UNIVERSITY REFUSES TO BARGAIN See editorial page AMW 00e, Sir :4Iait SUNNY AND W ARMA Hlgh-40 Lave-52 Little chance of rain Seventy-Seven Years of Editorial Freedom v VOL. LXXVIII, No.. 8 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1967 SEVEN CENTS EIG T P Vice-President Cutler Expected to Resign Pos By ROGER RAPOPORT Cutler, who was 42 on Wednes- ing for selective service, sit-in reg- derwent a sweeping change with In those early days Cutler was activist political groups to t Editor day, has been seeing less and less ulations. student power, and The the appointment of new officials on good terms with most student House Un-American Activith Vice-President for Student Af- of student leaders in recent Daily.. like Housing Director John Feld- leaders. His door was always open Committee. The move was strong] fairs Richard L. Cutler is expected months. He reportedly feels it is Before taking his present post kamp and Director of Student and he answered all questions. criticized by student and facult to resign as soon as possible after nearly impossible to deal rational- Cutler was an outspoken libera Community Relations William Today Cutler keeps his door groups, President Harlan Hatcher leaves ly with leaders like SGC President Steude. locked to avoid invading student In November of 1966, in tl1 office Dec. 31. Sources indicate Bruce Kahn, GA President Roy department. He was active in Under his leadership power of activists. His secretary says that midst of growing student unre that Cutler will stay on only long Ashmall, and former Voice chair- campus politics and civil rights the office of Student Affairs grew "Dr. Cutler isn't talking to re- over the University's submissio enough for the Regents and Presi- man Gary Rothberger. causes. Cutler was chairman of the in several areas such as housing. porters from The Daily." of students class ranking to tl dent-designate Roben Fleming to Cutler is also said to have tired Student Relations Subcommittee A number . of crucial policy Several controversies have fig- Selective Service, Cutler announce find a successor. Fleming assumes' of taking a stream of personal of the Senate Advisory Commit- changes were made, such as the dl tI' hg the enforcement of baan on sit office Jan. 1. abuse that has come his way dur-te uUuvriyAfisi 96 eiint iauly hs urued pominently in ths cange.ncenns Although Cutler declines to dis- ing the numerous campus con- tee on University Affairs in 1962 decision to gradually, phase out The first was in January 1966, af- dent sit-ins in specified areas o cuss his future plans for the rec- troversies that have made his job and 1964, and on the literary col- housemothers in men's dormi- ter 10,000 students had signed a the University. About 1,500 sty ord, it is known that he has be- more strenuous. He reportedly lege administrative board in 1962. tories petition backing a University dis- dents defied the ban by staging ormemtri kndwn ed fd that hehasbe-moresteos. Hh reorely When his predecessor James A. Cutler also spoke out in the pre- count bookstore. Cutler recom- sit-in at the administration build come more and more dissatisfied feels that the job, which requiresRI with the .b he took over Dec.' numerous evening meetings and Lewis announced his resignation Black Power days of May 1965 to mended to the Regents that the ing on November 29. 1, 1964. He is said to have wearied speaking engagements takes too in 1964, Cutler became the favorite praise the Student Non-Violent University not establish such a President Hatcher subsequent of dealing with the leadership of much time away from his family. son of many liberal student and Coordinating Committee for its store. delayed implementation of the sit such student organizations as Stu- Since assuming office Cutler h faculty leaders. "contributions tocampus and na- Then in August of 1966 Cutler, in ban and it has never been p dent Government Council, Grad- figured prominently in controver- Cutler's relatively brief tenure tional life." along with the other administra- in effect. The ranking crisis die uate Assembly and Voice, the local sies surrounding a University in office was one of the most con- An irate President Hatcher de- tive officers, took part in the deci this summer when the Selectiv chapter of Students for a Demo- bookstore, the House Un-American troversial and .eventful of any top clined to talk to Cutler for two sion to send in the names of 65 Service decided to issue blank cratic Society. Activities Committee, class rank- administrator here. His office un- weeks after the speech. student and faculty members of deferments to all undergraduate -Daily-Thomas R. Copi RICHARD L. CUTLER NEGOTIATION UNLIKELY: UAW Ford Strike Idles Workers in 25 States Walkout Halts B nilding; Dorms DETROIT ') - About 160,000 Ford continued to operate only United Auto Workers Union mem- in Canada, where the company bers walked off their jobs at Ford turns