University Recognition Sought by Civil Service Union
By JIM KENDELL
Kansan Staff Writer
Recognition by the University of Kansas is the current goal of the Classified Civil Service Employee Union, local 1132, and Rose Rose, the local's business manager.
Late last February the union led a 10 day walk-out of about 115 employees at the University. Some limited gains were achieved by the strike.
On March 1, the day after the strike ended, a Kansas law went into effect prohibiting strikes and setting procedures for union recognition.
Rose said, "We're waiting for some ruling on what units will be and what procedures have to be followed to gain union recognition."
THE LAW says that workers must vote on union recognition if 30 per cent of the workforce is unemployed.
there is a majority vote for recognition,
who comes the workers' bargaining agent.
Rose said that it was not clear how unit” was defined or whether or not an item possesses a property.
Money and working conditions were two of the major issues in the strike.
Classified civil service employees received a five per cent wage increase in April, but not as a negotiated result of the strike.
The Kansas legislature granted the April pay increase. Before April the last raise the workers received was in November and they were opposed to be another increase July 1, 1971.
"I personally feel that it was a result of the
WHEN THEY went on strike, the union demanded a retroactive pay increase to July 1, 1971. The April increase was not received. Nevertheless, the waile freeze was broken.
About 1,200 full time civil service employee currently work for KU, according to Philip Rankin, director of Personnel Services.
A food service worker in KU's residence halls makes between $306 and $391 per month depending on length of service. Deductions are not included in those figures. Many housing workers are laid off for the summer.
RANKIN SAID that a cook makes about $430 a month and that a secretary makes about $450. Salaries for custodians at KU range from $337 to $428 a month.
Rose said the average wage at KU was about $425 a month, a yearly wage of $865.
Rose said that working conditions had improved at KU since the strike, but not as
Rose said that before the strike the union had tried to get the University to outline such policies as tardiness, funeral leave and seniority.
much as they could have. He cited codified procedures as one gain.
"Up to the date (of the strike) they would not set any policy whatsoever. As a result of the strike, they have laid down some rules." Rose said.
ACCORDING TO Blanch Nitz, former chief steward of the local, some gains were also made in the area of seniority. People with the most seniority are now laid off last. Lay off used to be at the discretion of the supervisor.
A committee, headed by Elmo G. Lindequist, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is presently formulating a proposal to set up a safety department for the University concerned with physical plant conditions.
The committee was not set up as a result of the strike. Lindquist said that it was set up in response to federal pressure for universities to safety conditions at public universities.
The safety committee made a comprehensive survey of working conditions at KU. They are now in the final stages of their structure for solving the safety problem.
ROSE SAID that there had been some improvement in safety, but that improvements cost money and he realized the position of the University.
One problem that KU workers need is the lack of workman's compensation. If a worker misses a few days of work for an accident, she can receive Kansas legislature to compensate him.
jury must take sick leave or vacation leave to be commended, for the tree,ha,mis.
Rankin said that a worker can receive emergency treatment at Watkins Hospital. If he has no health insurance to cover the costs of his medical care, the secretary of the University for the payee.
THE EXECUTIVE secretary then refers the matter to the Claims and Accounts Committee of the Kansas case is decided on an individual basis.
J. J. Wilson, director of Housing, said, 'a few of our employees belong to the union.'
The union meets the fourth Wednesday of each month. At their next meeting, Sept. 27, the union will set up a proposal committee.
The committee will decide what issues they are concerned about and wish to address.
83rd Year, No.17
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Wednesday, September 20. 1972
Voters Pass De-Annexation By 2 to1 in High Turnout
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By BOB LITCHFIELD Kansan Staff writer
Lawrence voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved de-annexation of 1,780 acres in the northwest section of the city. Kansas Power and light generating plant.
Members of the Riverside Committee who had fought the city annexation since February said the vote proved that the city offered wanted a voice in local government.
The de-amexation ordinance received 4,817 votes in favor, 61.8 percent and, 2,981 against, 38.2 per cent. The 7,843 ballots cast represented 31 per cent of the vote, a high figure for a special election, according to County Clark Delbert Mathia.
In a prepared statement, Don Kufah, chairman of the committee, said "The administration is working hard."
citizens of Lawrence is an expression of their belief in the right of self-determination for everyone. We thank anyone for their support and assistance.
The four precinct polling places where large numbers of University of Kansas students de-annexation, Kufaid said that de-annexation workers who had campaigned on the campus were gratified by the inquiries they encountered from many students.
Although elated by the election outcome, residents of the de-annexed area said that the issue was not dead and believed there would be another vote in a few years.
