THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1981
Page 3
Local
Non-faculty employees receive new complaint plan
Arbitration process applies to entire A&M System
By JANE G. BRUST
Battalion Staff
The new complaint and appeal
' procedure for non-faculty em-
■■'■‘■loyees, approved by the Texas
r A&M Board of Regents earlier this
month, applies the Texas A&M
■University procedure to the entire
Pystem.
r roeetiiiE j The University’s procedure, in
sacll usenlffect for three years, starts grie-
US.” he glance arbitration for non-faculty
helittlels e m pl°y ees » rather than a commit-
egos (‘f ^ ^ ear * n 8 process.
use Non-faculty employees include
ecomml those persons without academic
tance. tenure, including secretaries,
(jlerks and technicians.
> Clyde Freeman, executive vice
chancellor for administration, said
the fact that an arbitration process
worked more effectively at the
I University than did the commit-
; spent pp
s. Hiding
icalityif
represent
rit, albi
igs law,
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tocultivaii
n embers
tee pfocess prompted a policy
ill i committee to recommend the pro-
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nembers,
Per when p
lents will':
cedure’s application to the entire
System.
“We re always looking for im
provement in our procedures and
policies,” he said. ‘“The procedure
of arbitration is one that is well
recognized in industry, and this is
an attempt to improve what we’ve
been doing.”
Freeman explained that under
the committee hearing proce
dure, cases were put together and
presented to committees of other
University employees. That pro
cess required a lot of time from
those committee members.
“Now there can be an agree
ment between the alleged
aggrieved and a particular party of
the System to have an individual
— with professional experience in
resolving differences — hear the
case,” Freeman said.
Since June 1978, when the Uni
versity arbitration procedure be
gan, arbitrators from the Amer
ican Arbitration Association have
completed three University cases,
all involving employee dismissals.
John Pate, coordinator of Sys
tem policies, said an employee
who complains that disciplinary or
dismissal action has been taken
against him unjustly satisfies one
of the criteria for having his case
presented before an arbitrator.
The other criteria are that the
complaint allege either a violation
or misapplication of a policy, Or
illegal discrimination.
“In some cases where an em
ployee feels aggrieved,” Freeman
said, “he may want to go to the
Labor Department or Equal
Opportunity and say,‘I think I’ve
been discriminated against.’”
The procedure outlines step-
by-step guidelines for an
aggrieved employee.
The first step is to discuss the
complaint with the immediate su
pervisor. If the conflict is not re
solved, the employee can request
a meeting with his department
head.
If the department head’s re
sponse is not satisfactory, the em
ployee can complete a complaint
form and send it to the administra
tor designated to review non
faculty complaints in his particular
academic institution, agency, ser
vice or office.
A copy of the complaint would
also be sent to the department
head.
The administrator would then
send his decision to the employee.
Should that response be unsatis
factory, the employee may then
submit a written request for an
impartial arbitrator to hear the
case.
The employee’s personnel offic
er and the System’s general coun
sel would determine whether the
complaint meets one of the three
criteria for a hearing before an
arbitrator.
Freeman said he is not sure that
any requests for arbitration hear
ings have ever been denied.
The employee and the depart
ment head would select an arbitra
tor from a list of seven arbitrators
made available by the AAA or the
Federal Mediation and Concilia
tion Service.
Both the employee and the de
partment head may retain counsel
or have other people represent
them at the hearing. However,
the employee may not have repre
sentation by or assistance from
anyone representing a labor union
or other organization claiming the
right to strike or bargain collec
tively.
The arbitrator would render a
decision supported by written
opinion. If the administrator con
curs with that decision, the em
ployee and the department head
would be so notified.
If the administrator does not
concur, however, he can forward
the case to the University presi
dent, the appropriate deputy
chancellor, or to the chancellor if
the employee is part of the Sys
tem’s administrative offices. They
have final decision in the case.
Cost of arbitrators’ fees and ex
penses will be covered by the
operating budget of the part of the
System concerned. Freeman said.
He said the fees and expenses
would depend on the time in
volved and the distances traveled.
Total expenses of each case
since June were $1,168, $888 and
$885.
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EUROPEM
MSC TRAVEL 845-1515
RHA approves distribution
proposal for dormitory fliers
By BERNIE FETTE
Battalion Staff
Residence Halls Association
icmbers approved a proposal at
their meeting Thursday which
prould modify present methods of
literature distribution in resi
dence halls.
