Sylvia Gallagher, a shop steward, said yesterday many workers will have to refuse the job offer because part-time work does not provide enough money to support their families.
"They are throwing out jobs at people knowing that they will refuse," she added.
The shop stewards not only criticize the part-time hours, but the scheduling, which Gallagher terms "ludicrous."
The University offered her a job working 24 hours a week, six days a week, which was "totally unreasonable," Gallagher said.
Gallagher said the job she was offered had already been refused by two or three people.
Edward Powers said most of the jobs offered were for Monday through Friday with weekends off. He added that any exceptions were based on "operational needs."
"There has been no attempt to concoct ridiculous hours," he said.
Balsam said that summer employment will be the "number one burning issue" when discussions about the employees' contract, which expires on June 19, begin.