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‘ Prince Edward Island’s loss of 600 student/youth jobs this summer in federal government 'cuts is merely a fraction of the 70,000 jobs axed through the new govern- ment’s restraint measures, said Beth Olley, chair of the national student organization Canadian Federation of Stu- dents, to UPEI‘ Student Union Councillors enjoying a wine-and-cheese party on her behalf.

Olley was in town over the weekend to raise campus awareness of CFS and to help in the SU’s campaign pro- testing job cutbacks. It was the first visit by a CFS chair since UPEI joined the four- year—old lobby/services organization last spring in a referendum vote.

“The actual cut in funding for youth job creation is not $85 million as we’ve been told, but $185 million over last summer,” said Olley, adding that the original amount budgetted before final cuts had been $300

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million less than the previous summer’s amount.

She said staff in CFS’s national office (Ottawa) are trying to fight the cuts by talking with federal Minister of Employment and 'Immi- gration Flora MacDonald, and by encouraging Vstudent

unions to carry out postcard and letter campaigns.

“This is extremely ef- fective,’.’ she said, for, al- though it takes only a few seconds to address a postcard and costs nothing to mail it to the government, the reci- pient must have each one

personally answered. This is costly in both staff time am. postage

Besides, said Olley, on a “scale of concern” the government uses, a single postcard means 50 people are concerned about something. A handwritten letter signals

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A brief summary of the services the Canadian Federation of Students supplies to its members:

— The political branch lobbies politicians on matters such as student unemployment, post-secondary underfunding, child care in educational institutions, women’s issues on campus, and problems experienced b y foreign students.

— The Student Work Abroad Program (SWAP) which helps Canadian students find summer work and accommo- dations in New Zealand, Belgium, Ireland, and especially England. Last year about 800 students went on SWAP working holidays, supporting themselves by working in

— Travel CUTS, a travel agency “run for students, by students”. The nearest Travel CUTS office is in Halifax, but

‘ —— Studentsaver, one of the most visible CFS projects. By using their CFS membership cards, students are eligible for discounts at participating businesses across the country.

— Canadian Programming Service, a coordinating bureau for speakers and bands on the campus circuit. Members share the costs of bringing an otherwise unaffordable lecturer or

rite. Those statistics add up to quite a few votes in a successful postcard blitz.

A report released last week by the group deciding on pre— ferred funding for regional universities has recom- mended that "UPEI get an increase in provincial fund— ing of 4.5% to maintain the university at its present level of services.

However, UPEI President Peter Meincke says the amount recommended by the

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HALIFAX (CUP) -— More than 10,000 Dalhousie Uni- versity students could be con- fronted with a picket line Jan. 28 if the university faculty’s demands are not met by the administration this week.

Chances are the students won’t be taking sides. The university’s student council vowed to remain neutral in the dispute'and may take legal action against the administration for loss of academic time if a strike occurs.

“The student union’s prime responsibility is to the students, to see that our interests are protected,” says student council president Alex Gigeroff. -

“I’d hope that once they (both sides) see how badly students are going to be af- fected they may go back to the table.”

The student union is offer- ing strike information to stu- dents through a special bul- letin and making every effort to ensure student who respect picket lines will not be pena- lized for missed exams and late term papers.

The faculty wants the ad—

ministration to start paying into its pension fund, which it stopped doing in the spring, and to grant them a salary [increase comparable with those ‘awarded to other Nova Scotia university faculty. The administration has offered a 12 per cent increase over two Years, but faculty members Say the increase only amounts 10 4.6 per cent annually, at least two per cent less than Other associations were granted, factors are considered.

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The 728-member faculty association walked out for a one-day work stoppage Jan. 16 and planned to meet Jan. 24 to discuss progress at the bargaining table. It will initiate full strike action if contract negotiations reach animpasse.

Robbie Shaw, Dalhousie’s vice-president of finance, has resigned in the midst of the deteriorating labour relations. Though he denied his resigna- tion was linked to the dis— pute, the continuing conflict between the faculty and administration has thrown the university’sfinancial pro- blems into the spotlight.

Dalhousie faces a $25 mil- lion accumulated deficit and the administration fearing monetary penalties from the provincial government for having a debt in excess of a certain percentage of its operating grant, refuses to increase faculty salaries substantially.

Caroline Zayid, student council ace-president ex- ternal, says she hopes the recent spree of attention on Dalhousie wilLallow students to bring home the issues of university underfunding and the government’s role in the school’s financing.

The strike would be the faculty’s first. I

Meanwhile in Ontario, a faculty strike at Trent Uni- versity was narrowly averted six hours before the job action was scheduled to begin. The faculty and ad- ministration agreed on a three-year contract, with a 6.7 per cent increase in salaries and benefits in the first year and the remaining two years subject to binding arbitration.

Full-time faculty salaries at Dalhousie range between $19,000 and $67,000 a year. Full-time salaries at Trent will now average between $26,000 and $61,000.‘

'. "Bernardine Hall bursary

An award of $500 will be made in conjunction with other bursaries aviarded from the Memorial Bursary Fund to an

applicant who:

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is a Junior or Senior female student

living in Bernardine

Hall and has lived there for at least two years.

2) 3)

has an average of 70% or better in last semester’s work writes a personal essay about what she has participated in

during her years in Bernardine Hall —— i.e. how she has helped promote residence spirit. Selection will be made by the Scholarship and Awards Committee and two people from Counselling Services. Applications must be received in the Registrar’s Office by February 8, 1985. Applications may be picked up either in the Registrar’s Office or in the Department of Student Services.

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MPHEC (Maritime Pro- vinces Higher Education Commission) does not take into account the rapid in- crease in enrollment faced by UPEI and other.Maritime universities, which stands at a cumulative 30% over 1e past

One thing that may work nere to excite community in- terest, said Olley, is to com- pile a list of the communities that benefitted from Summer Works projects, and try to enlist their support.

“The federal government knew what it was doing when it announced those cuts in the middle of November, when few students were looking for summer work,” she told Councillors.

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“Per-student government lunumg in i979 was $4700,” said Meincke at a university Senate meeting Friday, “while today it is $3000.”

Our university may not be givran even the status quo increases, though. Last year for the lirst tune, the pro- vincial government did not accept the MPHEC recom- mendation and gave UPEI only a 3.6% increase.

“If the Maritime govern- ments continue with the precedent they have set,”

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only a 2.25% hike this year."

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ons'frcmCFS’s Olleyon going radical

“Tell people to start look— ing for summer work now. Then you’ll get support.”

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MPH EC report released

He told Senators that the Association of Atlantic Universities had in an earlier report advised an increase of 10% in funding.

The MPHEC report now goes to the Council of Mari- time Premiers for considera- tion.

“This is the same mes- sage we’ve been getting for the last five or six years,” said Meincke, “with one difference. Now we don’t know what the federal government, with its restraint program, is going to do about post-secondary funding either.”

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