SUBMISSION TO THE MAD HATTER

TOs Open Letter to Douglas College Staff, Faculty, & Students

FROM: Laboratory Technicians and Educational TPlanners

RE: Status of Laboratory Technicians and Educational Planners

You may or may not be aware that Laboratory Technicians and Educational
Planners have been caught in a dispute among the Douglas College Faculty
Association, Local 62 of the §.C.G.E.U., and Douglas College Council
regarding the appropriate bargaining unit to represent us. Because of
this, we are excluded from the current contracts of both groups, which
means that we are excluded such contract benefits as increases in salary.

Recently an appeal was made to College Council, for interim financial
relief to alleviate the hardships imposed on us by the dramatically
increasing cost of living. The result was an offer from College Council
of a $600. lump sum payment, plus a $100./month increase beginning
October lst, 1975. Using the BC se. ble contradt.4s 8 yardstick, since
this was the minimum contract ecttlement, we noted that the College
Council offer was $525. less than the equivalent lump sum would have
been under a B.C.G.E.U. contract, and the offer fell $75/month short of
the equivalent monthly staff salary increase. Thus, the technicians
and planners rejected the offer and proposed an alternate amount.

The Faculty Association agreed not to sign any Letter of Understanding
covering the Laboratory Technicians and Edticational Plannets unless
the amount proffered was nearer the minimum awarded staff (see Attach~
ment 1, Roger's letter to J.P. Daem).

However, the B.C.G,.E.U., Local 62, has not: seen fit to concur with the
suggestion of a more equitable increase {see Attachment 2, Mary Pat's
letter to D. Porter). They have furthermore refused to discuss their
rejection with representatives of the Faculty Association. Thus, we
are forced to face the ultimatum of accepting an insulting token payment
or nothing at all (see Attachments 3 and 4, Bob Lisson'’s letter and the
proposed Letter of Understanding).

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