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made at the Junior ROTC
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too Harbor Iigh Scbool.
An moaetary scholar-
hip w arded to the Bentoo
Harbor more Vail
. Both ards were pesented
by Lucy Mayer, Algonquin
chapter I't8
Miss Smith his been ed to
attend the DAR' ann Flag
Day luncheon in June to lead the
Pledge of Allegiance.
TbeBronzeMedalisgivento .
a gradu ting enior Junior
Rare cadet who has shown the
qualities of dependability, good
ch r cter, and adherence to
military discipline, leadership
ility and the fundamental and
patriotic understanding. o! the
importance of Rare trammg,
Of three previous Bronze
Medal Winners, Jared Graves is
attending Wilberforce College,
Charla Beck is attending Florida
A&M and is in the Rarc pr0-
gram; and Victoria Welc'b is en­
rolled at Michigan State
University and the Rare.
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Whirlpool R fu . s to Come Clean
Unlon-Bu In9 and
Conc Ion D mand
Prompt Boycott C II
'" CaailU Col4IMti
Reprilll.1 from Labor Notel
"Whirlpool has now taken
union-busting stance, - sa� George
Daitsman, die educational director
of the Allied Industrial Worken. On
April 17, the AlW announced a boy.­
cott of all ·WbirlpOO p�ucrs, i!l­
eluding the Roper and Kite nAid
brands, and those Sean Kenmore a�
pliances manufactured by Whirlpool
The bo�ott was initiated by AlW
Local S70 in Fort Smith, Arkansas,
where over S500 employees have
been working without a contract
Ince I t September when the com­
pany unilaterally implemented con­
ce IOns. Whirlpool cut wage by 58t
an hour-from an average of$10.77
to $ 1 0.19. The corporation also froze
cost of 'Jiving adjustments, elimi­
nated dues check-off and severely re­
stricted the arbitration of grievances.
.. Whirlpool's demand for conce -
ion follow one of the. company's
most profitable year . Revenues
grew 4� in 1989 to $6.S billion. The
co:poration recently, built nc� facto­
ries in Mexico, Brazil, and India. And
it is about to introduce its newe t ap­
pliance-the "world washer. - A team
of over 50 engineers have developed
a product the company elaim �i11
revolutionize the washmg machine
industry.
o CUTS FOR WIlWAM
Whirlpool: ch�irman, David
Witwam-unhke III workers-has
been well-compensated. His pay
went from '568,000 in 1988 to
1 030,000 in 1989.
The company is moving more and
ore of its production to non-uni<?n
abo in the U.S. and to plants an
exico. UA Local 1562 members
t Wbirlpool's Mount Sterling, Ken-
ky plant weU as USWA mem-
ben in Tore to, Ontario face plant
closings within the next year. Whirl­
pool plans to hift production from
both plants to non-union shop in
O . ,
. .
The company has already moved
production of Its 24" and �8- re­
frigeration busin to Monterrey,
Mexico, where workers earn $9 a
day. And Whirlpool transferred sub­
assembly of many appliance parts to
its Reynosa m uitadora plant.
In its five remaining unionized
U.S. plants, Whirlpool i determined
to cut pay and institute a two-tier
wage tructure. In February, mem­
ben of IUE Local 808 in Evansville,
Indiana accepted a $1.71 an hour cut,
COLA elimination, and a two-tier
schedule.
Last year, member' ofUAW Local
1172 in LaPorte, Indiana likewise
agreed to' a three-yet r wage freeze
and a two-tier chedule.
Stove Furnace and Allied Appli­
ance W�rkers Local 1'1 in La Verg ,
Tenne e e found themselve
-defeated by cab .when they truck
against concessions la t summer. In
order to avoid a similar fate, mem­
ben of AIW Local S70 decided not to
wal the picket lin . but to try a
variety of workpl C' strategie. to
force the company to negotiate
fairly.
UNION FIGHTBACK
. When Local 370' contract ex­
pired in September, the union began
its olidarity campaign. Work�r
wear union t- hirts and buttons With
anti-conce sion symbol to wor
every day. Many union members
have pinted these symbols on their
can and �d union sig on their
lawns to publicize their campaign to
the Fort Smith community ..
The local organizes olidarity
marches around the plant involving
500 to 2000 workers at the end of the
shift once a week. To discourage at­
tendance, managen try to tagger
quitting time, hutting down ODe llne
20 or SO minutes before the next. Bu
so far, their efforts have not damp-'
ened morale and solidarity.
Volunteers recently began put­
ting out a local newsletter-l"M Lou.l
370 SoIi44rjlJ Voice. Members ave
also -crganized rallie , dance , pizza
parties, and sing-alongs. "Once tills
thing is over," Keo Germanson, as­
sistant to the AlW president, says,
"we will have created a really great
local of volunteer organizers. We've
never had this level of participation
before." .
To complement the local's solidar­
ity efforts, the international began a
corporate campaign. The main tactic
. the boyco Though it i too soon
to mea ure results, German OD
believes the boycott ha already dis­
turbed Whirlpool. Angry distributors
have called both the union and the
corporauon to complain about AIW
members leafletting their tores.
.. But we are well within our
rights," Germanson says. "Unions do
not like to tell people to boycott the
products that tliey ma e. But we fel
we had DO choice.lfthetre attem •
ing to bust us, we can t work WI
them." 0
(To IUpport the rtpooI boycott, .. nd
solidarity lett." toN'll, 3520W. Oktahoma .,
au .. , WI 53215. Phone 4141&45-G5OO. A
22-rn nu video de . no Fort Sm work-
"t ltoly can be bofroWed by contacting I
Ca it. � , AtN local 370. 2107 Btu
St .• Fort Smith,AR72903. Phone 5011646-3463.]
t.· Zion anniver ary
By ary Golliday
ew Mt. Zion Bapti t Church WIll b
celebrating their 43rd AMIV r ary on Sun-
day. June 10. at 3:30 p.m. ,
Their pe ial gues will the True LIght
Bapti t Church of Grand Rapid and Morning
Star Bapti t Church and other of churche of
th city. .
Rev. W.L. P ucrson will bring the me -
age.
Everyone i invited. Rev. Jame E.
Witcher i the ho t pa tor.
Th Male Chorus of Gre ter Harve t B p­
ti t Church ill have their Annual Day on
Sund Yt June 10. at 3:30 �.m. ,
Their pecral gue lS III be the True, Vme
Baptist Church Male Choru of Saginaw:
Macedoni Bapti t Church Male Chorus of
Flint; and Enoc B prist Church Male Chorus
of Detroit.
Rev. Stanley Levy i �hc president.
Queen Esther Baptist Church will be
having their V cation Bible School from June
11-16, from 6-8 p.m. each evening.
Rev. S. Greer i the h t P lor.
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