General Faculty President - Susan Armstrong was elected as the AHSS representative to the UCC in the General Faculty election. Associated Students - There are three open seats on Associated Students and attempts are being made to fill them. An open house is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, in the Kate Buchanan Room from 2-5 p.m. and the campus community is invited to drop in and learn more about Associated Students. Dennis Acosta, a new student representative, was introduced and welcomed to the Senate. Senate Finance - The new subcommittee of the Joint Council has been meeting and tomorrow will be taking the latest budget figures to the Joint Council, which has dedicated its entire meeting to budget questions.
Bargaining is delayed through the mediation process.
Of twenty outstanding articles, agreement was reached on only two of them. The SSI and the GSI normally are retroactive to July l, but since there was no agreement ratified by the Board of Trustees, the proposed increases would be effective from the date of ratification of the new contract. The CSU predicts an increase in awards to more faculty members than currently receiving awards in the PSSI program. The right of lecturers to receive unemployment benefits was reaffirmed last month. If agreement is not reached through mediation, the law requires the parties to proceed to a hearing before a three member fact finding panel.