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Published by students of the Hazleton Campus of the Pennsylvania State University Hazleton, Pa.
Faculty union considered
Since January 5» the Penna.
Labor Relations Board has been
holding hearings on faculty
unionization at Penn State.
The PLRB is seeking to deter-
mine whether 30 per cent of the
faculty will unionize, and who
would belong in the resulting
collective: bargaining unit r
The issue" of faculty union
ization is a source of concern
not only to the administration
but also to the students. Un
ionization may have good or-
bad effects on. students. Tu-
itions may be increased, stu-
dent participation in govern-
’^anca]and academic decisions may
be decreased, and the quality
Fire on campus
A fire broke out in the Li
brary electrical service equip
ment on February 3* According
to Pennsylvania Power and Light
Co. spokesmen, the power com- 1
pany is still not certain as to
what the cause of the fire was.
The fire occured in a steel
box containing a lighting ar.-
restor system. Lightning has
been listed as a possible cause
of the fire, along with compo
nent failure.
All power to the campus was
shut off at 12:30 p.m., so that
any potential cause could be
isolated and repaired. A new
arrestor -unit was on hand in
Hazleton, avoiding a trip to
Allentown.. PP&L service crews
had the replacement in service
and campus power restored by
5:30 that afternoon.
While the electricity was
off, the campus was powered by
emergency generators. However,
these generators could not, sup
ply electricity,to the Library
heating system. At approxi
mately 3:00 p.m., the building
was closed and evacuated.
Colleg
of education may be reduced.
Strikes could delay graduation
for students, and a seniority
system could replace the pre
sent evaluation system for fac
ulty promotions.
Conversely, a powerful fac
ulty lobby could exert more
pressure on the state legisla
ture for aid to Penn State. A
faculty union could also limit
class size and aid student
grievance procedures by form
"alizing administrative/faculty
relationships, making it easier
for students to know who to go
to if they have a problem.
The ultimate effect of fac
ulty unionization on student
interests may be determined by
the role students play in con
tract negotiations. "The stu
dent body must look out for
itself," said Donna Lurie, head
of Undergraduate Student Govern
ment's Department of Labor,
"because no one is going to
look out for us. Therefore we
must have some voice in the
collective bargaining process."
The Graduate Student Assoc
iation is opposed to faculty
unionization "until such time
that it can be demonstrated
that it will not adversley af
fect graduate students' wel-
fare ."
USG is sponsoring a student
referendum on the unionization
issue, and is continuing to
lobby in the Pennsylvania Leg
islature for a law that will
guarantee students the right
to sit in on all negotiation
sessions.
Da Vinci in Library
There is presently an exhib
it of the inventions of
Leonardo da Vinci downstairs
in the Library. The display
was constructed by IBM, and
is touring the university
through the Office of Student
Affairs.
ian
Cerula speaks
Mr. Paul Cerula, business
manager at the Hazleton P3U
campus, spoke at a Student
Government meeting last month
concerning Security and fire
hazards.
On Security, Cerula said
that there was no reason for
officers to carry firearms and
there is no intention of arm
! ing them. As far as there be
ing 24-hour radio coverage of
this' campus, he said that per
mission to hook up with the
police has not been approved.
Insufficient funds prevent the
setting up of some sort of
radio communication system just
for the campus.
Concerning the fire hazard
report, Cerula said that the
campus has passed the standards
of an insurance and inspection
agency.
Since this SGA meeting,
Cerula has been unavailable
for comment to this newpaper
regarding the fire hazard is
sue.
Greg Sldsser goes for two pts.
as teammates Rick Worman (30)
and Bob Gabriel (40) look on.
Story on page 6.
February 19, 1976
Volume 11, Number 5