gears up for ac negotia ions con By.,aaall_ Capital News Service LAN G - Job ecurity, health insurance and pension efi will be some of the is­ ue United Auto Workers union negotiators will brin to the table t this summer' con­ tr talks with the Big Three utomaker. "Health insurance will be the major sticking point," said Fr nk Garrison; Michigan AFL-CIO president. The U A W is affiliated with the APJ.,CIO "They [tlle automakers] will try to get co-pay, or try to push some of the cost b ck on the ' r ers," Garrison said Garrison's priorities may not agree ·th those of the rank and file, ho ever. A poll of 150 autoworkers released May 18 by the Detroit Free Press oWed job security to be the No. 1 concern. No co-paymeot on health benefits ranked fourth. UAW negotiators meet in St. Louis to determine the they will bring to the table this ummer. Ralph Shepard, Vice presi­ dent of UA W local 652 in Laos­ iD& said jOb securjty woUld be top of the · • He also mentioned pension benefit " hich ranked econd on the Free Pr poll. "We do know they're going to talk about benefits fo retirees, health care for peop in the p d retirees [and] peasioe "he said. Shepard said he thought the automakers might try to get co ·0 from the union on . urance to alIo co-payment and ded etib on medical in- surance. . I, think they may have some idea to that effect," Sherpard aid. 'We're sure they're going to come at us with something." Garrison blamed the health insurance controversy on the lack of national .health in­ surance plan. "We're the only industrial­ ized nation in the world witho ome form of Datioaal health care,· Garrisoa. • He . d can produced by Canadian the same wage level U.s. cost S600 1 per unit, 1araclY a result of Can da's n tional health care plan. He said that included the higher tales the CanadiaDs paid to support the p�. ' Garrison said tlie automakers agree with ....... .,._, on the Deed for a national health insuranc::c plan. "Every ODe of the Big Three has moved people to Wash;ngt to lobby for som� form of national health in- uranee," he said. Garrison said the automakers agree with UDions on the need for a . health insurance plan. , Shepard . the UDion is in • strong position going into negotiations this year. ., think the union's position is good if not better than it has been far as upport of the people," he said. , The Free Press poll found 39 percent of tho e surveyed . bought the UA W leadership doiDg. good job. That com­ pares to 31 percent who thought the Big Three were doing a good job. ustims .run WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three members of the Nation of Islam announced .their can­ didacies for public office during a joint press conference recent- ly. . Abdul Alim Muhammad MD, Minister of Muhammad Mosque #4 in D.C. and the na­ tional spokesperson for Min. Louis Farrakhan, will eek the congressional seal of the 5th cis­ trict of Prince �e' s Co , Maryland. Attorney George X ewe, a �:JUaIe of Howard Univ . ty La 'School and legal advisor to the highly uccessful Dopcbusters anti1drug pcglDl, wi 11 seek the Dis tri ct of Co umbia's non-voting deleg seat vacated by Rep. Walter FaUDtroy. Shawn X Brakeen, public school teacher and as i tant minister at e 4, is run­ ning for a e t on the D.C. scboolboard. Citing a need for • fresh City P an to ·sell Auditorium o ban come under attack � .... c I I ConuDotuJent "If you to sec the riverfront, go to •. d a very eel offlCial in the City Planning Commi sion, o i hed to remaia . . the is around the city, . d the offici, bo i upset at the propo ed ale of Ford A tori to Comerica. The official stated there . a fee1iDg itbin the oommil$iOll that the proposed ale i s igbed. A f eeli ng t hat the , poposed sale of the auditorium to Comerica for some bed and . manifest in the - titudes cl a lot of Ddroi . The official exprased hope someoae will form a zoaiDs coaIitioa to save the torium, - lowed the Honorable �ij8h Muhammad to tay with . wben he was establishing t N . on of Islam. The buildi sits OIl the boundary of the Dis­ trict of Columbia and Maryl Voicing hi uppolt of candidates during the May � - niversary of the Dopeb Min. FUrakhan aid the cict.ci of ' the Muslims scat a falIfillnM::nt of a desire the HoDonbIe PJijah M mad. , Min. Parrakhan explaine the lb. FJijah Mubamm supported uch leaden late Adam Oayton Powell former Georgia leg· 01' Julian Boed, but ultimately, ·what be aid w " What we need is a Muslim politici ,. He dded the M�ue (M lim place of w ip) w to be a training ground to fostet character and char cteristi that would make followers the Hon. Elijah Muhamma good servants to the people. "The scripture says, , man having a light would hide i� under a bushel basket?' No, you take your light from der the b el et and you place n9 ess it on a hill. Wha hill? Capitol Hill!. .. ·When we see the need for good leadership, courageous leadership, incorruptible leader­ ship, then we ve to ay it is time DOW for us to come out of the Mosque ... into the com­ munity to serve the needs (of all),· he said Continuing, the'leader of the N . on of Islam ked D.C. and Maryland voters to vie the Muslim candid tes with balanced vi . on. , • Get uainted wi'th us and if you allow u the ame privilege and right th t you allow everyone else, t n we guarantee you th we will serve the people in a way that they have ever been served before," he aid Worker sue Co tlDU d fro Pa 1 Send letter or telegrams supporting the union's demand to: Harold Poling, CEO, Ford Motor Co., American Road; Dearborn, Ml 48121; and R.M. Godsell, Anglo- American Corporation, 44 Main St., Johannesburg 2001, South Africa. Labor Note reque that anyone sending letters, Iso send a copy to Solidarity et­ wor ;- c/o Labor Note , 7435 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48210. Jack on Continued fro P 1 civil rights were right. Now he is threatening to veto the 1990 civil rights act which affects women, or ers and mioori tie . He w opposed to raising the minimum wage for . workers hite advoc ting a cut in capit I gain for the rich. 'In South Africa, he i circumventig congres ional nctions by allo ing the im­ portation of iron and eel." • •