out a small number of Fal- Motor Co. yesterday, launching a cons and pickup trucks. However, strike which some fear might last: a parts shortage was expected to until Christmas. halt production in about two As picket lines formed at plant weeks. gates in 25 states, assembly lines ° Meanwhile, Ford's chief cqm- came to a halt and Ford's produc- petitors - General Motors and tion on 1968 models slowed to a Chrysler - kept their assembly trickle. ' lines rolling, Workers stayed on the job even though the two com- panies refused to extend their labor contracts beyond Wednes- day's midnight expiration, In contrast to previous strikes where mass picketing was the rule and violence was commonplace, only token picket lines were re- ported at most Ford plan'ts and there was only one incident of minor shoving and shouting-at the Ford Parts Depot in the De- troit suburb of Redford Township. The UAW permitted two Ford U May 11101 Stop To k' JLca:4 I UTXU J )LJtIU 11 plants in Mount Clemens, Mich., to continue operating. The plants 0 ,C A I make paint and vinyl trim for: W T GM's Ternstedt Division, Chrysler On1NA Witlirwa and American Motors. By URBAN LEHNER dent governments which are gen- UAW Strategy UAWerstrategy is designed to Student Government Council ea if otresntirrely unrepresen- keep the pressure on Ford by al- voted to table a motion proposing tGC tresdent bdies." lowing other auto companies to that SGC "withdraw from the Na. 5n C Pesidet Brue Kn ed- continue operating in the highly tional Student Association at its of the motion said he was "not competitive new car market just first meeting of the school year conthed mthai he a 'non as the 1968 models are being in- last night. convinced that the CIA influencetrdc. .lastee night.ed" ndadedtroduced. The text of the motion imtro- has been eradicated," and added Industry observers were almost duced by council member Leslie "NSA has been involved, in some unanimous in predicting that the Mahler, called the NSA "an un- things, the evil effects of which resulted mainly from democratic institution'' which'Iar so profound that we should aws its membehip from s have nothing to do with it." a clash over basic principles rather --S Counil members oppoing the than dollars and cents, would be motion rallied around several con- a long one. T tentions: No new negotiating sessions Formo 111011 -That it may be possible to have been scheduled. change NSA by "subversion from Henry Ford II, chairman of the # iwithin"; board, broke his. silence for the O f l lrlel -That "it is too early in the first time in current negotiations' game to play out all.our options"; to issue a bitter statement under- -That NSA provides communi- scoring the company's firm stand. 'U Tcation between student govern- Ford's Stand ments and other services which warrant attempts to continue! Branding the strike as "totally By GREG ZIEREN SGC's membership, unjustified and completely unnec- ' cessary," Ford declared that "be- * A tenants organization compos- SGC treasurer Sam Sherman, cae we woud dtcede th e ed of residents of University mar- who introduced the motion to unconscionable demands of a pow- ried housing was formed last table, called for an informal meet- unconsuiona e an s tif- night: in the office of Roy Ash- ing of council members over the mall, president of graduate As- 'weekend to discuss the motion. !penalty. sembly. The steering conmittee Tabled motions, to be considered Fr s ai the etagi set September 22 as the date for discussed again at regular council nation.t election of officers for the new meetings, require the request of "Every day it lasts will be an-; 0 group. a majority of the council. other blow to the business recov- According to one member, the SGC sent six delegates to the , r viwich hasjust begun to build U' Residence Hall Services Union Leaders to Meet With Dorm Directors Over Labor Protest Local 378 of the Building Serv- ice Emoloyees International Union, an AFL-CIO affiliate, will picket all University dormitories this morning in support of yesterday's walkout by over 200 skilled tra- desmen from the plant depart- ment. BSTEU members are employed' in all dormitory services. The union hopes to keep enough non- union employes off work to close down all dormitory functions. According to Stephen Barnett, spokesman for the union, they have been in contact with dormi- tory heads since yesterday. He stated that a meeting is planned between the union and the dor- mitory heads for 9:00 this mor- ning in the Administration Build-, ing. --Daily-Thomas R. Copi UNIVERSITY PLANT DEPARTMENT employes staged a walk-out yesterday in protest against al- leged unfair labor practices. The 200 skilled tradesmen of the plant department also demanded that the Regents withdraw the University's lawsuit against the Hutchinson Act and PA 379. I '/ Exuli purpose o the organization was NSA annual convention this sum- up," he said. "Wee to allow those