2 ~ Friday. Octoher 18 , 1998 - North Shore News Contract nega Fram potas T ssithout a disruption of class os” Gardiner saide “We fills support the faculties, they're owed a fair seiiement.” © Gardiner said BACs stu dents are wary of how educa- von costs have escalated in Ontario and) Nova: Scotia in “recent years ond don’t want ta sce it happen here. When an instructors’ strike was brewing at Ontario's col- ~deges in 1997, one Toronto: based.“ institution’s: student government at Humber College -- threatened: to suc is faculty if ir tous job action “against the school’s administra: “tion, Students claimed the fac culty would be titringing on the students’ night to the educa: tion they were paying for, Gardiner found that option alarming and said it. wasn't a’ productive: detensive tactic for students. “Blaming ‘the faculty. isn’t productive for anvone, least of ab students,” he sand his ot good tor a quek settlement, and it’s net good tor’ the atmosphere a the classroam once the istic is reselved those threats were likely made in avery as rather channel our energy into pressing the provinenl gavern:' ments negotiators: to find a setement as quickly as possi: ble.” : Student Capilano College jor the facud t's plight may depend on te what extent students are directly affected, I definitely don't side with the teachers,” said mathemat “des student Dean Labaine, 18. “We pad aloof money to be ‘here “and don't think they tthe. teachers} should | be putting their needs ahead of ours... they want more moneve they should deal with itoutside the schavl year” Business administration student: Heather Pearce, also. felt a prolonged strike 22, saad esieer ce pana i vomanner, We'd - support at ions ‘intense’ would swe student support tail” “Sudent suppert will ult mately depend ort how coe sy erie the teachers will be during the strike.” she said lor ot the vounger students might think, “Hes off. but af vowre, working towards geting Ubings done. a strike _ would bea time.” Capilana: College’ s fheulty voted 79% in favour of voi on soike i oa setdement couldivt be reached. The aver age support offered by feul- tics at BC os remaining 1S col fepes was ON", The college’s approsi mately 5007 instructers “are among S000 instructors at 1Y colleges throughout the” province currently negone ing a three-vear contract, Job. security: and - salary Increases are the muajar issues, The provingial govern: coments: public sector wage guidelines, which apply io the instructors, call tor no greau! Time’ waste of increase in the fist twa vedas and a2" increase in the third year ofa contract, College AUSTPGCtOts receive a salary ot S43 000 to $63,400 3 vear. Vhey also pet two inonths vacation. Moss Hstructors receive UP TO Wo months a vear of professional development time as well for research, adapting to new technologies and educational upgrades. — Dileep Athaide, president business community? er October 5. bays "council faculty Asser at otothe Capiane Calley, ts ee ted asertlement will boobed “Nepotadoas have boon vervoantense aver tie hist ew i amd that's a nood thing.” Athaide sand. personally hopetul we'll reach a seulement. we are making preparations for 3 “strike butoit's a tricky thing, we dont want-to be unpre pared, but we don't want te strike either.” The taaulues bargaining met oan Vhiursdac Utero to discuss ifs next course of action. Athaide said “Pa cutcenicg af Uhas week's ovations and the bargans mye Canned s micetiny wali be made pubhe oe Friday after Wie eard, Capiang College, located on Purcell Wavy has approxi: mately 2.900 full-time stu dents and 4.2000 part-tune studless. : : Non-erecdit students num berabout 7,000 |, About two thirds of the college's 300 instructors this term wark full time. A province wide. college strike, would: affect: an esti: Inated GO,UU0 students.