KUFHAIL SAID more was involved than the threat of a KPL surcharge in the tremendous response of the voters. Many of the votes for de-annexation were protests of city handling rather than votes against a possible surcharge, he said.
Art Christie, RFD 1, said the issue would come to a vote before 10 years was up.
"It'll come back but not for awhile. The people have spoken and this should give the city fathers something to think about," Christie said.
KUFHAIL SAID many persons who were annexed previously were still without adequate city services and noted the need for street improvements in the city.
Bellert Richardson, 2054 Haskell, said if the immigration had gone to a vote initially, it would have been an election.
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"People are tired of the attitude of the city that we are going to do something and to hell with you." They want to have something to say about these decisions. They voted for the new library and the school, they'd have voted for this, too." he said.
The city was also criticized by several
Americans Held in Uganda
A former American Peace Corps volunteer has been killed, and nine other U.S. citizens have been arrested in Uganda since the East African nation began off an invasion launched from Tanzania. State Department announced Tuesday.
Dispatches received in London said more than 60 foreigners have been arrested in Uganda since fighting began Sunday.
At the same time, the Ugandan government claimed its forces have completely defeated the rebels and their enemy's weapons and vehicles have been captured and that the invading soldiers are stealing bicycles, discarding their equipment and property as they retreat into Tanzania.
The State Department identified the toto- ace Corporman as Louis Morton of the
A State Department spokesman in Washington said Morton and another former Peace Corps volunteer, Robert Freed of Madison, Wis., were enroute to Barbara to Kampa on Sunday, "apparently unaware of the fighting in the area."
The two were stopped twice on the road, but allowed to continue. Despite this permission, they were shot at. Morton died. Freed was slightly injured and picked up by soldiers. He was taken to Kampala, the spokesman said.
The other nine Americans being held include Peace Corps workers, missionaries and Associated Press correspondent Andrew Torchia.
Agnew Claims FBI Will Study Grain Deal
Tanzania, which denies any part in the invasion, said it would retaliate for three Ugandan air attacks on the northern town of Bukoba Monday and Tuesday.
Nine persons were killed Monday.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Vice President Spiro T. Agnew asked Tuesday the FBH is been ordered to investigate the $750-million sale of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union.
Agnew accused Democrats of trying to use the wheat deal as "another Watergate," referring to the break-in at Democratic headquarters. He said President Nixon ordered the investigation to answer the questions being raised.
Disclosure of the FBI study came in an Agnew news conference as former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Clarence D. Dent now an executive with Continental Grassland, testified in Washington that his firm sold its million bushels to the Soviets in early July before it was generally known that Moscow would buy such large quantities.
George McGovern, the Democratic presidential nominee, has accused the administration of feeding tips to big grain business, bringing them to profit at farmers' expense.
"The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a business-fraud and business-
practices unit that has been asked by the President to look throughly into this matter," Agnew said, "to investigate the profits of these big grain exporters that you refer to, to see whether anyone has taken any undue profit, because of any information or improperly revealed information on the part of the federal government."
Agnew said "that investigation is in progress." But a spokesman at FBI headquarters in Washington said no request for such an investigation had been made by the bureau, but said such a plea would through the Justice Department first.
Radio Uganda and President Idi Ami have identified the attackers as "a combination of 1,000 Tanzanian soldiers and Ugandan rebel guerrillas aided by British and Israeli mercenaries." Amin says the Ugandan rebels are supporters of the man he ousted as president last year, Dr. Milton Obote.
Radio Uganda has suggested that the invasion is being launched from a guerrilla base near Bukoba, 30 miles south of Uganda's border.
The U.S. State Department said that the U.S. Embassy in Uganda has received assurances that Torchia, who is based in Kampala, was accorded to the U.S. ambassador in Kampala.
But Palmyll described as "an outright lie" allegations that he took advance information on the grain credit arrangement with the Soviets to Continental when he joined the company on June 8. He denied also that his company reaped windfall profits from export-subsidy manipulations.
The sales, for cash, were negotiated between Russians and Continental, Palmyra.
The British Foreign Office said it had been told by Uganda that the Britons were being held because Uganda "is in a war situation."
Ten other newsmen from Britain, West Germany and Sweden and 50 Britons are coming to New York.
Ugandan authorities estimate an invasion force of 1,500 crossed into Uganda from Tanzania Sunday. Radio Uganda said that the troops had been killed and 50 taken prisoner.
de-annexation proponents for mailing a fact sheet to Lawrence residents from a water department list at the taxpayers' expense.
De-annexation proponents were relishing their victory, but most said they had been so tired that Tuesday night. The returns were all counted by 9:30 p.m. but the outcome was never in doubt after early shows showed a 2-1 margin in favor of de-annexation.
JOHN WILSON, RFD 1, said he hadn't experienced the large plurality but was binged on it.