who live in the mer at the University of Mary- get down to the; housing to decide "how they're land. The conference cost SGC this strike just a going- to live and under what ' $2,200. uini.W~ilu conditions." union is. We will us Bernol Soutar, a leader in the Council also defeated a motion means to achieve a Brnoe housing rent strike, to "'recommend to Panhellenic agreement. But we nounced that he had met with that they consider their present fice principle.. several members of ,the admini- policy of Fall Rush for Freshmen." settlement." stration earlier and had been of- fered six seats out of 16 on the CONTINUE PEACEMOBILE: Student Adyisory Committee on Housing for just such. a tenantsF group..Noting the fact that John Feldkamp, Director of University Housing, serves as chairman of the committee, several members de- nounced the plan as comparable The alternative plan, that of for-' are prepared to job of settling as soon as the! se every possible just and sound will not sacri- for the sake of At least ohe dormitory director, however, Bruce Storey of Markley H'all, knew nothing of the meet- - ing when called last night. He did ciS say that in the event of a food services strike, contingency plans By PAT O'DONOHUE utilizing administrative personnel The University can do nothing may be used. to meet the immediate demands Federation of State, County and of its protesting employes, a Municipal Employes met last night spokesman said yesterday. to consider possible action con- "Our hands are tied until the cerning yesterday's walkout by State Labor Mediation Board the tradesmen, but was unable to makes a decision," said Russell reach a decision on action. They Reister, University personnel offi- will meet again today. cer. The board, which must de- 3 A Talor prsientof he o-termine, appropriate bargaining Al Taylor, president of the 10- units at the University, has yet to cal, said late last night "we don't do so, though the case has been want to join anything haphaz- before it since June, 1966. ardly." He emphasized, however, In addition, said Reister, "the that they were not trying to stop current strike is not getting to the other unions from acting the heart of the issue, which is the court decision." The Univer- sity has been challenging the con- stitutionality of PA 379, which says public employes may use agents for collective bargaining ?rs P lan! Jwhen disputing wages, hours and benefits. This suit has been in r progress since December, 1965. Ueker's letter said that "a work I stoppage cannot accomplish any- thing other than losing pay over an issue that must first be settled by the mediation board and the courts." Hamilton said there is a good deal more at stake here than the particular issue the men are con- cerned with." He added that "it is unlikely that the suit will be dropped" because of the strike. The court case on PA 379 "in- volves the constitutional auton- omy of the University. Constitu- tional autonomy means keeping the University protected from sudden shifts in the political winds. Donald Prebenda, attorney for the tradesmen and the Washten- aw County Building Trades Coun- gins Strike Position, )ur Hands Are Tied' cil, has emphasized that the cen- tral issue is alleged University violation of the' Unfair Labor Practices Act and the failure of the State Labor Mediation Board to act on petitions determining appropriate bargaining agents. According tb one' Regent, "It is the court's duty to. decide and to decide promptly. Everyone knows that the intital decision, no matter what it is, will be ,ap- pealed. Therefore an early de- cision is imperative." What will the University do in the interim? Ueker Said "I have no way of knowing what the Uni- versity will do." His letter urged "all Plant Department -employes . to recognize orderly proced- ures and 'to report to work on schedule." Tradesmnens Delay Work On 5 Sites Ask 'U' To Recognize Collective Bargaining By Skilled Employes By RON LANDSMAN A walkout by over 200 skilled tradesmen of the University's plant department, which began yesterday, has halted work on five University construction projects worth more than $75 million. Work at the five sites, Bursley Hall, the Medical Complex, the Dental Building, the new Admin- istration Building, and the Events Building, ceased when the con- struction workers, who are mem- bers of the Washtenaw County Building Trades Council (WC- BTC), refused to cross picket lines put up by the protesting workers. Robert Radtke, president of the Temporary Trades Council, which organized the walkout, said last night that he received an injunc- tion ordering the tradesmen to cease picketing the University's construction sites. He said the in- junction was obtained from the National Labor Relations Board by the Michigan branch of the Asso- ciated General Contractors. The tradesmen plan to defy the in- junction said Radtke. Spokesmen for the WCBTC were not available for comment last night. The purpose-of the walkout, ad- cording to representatives for the tradesmen, was to get the Univer- sity to recognize their right to have collective bargaining agents.' The workers also demanded that the Regents withdraw their law suit challenging the constitution- ality of PA 379, which allows pub- lic employes to bargain collectively for wages, hours and benefits. There are currently two legal disputes pending. Since December, 1965, the Regents have been con- tending in Washtenaw County Circuit Court that PA 379, an amendment to the Hutchinson Act, is unconstitutional because it infringes on University autonomy. At the s a m e t i m e, three unions, WCBTC, the American. Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employes (AFSCME) and the international Union of Operating Engineers, have had pe- titions filed with the State Labor Mediatioin Board (SLMB) since June, 1966 requesting collective bargaining rights for five separate segments of the University's non- professional staff. The three unions' proposals do not conflict and are being handled separately. According to their attorney, Donald Prebenda, the tradesmen went on strike because they were "fed up" with the University's "foot-dragging on this litigation." He charged the University and the mediation board with intention- Lead irn, ~ I ming an independent group, was By STEVE NISSEN lishment of a draft counseling later agreed upon. " service to instruct students in con- Ashmall called it a "reactiva- Vietnam Summer became Viet- scientious objection. tion" of the now-defunct North- ; nam Fall last night at a mass Vietnam Fall is also planning to ,wood Tenants Organization which meeting at ndby ovei stu-H was active in the early 1960's. dents, faculty and Ann Arbor e whioienie The new group will represent idents held in Aud. A of Angell ich will povide anti-war liter- the residents' of the 925 apart- Hall. ature to anyone interested and al- ment units in 'University Terrace Leaders of the organization last sonserve as a headquarters for the - ea ch IThe approximately 200 protest- ty has been "dragging its feet" ithe mediationborcae bor City Council to accept a ref- "The Univeity has mad every erendum on the issue, although effort to try and get a decision,: they are not legally bound to placejbutrthe legal process is terribly the issue on the ballot no matter slow," according to Reister. "We're how many petitions are signed. ,:as much in limbo as the trades- Although David Gordon, chair- men." man of Ann Arbor Vietnam Sum-, In the University's only direct_ mer, opened the assembly with the statement on the protest, a let- declaration "Our sole purpose is ter to all workers, Plant Manager to end the war." Throughout the Alfred Ueker said yesterday that: meting various individuals at- "A few University employes - tempted to tie in the civil rights about one per cent-have been so issue particularly the Negro riot- badly misinformed on an isstIe im- ing in American cities. portant to us all that they have 'Stop Talking' engaged in an illegal work stop- Dr. Mann told the group that page." "we should stop talking about the Jack Hamilton, assistant to the City's CNP To Nominate Congressional Candidate By MARCY ABRAMSON Other possible CNP projects in-I Ann Arbor Citizens for New lude a free store in the student Politics Committee (CNP w'ill Iarea of Ann Arbor and formation Inominate a U.S. congressional of a committee to discuss Voice- ndminate foU.1.68 nresswenk. CNP interaction with the war re- candidate for 1968 next week. sistance movement. Plans to run a candidate for CPsia som t d City Council were discussed at last:d CNP Js also committed to a night's meeting of 60 friends and statew.3ide CNP meeting planned members of Ann Arbor's CNP. Afor Sept. 23 in Lanning. The group also heard a report Although the national conven- from the city's delegates to the tion was discussed, CNP did not national CNP convention. ndvote on the controversial 13 de- CNP will begin a ballot drive mands of the Black Caucus. Ann Orbtr' 1 and plans to build up a Abr'CN? is not officially af- and Northwood. Of the seven night called for continuation of ' seats on the executive ommittee, many of the group's existing pro- two will go to University Terrace jects as well as the creation of and the remainder to the North several new ones. Campus married units. A committee was formed to Residents will be sent notifica- work out details of a teach-in at tion of the group's executive elec- the University to be held in early tions next week. Prospective can- October to coincide with several ,Aio+. ter t the sev n', mmber pevnts of the TUniversity's Sesaui- F 'i r; ! .y organization. Extensive Campaign Other members of the group plan an extensive letter writing campaign aimed at prominent public officials and newspapers. Dr. Richard Mann of the psy- chology department warned the meeting that 'more and more peo- Y . .: I I