Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, February 22, 1977 Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, February 22. 1977 _, _. . PETITIONS FOR STUDENT ,PRESIDENT OF THE MICHIGAN UNION AATA bus pass plan fails 'U' NOW AVAILABLE AT THE MICHIGAN UNION LSA INFO DESK OFFICES FOR STUDENT SERVICES (Continued from Page 1) time." HURON VALLEY National Bank personnel assistant Maria Spooner said seven out of the bank's 78 eligible employes are taking advantage of the savings the bus pass program offers. But some employes AATA has asked to consider the program- including Michigan Bell, The Ann Arbor News, and the Ann Arbor City Government - have not responded with the support the program needs to get off the ground. City Administrator Sylvester Murray said free bus passes are being offered to city employes. However, several other admini- strators and city employes knew little or nothing of the program. "I'M NOT AWARE of it (a city bus pass program) if they are (offering it)," said City Treasurer John Bentley. "I haven't heard anything about it," said one city office employe. "I really don't know of any program," said another. Ann Arbor News Personnel Di- rector Bruce Moore also said he know nothing of a bus pass pro- gram. A Michigan Bell spokesperson said its employes have rejected a proposed bus pass program. GUENTHER SAID he was un- aware of the lack of interest or support the passes were receiv- ing from City Hall, and knew nothing of Michigan Bell's de- cision. "I didn't realize that was go- ing on," Guenther said. "I'll get on it right away." City Council member and may- oral candidate Louis Belcher (R-Fifth Ward) said AATA is not helping to relieve inadequate downtown employe parking. "EVERYONE USES the AATA as a panacea," Belcher said. "They (AATA) can't move one- eighth of the people in Ann Ar- bor." Belcher cited the "horrible problems" of the Dial-A-Ride service as one reason for the bus pass program's failure. He said too many stops and out-of- the way pickups have turned away customers. Mayor Albert Wheeler (D) re- mained optimistic about AATA's capabilities. "WE HAVE TO do everything we can to encourage mass trans- it," Wheeler said. "We may have to increase parking struc- ture rates to encourage the use of bus services. "If all of the parking struc- ture spaces are gone," Wheeler added, "people will have to ride the buses." According to several city of- ficials, downtown employes ac- count for the majority of the : emand for downtown parking. As a result of the lack of mass I ransi se algt~vw mar ar- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of Ann Arbor Presents Its Youth Choirs in Benjamin Britten's NOYE'S FLUDDE 8:00 p.m. M U, C11a1 ie pa-k (Continued from Page 1) MERC were to rule that GSA's wouldn't have wasted all this ing structures are under consid- 'ae' mlys h L ol ieadmny ewudsm eration. Tentative plans call for tration would have accepted this aren't employes, the ULP would time and money. We would sm- a combination bus transfer point proposal had it been made ear- be a moot point. Such a ruling ply have refused to bargain with would mean that GEO isn't even them from the start. Then, when and parking structure. lier. -ie Lw ol "I DON'T believe they would a labor union, and that the Uni- I they filed a ULP, we would ASSISTANT Planning Director have accepted this offer if we versity doesn't have to bargain have challenged their status as Jae Monroe said the national had made it one week before with GSA's. employes just as we are doing average for each available park- the ULP hearing," Moran said, "THEY have given us the op-I now." ing space in a structure is about "and if he told you they would portunity to test the question of The end of this matter is not $3,000. have then, I think he's lying to whether or not they are emp- in sight. After today's hearing, City officials said the demand you. )loyes, and we are going to take it will take at least four months for downtown parking will dra- Moran also contended that this it," Forsyth said. for MERC to reach a decision. matically increase with the new offer is somewhat different Moran thought this was all That decision can be appealed scheduled April opening of the than the plan proposed by the part of the administration's to the entire MERC board, new Federal Building at Fourth University on Nov. 18. game plan. which would take another six and Liberty Streets. The addi-"Ir"They wanted us to admit that "I think their strategy since to eight months. After that, ei- tion of the military recruiting we had filed the grievances in Oct. has been to force us to file ther side could appeal tnrough center and FBI offices will put bad faith," said Moran. a ULP so they could challenge the court system. even more demand on downtown "Although the memo that they our status as employes and The matter could be taken ail parking. insisted we sign didn't say it break a union," he explained. the way to the State Supreme An estimated 200 federal em- quite like that," he continued We have no choice left but to Court, which could hold this con- noyes will have only 96 off- "they made it very clear at the fight," he added, tract up for years. Both sides street parking spaces available table that we had knowingly FORSYTH denied the charge have indicated they would ap- to them. filed a bad faith grievance andthat he was out to "break the neal at least to the entire MERC COUNCILMEMBER J a i i e that we had to acknowledge that union". board, and neither would rule Kenworthy (D-Fourth Ward) fact by signing their memo or "If our goal had been to bust out the possibility of a :ourt ap- Kenwrth (DFourh Wrd) ~ tthe union," he explained, "we; heal. said bus passes, staggered work eiste.t' hours, and car pools can help WHAT the memo actually ease the downtown parking prob- said was ". . . GEO withdraws COUPLE ATTACKS CAPITALISM: Lem. He said people have to with prejudice (two grievances) "learn to put up with a little and agrees that its position in inconvenience." those grievances is inconsstent g g s a r seek s collective bargaining agree-1 h bShJ ' "That is what it said," For- I SmC t. The prces svth explained, "andthat is ; n ewsp i t n what it meant. We didn't say na c bl yvy o v anything about 'bad faith', and if he told you that, then, well, (Continued from Page 1) "Creation of the nation began . 0 ov vt!eath C r he's lying," he added. material gains," Ms. Boggs con- only after the transcendence of GEO face battle; M t t , t i 1 1 THURSDAY February 24 FRIDAY February 25 [ CamvG dine wit/M u$- fry Shrirvnp, L.obste, t,4,s DONALD BRYANT, Conductor TRAVIS BRYANT, Stage Director Over 100 Performers with Orchestra -SOLOISTS- A o rec, so ~L