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Of the NU Regents available for comment, all
oppose the authorization card campaign for UNL
faculty collective bargaining.
The campaign, organized by the UNL chapter of
the American Association of University Professors,
began last week.
If at least SO percent of the UNL faculty sign
authorization cards in favor of the UNLAAUP as
their collective bargaining agent, the UNLAAUP
will ask the regents to recognize them as the legiti
mate agent, said Linda Pratt, UNTVAAUP president.
Pratt is a UNL English professor.
I think it's a mistake," Regent Robert Simmons of
Scottsbluff said.
Average faculty members dont exist, Simmons
said, and a collective bargaining unit for the faculty
would "end up treating some poorly and others bet
ter than they should be treated."
Having a bargaining unit would change the board's
business policy with faculty members, Simmons
said.
"You don't talk to faculty members, you talk to
bargaining units," he said. -
Regent John Payne of Kearney said the board is
working to upgrade faculty salaries, which 13 one of
AAUFs main issues.
"I don't feel the AAUP is going to help them from
an economic standpoint, " he said.
Payne said he attributes low faculty salaries to the
Nebraska economy, which restricted salary raises
recently.
Last year, Gov. Kerrey gave no salary increase for
state employees, including UNL professors, which
caused the salary discrepancy, payne said.
Economic reasons also influenced UNL Student
Regent Matt Wallace's standpoint.
"I would like to see the state committed to increas
ing teachers' salaries rather than collective bargain
ing," he said. Unionizing will hurt the faculty, Wal
lace said.
However, Wallace said he "feels caught in the
middle." He said he can see the board's view, because
he is on the board, yet he also sees the side of the
AAUP, because he works with faculty every day in
class. . - .
Wallace said the hostile relationship between the
regents and the faculty with collective bargaining
would create a bad environment for students.
Regent Kermit Hansen of Elkhorn said he doesn't
believe the AAUP is the best solution for the faculty
right now.
Regent Robert Koefoot of Grand Island only said
"no" as his opinion of the AAUP as UNL's collective
bargaining unit.
If the regents deny the UNLAAUP request, which
Pratt said she expects, the AAUP will file a petition
with the Commission of Industrial Relations to hold
an election among UNL faculty members. The elec-
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Reagan announces re-election bid
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From Use Reutcr News Heport
WASHINGTON President Reagan Sunday night
announced that he would seek re-election in No
vember. "I am therefore announcing that I am a candidate
and I will seek re-election to the office I presently
hold."
Reagan faces no serious opposition for the Repub
lican presidential nomination at the party's national
convention in August. The Democratic Party will
choose its candidate in July. Currently eight Demo
crats are seeking the nomination, with former-Vice
President Walter Mondale far ahead in opinion
polls.
The general election is Nov. 6. -
Reagan, at 72 the oldest U.S. president in history,
said his decision to seek a second four-year term
was difficult, but he felt he should continue his
efforts to create jobs, control government spending
and seek world peace.
Reagan, who earlier had stated that Vice Presi
dent George Bush would be on the Republican ticket
if he sought re-election, said Sunday:
"Vice President Bush and I would like to have your
continued support and cooperation in completing
what we began three years ago", a
Eer.g.:,n repeated Ms assertion that when he took
office, US. military defenses were dangerously weak,
the country had suffered humiliation over the hold
ing of American hostages in Iran, and the domestic
economy was on the brink of collapse.
"Well, things have changed," he said, citing lower
inflation, taxes and interest rates. "
"As I said on Wednesday night (in his State of the
Union address to Congress), America is back and
standing tall," Reagan said.
"But our work is not finished. We have more to do
in creating jobs, achieving control over government
spending, returning more autonomy to the states,
keeping peace in a more settled world "
Reagan is enjoying high popularity in public opin
ion polls. In contrast, eight Democrats are seeking,
their party's presidential nomination in a bitter pol
itical battle.
Although Reagan leads Mondale and the other
Democrats in most polls, political experts say that
he is vulnerable on foreign policy issues, such as the
current U.S. military involvement in Lebanon.
They also say that he could face trouble from
women and minorities who say his policies have
favored rich Americans at the expense of the poor.
His strong suit has been his handling of the econ
omy, but some critics contend that the huge fedcrnl
budget deficits in the $10 billion range could C?: z.:l
the recovery from recession.- ...a