Thoughts Regarding Certification

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b) I see the walls crumbling when the Staff Association not

only moves toward certification, but invites the B. C. Government
Employees' Union to participate in its affairs. Many of us are
really wondering just how long we'll want to be at Douglas if

the staff becomes a trade union, and the faculty becomes a trade
union. We do not want a frequent or even infrequent confrontation
with the administration and between/among ourselves. Political
organizations all too often hurl themselves headlong into polar-
ized, inflexible positions. If the 'student is at the centre’,
is this in front of, or behind, the picket line? Please don't

be naive, and think this can't happen; it just did in Vancouver.

 

c) I can well understand the directors' attempt to dissociate
themselves from the faculty. If the Government decides their
duties and responsibilities make them 'inappropriate' for the
unit, they'll at least be able to cross the picket line and get
to work. You won't! I'11l be a scab.

d) Don't let me become excitable and melodramatic all by
myself. If you support my position, let me know. There is
still time to salvage what we have built up over the last

few years. Don't belong to the 'silent majority' which often
gets swept into unpleasant situations because of apathy. Get
out and convince colleagues to vote against certification when
the time comes, or better still, voice your opinion now and
have the application withdrawn. DO IT! !

Murray Leslie
Business Department

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