"We all worked a long time for this, the petition drive and now the election, he was a very good leader."
Kufah gave credit to a personal approach by volunteers who got out the vote in the advertising campaign. He believed the KEF was relying only a supportive role in the election.
Christie said he did not believe the city would try to annex the area leaving out the KPL plant because it would be economically unfeasible. Without the KPL plant only about $4,000 could be realized from city property taxes in the area, not nearly enough to offset the expense of providing city services, he said.
City officials declined comment on the election. There were no city commissioners present when the returns were tabulated at the county clerk's office.
Committee Members Watch Tally of Votes
Credit threat of KPI, encourages for high scores
Kansan Staff Photo by PRIS BRANDSTED
. . . Credit threat of KPL surcharge for high response
Israeli Diplomat Killed in London; Bombs Mailed to Paris Embassy
By the Associated Press
An Israeli diplomat in London was killed Monday by a booby-trapped parcel delivered to his embassy. Hours later the Israeli Embassy in Paris received two similar explosive parcels but they were dismantled.
The booby-trap mailings came on the heels of the Israeli raid into Lebanon which was aimed at destroying Palestinian guerrilla banks. The Israeli government vowed that those responsible for their most diplomatic "will meet their just deserts."
In another Middle East development, authorities in Syria arrested a U.S. military officer and possibly will seek to isolate the former Syrian soldiers captured by the Israelis.
Soon after the morning explosion in the London embassy, the Lebanese Embassy there said it received an anonymous telephone call warning: "You will be trying to guard Lebanese government has been trying to cur gauruella activities inside Lebanon.
Foreign Minister Abba Eban of Israel said in Jerusalem the slain diplomat. Dr.
U.N. President Opens Assembly With Plea for Peace in Vietnam
UNITED NATIONS (AP)—The 27th General Assembly opened Tuesday with a plea from its Polish president for peace in Vietnam and a U.N. commission's introduction that American troops remain in South Korea under U.N. aupies.
Stanislaw Trecpynski, deputy foreign minister of Poland, said in his inaugural address that he is pleased with the detente in Europe but dismayed at continued war and tension in Vietnam and the Middle East.
Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim has tried to bring the Vietnam war issue into the United Nations in search of a solution. But China, the Soviet Union and other Communist nations have blocked his efforts.
The assembly's opening session, which adjourned after 74 minutes, was interrupted briefly by a young man in the gallery who threw down anti-Soviet leaflets and shouted: "Let my people go! Where is your humanity."
The tracts demanded action on behalf of "the Jewish people of the Soviet Union ... held for ransom by the new barbarians." His youth was hustled out by security guards.
The five-nation U.N. Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea issued its report advising continued U.N. military presence in Korea.
The Korean issue will pit China, the Soviet Union and 26 other Communist and nonaligned nations, which are seeking the ouster of the troops, against the United
Besides Korea, the big issues before this assembly will include the Mideast, terrorism, U.S. attempts to have its share reduced and environmental matters.
There were careful checks of everyone entering the U.N. buildings and even of the guards.
Privately, delegates are comparing the Korean question to last year's China debate—in which United States officials say that they believe with its two-Chinas approach, but lost.
States and its former Korean war allies. Virtually all remaining forces in South Korea are under siege.
Memories of terrorism hung over the assembly, which opened under unusually tight security because of threats to various delegations.
Ams Shachior, 44, an agricultural attach,
"has fallen at the hand of persons whose
sole aim is to sow destruction and to harm
all that are dear to man and culture."
Shachlor's replacement, Kaddar
Theodor, was wounded in the blast.
Scotland Yard launched an international hunt for the assassins, and suspicion centered mainly on the Black September group of Palestinian guerrillas who murdered 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team in Munich.
Both the London and Paris bombs were postmarked in Holland, officials said. The bombs were mailed in similar large, bulky envelopes.
West German security officials were believed to be checking whether the London bombing was connected to threats by Arabs in West Germany 17 days ago that death packages would be mailed to German Jews and Israeli diplomats.
Dipolitic sources in Beirut said Syria may be holding Maj. Richard Barratt, an assistant military attache of the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, in hopes of winning freedom for five Syrian officers captured by Israel in June.
Barratt, 36, of Laramie, Wyo., was arrested Sept. 9 on whilе from his way from Jordan to Syria to Beirut. Officials of Iraq in Beirut reported his arrest Monday.
The officials said no reason was given to his arrest and that they didn't know when it would happen.
The United States has no diplomatic relations with Syria and the case is being handled by the Italian Embassy in Damascus which is in charge of U.S. af-
In Washington, the State Department said the Italian Embassy had protested against Barratt's detention and requested his release.