■ The purpose of the proposal,
RHA President Sherrie Balcar
said, is to reduce the amount of
literature put under doors in the
) the cw’f'/ The proposal, which will be
Wagner submitted to The University Con-
18 editoiJi ions Committee through RHA
Adviser Nolen Mears, in part
; can be,'
ndie
Phi Soros
reads: “general literature not affi
liated with a residence hall or a
residence hall association project
may be distributed at a reasonable
time, place and manner desig
nated by the appropriate area
coordinator.”
Balcar said RHA has received
numerous complaints about the
under-door distribution method
and that the proposal was drawn
up at the request of the University
Concessions Committee.
Appointments to two of the
directorships created by the
RHA s structural reorganization
were announced as Jackie Roerink
was selected as director of external
affairs and Cheryl Morgan as
director of programs.
The position of director of facil
ity operations is still unfilled.
RHA, along with the Off Cam
pus Center, will sponsor a transi
tion program Mar. 3 at 7 p.m. in
225 Harrington for fifth-year
seniors and graduate students who
will be forced off campus next fall.
“I know a lot of people have a lot of
questions and this program would
be very informative to them,” Bal
car said.
Members also heard about the
kitchenettes scheduled to be in
stalled in Mosher Hall during
spring break.
The proposal, already approved
by Dr. John J. Koldus, vice presi
dent for student services, and Dr.
Charles Samson, acting president
of Texas A&M University, would
put a microwave oven and a toas
ter oven in each of two study car
rels.
The cost of the project was just
under $1,000.
“Our goal is not to replace food
services, but to supplement it,”
Moshef Vice President Kay Mann
said.
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Corps hits aired on KORP again
the.ski; ' By C ABOUT IS BARNES
COuld QO* Battalion Reporter
estion ini The disc jockeys have unusual
SOmeoneB^rcuts, but they’re not new wave
y wallet I P un ^ — they’re KORP, the
cash? 0? ^ or P s radio station.
. J* “We don’t play new wave or
'Sisco,” said senior Bob Reid, sta-
tion manager. Reid said that the
her had t station plays a “smattering of ev-
duation,# erything” ranging from rock to
; —the iprogressive country,
rit and4 Located in Lounge E near
lique. 1® Duncan Dining Hall, KORP is
: reverIffy7-5 on cable radio and broad-
i Aggie IbP^from 6-8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 2
V 'dwU KORP adviser Capt. David
u W || T^ ertz 'S “makes sure we don’t get
that tell' too rowdy over the air, As long as
e wnu we don’t play George Carlin,
ry(anda‘ were O.K,” Reid said. “We try
'ingractj# not to offend anybody.”
j must id BuL “If something goes wrong,
l do. IreS m the one who goes on the Tri
ll will#® 011 car P et >” the station manager
TpmsAb
., ^ KORP returned to the air Sun-
could DtJ j a y ^gj. iy 2 y ears 0 f no t broad-
ichagutt Cas tj n g w Rii e ca ble and equip-
neededl men t problems were straightened
e wordsl out, Reid said,
s back, fflf The station broadcasted briefly
s happef’ d ur ‘ n 8 the first half of last semes-
and Wj t er > hut the sound quality was bad
ishedtrw Reid said that they “just did it for
such as
o the 1
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in inco#
ling sit
he bus
are end
ationtfil
?r Tower
ror.
practice — it was a complicated
mess.”
Problems with the cable arose
when the station moved on cam
pus. Before, it was located behind
Midwest Video Corp. on Texas
Avenue.
But to help ease the problem,
Midwest Video Corp. reworked
KORP’s equipment and donated a
new amplifier system as a public
service, Reid said.
KORP begins broadcasting at 6
a.m. by announcing the uniform of
the day for Corps members. A five
minute devotional by the Corps
chaplain follows.
Reid said a lot of the disc jockeys
use their own records, but the sta
tion has more than 500 records and
is in the process of getting a sub
scription to Columbia Records for
more.
KORP is a non-profit organiza
tion. Most of its funding comes
from sponsorship by local busines
ses. There is a 15 second to 30
second limit on sponsor plugs.
Chuck Jenson, business manager
for KORP, is responsible for find
ing sponsors.
The KORP radio committee
officers include Reid, Jenson and
three others. Steve Spaw is the
program chairman. Tom Gottleib,
whose father once announced for
KPRC radio in Houston, is secret
ary-treasurer. Scott Reid is the
public relations officer and does
many of the air announcements,
Reid said.
Any member of the Corps is eli
gible to be an announcer for
KORP. At the present there are 60
DJ’s, but Reid said he would like
to have 85-90 DJ’s within three
weeks.
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