When Bryon atthe
he rd a co- or er in the
kitchen at Detroit 0 eopathic
H pital cry out and' her
clutch her arm, he immediately ,
kne ometai g as wrong.
And he immedi ely knew t
to do. .
Matthe rushed to Mary
Barry, used his pro a tour­
niquet and took her to the
hospital's urgent Care Center
ere e treated for cut.
This q . c thinking and c-
tion displayed by atthe is
one of the rea on he was
chosen the hospit l's .hane
Employee of the Month. Some
of Matthew ' other qualities
o m de him s�ong can-
didate for the ward. Kno
a very perso able employee,
M tthews is frie dly to
ev ryone, with ready smile
and cheery hello.
Matth ws h worked at
DOH for two year in the Food
nd Nutrition Service Depart­
ment. One of his duties' to dis­
tribute meal trays to p ti nts, so
h does hat he can to help
ma ke t eir hospita stay
pi nt.
. Matthews, native of
Montgomery, AI., dr am f.
tarting hi n bui ne orne
day. He' single and enjo
playing volleyball, ba eball and
football, well' going rol­
ler kating.
The DOH Employee of the
month award recognizes
employe ho r voted by co­
worker a out tanding. At a
" reception, th employee is
h nored and receives a paid day
off, a a $50 vin bond, an
Employee of the Month pin,
and other gift .
GETBLAC
TO B SICS
Police
ue
HIGHLANDP -In anon­
going controversy over random
drug testing, union repre­
entatives of Highland Par
police and firefighter are uing
city, charging it with con­
tempt of court, and'going before
the Michigan Employment
Relation Commission on a
charge of unfair labo pr ctices,
ccording to Union President
abil Hazemy.
Two officers, who have been
discharged for refusal to ta e a
drug test, --- John olomon d
Frank McM in --- will ha
their griev nces heard
Thursday and Friday July 13
and 14, Hazemy st . ted, and two
other office Calvin Wimberly
and Edward P , are till wait-
ing for their ppeal d teo
tt 0 of th m (the officers
f clog dismissal) have ever bee
. suspected any point in time of
, any use of drugs" Hazemy said.
Hazemy said these officers
were simply chosen on a ran­
dom basis for drug testing
under the w city policies and
the union opposes these
policies on principle.
Fe tured - A peciul
edition or Doll r &
lutin
er city
aggie Burton, Highland
Par's Deputy of Public Inf -
ma ion, said that the ad­
mi istration could not talk
about this issue, because the
ers re in litigation.
Ho ver, in the p t Mayor
MG. Scott stated that it
wa the res onsility of city
em loyees from t e top down to
t such a dru test, and that
she erself as or of the city
ha voluntarily submitted to
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office, which "had never been
changed or modified."
"There is no problem, when
such steps are followed," he
stated. "We wholeheartedly
support this drug screening
program, so that law enforce­
ment officer who carry guns
can have the confidence of the
public." .
Hazemy stated in an earlier
suit, the city received an injunc­
tion hom Wayne County Cir­
cuit Court Judge Sharon Finch, I
to prevent it from carrying out
random drug testing.
He charged that after this,
the. city ordered another officer
to submit to a test, in violation
of th injunction. In response,
Haze y s ys, the union will be
filing a suit, charging the city
with contempt of court.
Thi would not ffect the
cases of Officers Solomon, Me­
Makins, Wimberly or Page, be­
cause they were dismi ed
before the injunctio was is­
sued, Hazemy said, t pecial
grievances and general charge
of unfair labor practices before
the Michigan Employment
Relations Commisso on h ve
been filed in their behalf.