Tuesday, January 27, 1976 5 City employs seek recognition The newly formed Lawrence Water Department Employees' Association might soon be meeting with Lawrence City Conservation, so it apparently will be on its terms. The association announced Saturday its intention to meet with Watson to discuss grievances. But yesterday, Watson said he hadn't heard from the organization. Watson said he glad to discuss grievances but drew the line at the issue of association recognition. A spokesman for the association said it will walk with Watson today to set up a meeting. Last October, the Lawrence city commission, after weeks of intensive debate, demolished the former headquarters of Employee Association of Lawrence or associations representing the police, fire, and law enforcement. "I don't intend to talk with them about collective bargaining." Watson said. "If they've got some grievances that might be resolved then I'm willing to talk to them, but I won't discuss employee recognition. That has already been resolved." Apparently, Watson's position came as little surprise to the association. George Blevins, one of two spokesmen for the association, said yesterday, "We kind of expected that. We'd like recognition, sure, but we were trying to discuss some grievances first." A statement prepared by the association said that wages were the main issue involved, and that an upward wage adjustment would provide a better job perspective and more incentive for workers to do their best work. Other issues to be raised by the association, which represents 16 of the 24 men in the water distribution and plant department. Because of the inadequate department, are inadequacy and favoritism in the use of the merit system, job safety, inadequate job classification between labor and management, no upgrading systems to train for better jobs, no satisfactory training, no appropriate evaluation system, no work clothes allowance, contradictory instructions from Faculty... From page one But problem solving requires an awareness of the problems, Reis said, and that awareness is lacking among faculty and administrators at the Med Center. Cuppage said the resolution was neither a binding one nor an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice. Its sole purpose, Cuppage said, was to "have the people at the Med Center consider this." Cuppage said the possible negative impact of premature news stories on the state legislature's budget, hearings next month didn't enter into the discussion of the resolution, either before or after its introduction to the faculty assembly. But he added, "indirectly it's certainly possible that it did." Info ... From page one Someone having a personal problem may call any time of the year, she said. Sims said he remembered a Thanksgiving break when a woman called whose husband had just left her. She had a young child and needed someone to talk to, he said. "I was really glad I was here because she was shook up, " Sims said. supervisors and a past failure to pay overtime. The telephone number for the information center doesn't hand directory access. Blevins said the association was merely trying to resolve grievances in an attempt to avoid alienation between management and labor. "He's done all he could do," Blevins said of Hodges. Blevins said the main problem was between city employees and city hall, didn't involve utilities department director Ervin Hodges. Events ... TODAY: THE INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL OFFICIALS TRAINING SESSION will be at 5 in the north gym of Robinson Gymnasium. TONIGHT: TAU SIGA DANCE ENSEMBLE will have a placement class at 7 in 220 Fobinson. KU CITIZENS FOR REAGAN will meet at 7 in the Oread Room of the Kansas Union. 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