NewsWhore
11-14-2006, 04:30 PM
It looks like the series of strikes at the UASD has come to an end for now, as it is being reported that the administration and the teachers' union have decided to wait out the 90-day trial period for the ARS Humano health insurance contract with the state-owned Banco de Reservas, according to El Caribe newspaper, and then rescind it. Though the teachers' union (Faprouasd) and the employees' union (Asodemu) have ratified the agreement, the University Council has 48 hours to either approve or reject the resolution. As part of the agreement, the teachers now have the right to choose their health insurance plan and have also decided to create their own plan called ARS-UASD. The agreement also stipulates that if after the 90-day trial period no ARS-UASD has been created, the University agrees to pay for the teachers' and employees' health services.
In more positive news for the oldest university in the Americas, yesterday President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the UASD's newest extension campus in the city of Higuey, the Regional University Center of the East (CURE). The extension campus was built at a cost to the government of RD$542 million. Though chants supporting Fernandez's re-election could be heard from the crowd, the President asked them to be silent and continued with the ceremonies. During his speech, UASD Dean Roberto Reyna made no reference to the current problems at the University's main campus, preferring to speak instead about the birth of the "new" UASD.
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In more positive news for the oldest university in the Americas, yesterday President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the UASD's newest extension campus in the city of Higuey, the Regional University Center of the East (CURE). The extension campus was built at a cost to the government of RD$542 million. Though chants supporting Fernandez's re-election could be heard from the crowd, the President asked them to be silent and continued with the ceremonies. During his speech, UASD Dean Roberto Reyna made no reference to the current problems at the University's main campus, preferring to speak instead about the birth of the "new" UASD.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)