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governed
by the people, for the people--in harmony and
unity at every social level--to give service.
However, when one segment of the organization
decides to rule instead of serve, it becomes a
dictatorship--manipulating the majority, causing
disempowerment of the majority, and resulting
in servitude by the majority (Gardner, L., 1997,
Origins of the Blood Line, Bloodline
of the Holy Grail,
pp. 4-5, New York, Barnes & Noble).
By law, the Board is obligated to
give faculty members a voice in determining policies
that affect them, and the administration is obligated
to carry out those policies. Also by law, the
administration is obligated to ensure that all
segments of the faculty who wish to be heard be
allowed to vote on the bargaining unit they want
as their representative. As it stands right now,
part-time faculty have no way to address the administration
or
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the
Board, and they have not been allowed to vote
on a bargaining unit--they have been disenfranchised.
In the end, those part-time
faculty who feel they are going to wait around
to see what happens or don't want to get involved
right now are in a lose-lose situation. We have
a window of opportunity to gain a voice and a
choice now, and if not taken advantage of "now"
will be lost. If we do not stand up and be heard,
we will all be obliged to sit on the sidelines--ruled
by a minority.
Those part-time faculty who
would like to become proactive can reach us at
vvcpters@earthlink.net
Arlene
Iftiger, B.A. Communications, M.A. Education,
has been in vocational education at VVC
for 12 years.
Editor's note: Both editorials were
submitted to the RamPage in May. The issue is
now being handled through legal channels; the
RamPage will cover this controversy in the future.
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