Show I a I if v f Y i 1 II Jh a ri I t 11 1 r p I M i f ii t i t II t I t n A w eti wl t j iI rl f 1 d I w r t t It CLIFF HODGE manager of Utah Gas Ser Service ice Co in in Vernal confers with the tractor driver as he unloads pipe from a large truck ready for a pipeline installation in the Maes- Maes Maeser Maeser er area Gas service is expected to be in oper early in September i ber St Staff phot photos I I II i- i id a ae e d k N y 7 jI jIT rr r kt l of T j A ii I 41 I JI 1 Ji 4 f t I n i jv CREWS WELD lengths of pipe and lower them thew into a ditch on the Maeser road prior to providing natural gas service Contract work is scheduled for completion by the end of August Board and Te Teachers chel s sAg Ag Agree Agee ee on Contra Contracts ts I Final negotiations were completed Monday between Uintah School District board of of education and Uintah Edu- Edu Education Education cation Association The move assured that school will start Thursday I Aug 29 as previously scheduled sched- sched scheduled I In the district said Al- Al Alvin Alvin vin G Bowden chairman of the school board MONDAYS MONDAY'S discussion cli- cli climaxed climaxed a series of meetings held between the school board and the teachers organization or- or organization since August 3 On that date Utah Education As- As Association Association approved Governor George D Clydes Clyde's move to form a study committee to in- in investigate investigate fully Utah's schools Approval of this move by Utah Education Association broke the impasse and the as as- as urged teachers to resume contract negotiations Uintah teachers were reo re leased officially from their commitment to the local as- as association association not to sign con con- contracts contracts tracts and now are ready to sign for the salary schedule Continued on page 8 Ie I Contracts Continued from page 1 agreed upon when the con con- contracts tracts were originally tent sent out in the spring THE SCHEDULE begins at for a person with a bachelors bachelor's degree and no years ears of experience and ad ad- advances vances to for 13 years experience The previous schedule ranged from to Approximately pet year is added for teachers holding a masters master's degree Other benefits include two clays tays of leave per school year for personal business with the cost of a substitute tea tea- teacher teacher cher deducted and the con con- continuation of a health insurance insurance ance program begun last year OTHER REQUESTS by the teachers association will be negotiated during the corn com log ing year They include official recognition recognition of the local teachers association as the official bar bar- bargaining bargaining gaining agent for tor teachers increased sick leave benefits and expanded emergency leave |