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Progress stow in puslh f orlabor imioM
By Rich Jurgens
A campaign to organize a labor union among UNL
faculty has not made the progress expected and will be
given another four weeks to obtain faculty support before
the American Association of University Professors drop
the idea.
At an AAUP meeting Thursday, Robert Haller, UNL
English professor, said that there is not yet enough faculty
support for unionization. The cards that were distributed
among faculty members to see if they want to vote on
forming a union haven't been coming back as expected, he
said.
Haller said he didn't know what percentage of cards
had been returned, but knew it wasn't the 60 percent
needed to make a vote on forming a union feasible.
"Now is the time to begin collective bargaining, "
Haller said., "If we don't, we should give up and try at a
later date " '
Haller told the 16 of about 2UU AAUP members
present at the meeting that they have four alternatives: let
the campaign continue at a slow pace, give up the
campaign, call for an election among faculty now, or wait
two to four weeks to gain support.
The members present decided to table the unionization
issue for f6ur weeks in which time the campaign would be
escalated.
More detail
Paul Olson, English professor, said the faculty needed
to know, in more detail, what the AAUP is fighting for.
He said too much-energy is being devoted by AAUP to the
university system as a whole and that faculty members
should be told what forming a union can do for them.
June Levine, UNL associate professor of English, said
some faculty members were "spacing off the cards and
that so far its been a "very quiet campaign." She suggest
ed more follow-up on the collective bargaining issue and
on what the AAUP hopes to do.
Haller said many faculty members have a "wait and
see" attitude. They are waiting to see what effect
collective bargaining will have at UNO's recently formed
union and if the faculty will be able to get what it wants
without forming a union.
"It is unwise to let this campaign linger on," Haller
said. The campaign should end if it isn't passed soon be
cause the faculty would lose its scope in bargaining by
waiting, Haller said. ,
. Grant loss possible
On another issue discussed by AAUP, Haller said the
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Photo by Mark Billingsley
Craig L. Hughes of Memphis, Term., a member of the U.S.S.R. delegation in the Model United Nations, sports
genuine Russian medals. He spoke against amendments condemning the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Delegates solving world woes
By Mary Kay Wayman
Among the expected activities for this session of the
Nebraska Model United Nations are a kidnapping and
prayers to Mecca. But for the opening day Thursday, it
was down to business.
Addressing the opening of the general assembly, Secretary-General
Wendy Wysong said, "This is an exercise in
creative diplomacy -within limits." She forbade the use of
machetes, hatchets or Cuban cigars.
A member of the Cuban delegation, Jim Davidson call
ed that decision "racist." Davidson disdained using the
microphone and shouted his angry rhetoric across the
Centennial Room.
Seventy countries are represented by high school and
college students from seven states.
Three committees and the Security Council met
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 1 p.m. The committees, Special
Political; Social, Humanitarian and Cultural and Political;
and Security, warmed with debate on motions and
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amendments as the morning turned to afternoon. Dele
gates caucused, hoping to sway votes.
In the Special Political Committee and the Security
Council, the Soviet Union fended denunciations of their
invasion of Afghanistan, and were backed by their satel
lite nations. ,
Colorful flags and three-piece suits abounded. A tew
delegates were garbed in their native dress, such as the
khaki green fatigues of the Cuban delegation. The
U.S.S.R. delegates sported medals and Lenin tie tacks.
As the Pakistan delegate attempted once more to amend
resolutions to denounce the Soviet invasion, the Soviet
delegate put on dark glasses and shook his head in dismay.
In the next room another committee discussed birth
control and outer space. Lest you think the United
Nations has little to say about space, Hubert Brown,
United States delegate said, "You've got to keep ah eye to
the sky."
A resolution submitted by the Iraq delegation would
restrict population by holding a U.N. lottery each year
and allowing only the winners to have a child.
An eight-year veteran of M.U.N, said that the confer
ence, while restricted in scope by the backgrounds and
stereotypes of the delegates, does reflect the actual United
Nations' work.
"It is confusing. It is chaotic. In that extent it does re
flect reality," Colombian delegate Britt Miller said.
Preeta Bansal, Lincoln East student and a member of
the Bangladesh Security Council delegation, said she
planned to break the tension later with a song she wrote:
"... In the name of mercy mild, exterminate the third
world child. Maybe someday we could feed them, but
right now we just don't need them."
University of Nebraska could lose about $12 million in
federal grants and contracts if the Federal Government
were to investigate NU's Equal Opportunity and Affirma
tive Action Plan.
Haller said the NU Board of Regents is not complying
with federal standards for equal opportunity and Affirma
tive Action.
The federally -required plan must contain a strong
policy statement, a work-force analysis, goals, timetable,
and budgets, delineation of a program with statements of
assignments of responsibility for each aspect of the pro
gram, and a statement of methods and deadlines for com
pletion of evaluation of the program.
Haller said an Affirmative Action plan was drafted in
1974 by the regents with the specified regulations, but
that the 1974 plan is obsolete and is no longer in compli
ance with federal regulations.
Haller said the regents have only a set of vague guide
lines for equal opportunity and Affirmative Action.
He said the regents have control over Affirmative
Action, thus preventing any type of legislation by the
state. He said there should be specific state plans and de
tailed plans for NU.
Student files for
Board of Regents
By Michelle Carr
A UNL student has filed with trie Secretary of State's
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Rich Register, 20 j a UNL senior preJaw majcjr, filed as
a candidate from the 6th district. Robert Simmons of
Scottsbluff is. the incumbent regent from the 6th district.
Register said that the major problem facing the univer
sity is the low pay for faculty.
"When a person with a doctorate (degree) receives the
income of that of a GS6 secretary in the federal govern
ment, it's a disgrace," he said.
Register also expressed concern that the quality of
education is being hurt by the loss of professors to better
paying jobs. He said that seniors graduating from the UNL
College of Engineering receive better salaries than their
professors. '
Register, who also attended the University of Nebraska
at Omaha, said that as a student, he is keenly aware of
what the university needs. He said that the present
regents, who may be former students at the university,
have forgotten the problems of the university .
Register said he is more "open-minded" than current
members of the Board of Regents.
According to Register, existing programs at the univer
sity are not being used to their fullest potential. As an ex
ample, he cited programs in the College of Business Ad
ministration. The college should offer a two-year certifi
cate or degree for students who wish to work in small
business and do not want to take the full four-year
program.
The. institution of a small business program would take
little effort, only organization, he said.
Moving regent meetings to the UNL campus is another
aspect of the Board of Regents that he would like to see
changed, Register said. The Nebraska Union is one alter
native site, he said.
The regents recently rejected a plan by ASUN
President Bud Cuca to alternate meeting sites on the UNL
and UNO campuses because the records are housed at
Regents Hall.
However, Register said that the records could be easily
moved to the UNL campus.
Concerning the 15 percent budget increase for the
university's 1980-81 fiscal year, Register said that the
budget has to be 1 5 percent, not 1 0 percent."
Because he is graduating in December, 1980, Register
said no conflict of interest would exist in his being a
student and a regent. He said he hopes to attend
Creighton University Law School if accepted.
Register said he plans to conduct a campaign through
the 6th district during spring break and four to five days
after final examinations.
He said finances for the campaign will be a "major
problem, but said students should be willing to support