will be asked to accept a
$48,684 bid by Devac Inc. for installation
of new windows in the East Campus Food
and Nutrition Building.
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