Eighty-Six Years of Editorial Freedom 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Friday, January 30, 1976 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Demownstrate with AATU W. Europe: Reacting to reactors W ESUPPORT THE Ann Arbor Tenants Union (AATU) in its drive for decent off-campus housing at affordable rates. It is no secret that the city's ten- ants are treated disgracefully by their landlords. Poorly maintained units without such necessities as heat, ade- quate locks and hot water are much too commonplace in the Ann Arbor rental market. Just ask anyone who rents from Sunrise Management. The AATU has been recently de- voting much time and energy in seeking the reforms tenants in this town frequently do not enjoy. About 50 Sunrise units have joined the current rent strike against the management company and its youth- ful owner, Dewey Black. In addition, about twenty more tenants have promised to join the strike by with- holding their February rents. Ever since the group organized the rent strike in November, outside sup- port for their efforts has been in- creasing. Already, the LSA student government council, the steward council of GEO and State Represen- tative Perry Bullard have offered their encouragement. NOW, THE AATU culminates its first organizing drive this after- noon with a demonstration in front of Sunrise's 512 Packard headquart- ers at 3 o'clock. By MARTIN BROWN (PNS) - In legislatures, halls of science, and even in the streets, nuclear power in Eu- rope is today facing well or- ganized - and in some cases militant-opposition. THE PROTEST MOVEMENT has intensified in recent months. Here is a cross-section of cur- rent anti-nuclear sentiment in four key European nations: . France: The French gov- ernment, committed to the most extensive nuclear power pro- gram in Europe, wants 40 nu- clear reactors running by 1985. But in late 1975 anti-nuclear demonstrations erupted through- out the country, drawing 20,000 people in Paris alone. Two thou- sand French scientists had ear- lier signed a letter calling for .a drastic reappraisal of the country's nuclear program. * West Germany: West Ger- many had planned to construct an enormous four-reactor nu- clear power plant in the Ruhr Valley city of Whyl. But the plant has been stymiedsince early last year, when 20,000 area residents first occupied the proposed site in protest. Police were unable to forcibly remove the occupants, many of whom have remained and forced the government to delay construc- tion. " Great Britain: In Britain, opposition to nuclear power has been centered in an unlikely source - the House of Lords. A recent house of Lords com- mittee report contained an ex- haustive study of the environ- mental hazards of nuclear plants, and warned of the pos- sible loss of control over Eng- land's rich North Sea oil re- sources in a collective West European nuclear policy is adopted. * Sweden: While Sweden now has nine reactors operating or under construction, recent pub- lic opinion polls here show that 65 per cent of the Swedish peo- ple oppose further construction of nuclear plants. Opposition now includes two of Sweden's major political parties. THE WAVE OF European protest was originally sparked by a 1974 report by the Euro- pean Economic Community (EEC) - or Common Market - calling for a crash nuclear development program. Alarmed by Europe's heavy dependency on Mideast oil, the EEC pro- posed 150 new 1000-megawatt nuclear reactors in EEC coun- tries over the next decade. There are now only 100 reactors in EEC countries, most of them smaller than today's standard, 1000-megawatt size. Like the U.S., the nuclear de- bate in Sweden has beenrcon- centrated in verbal tugs-of-war among legislators, environmen- talists and scientists. Nuclear opposition groups have conducted a vast public education campaign on nuclear power over the past two years. A well known American nu- clear critic, Arthur Tamplin, has co-authored a series of pamphlets with Bjorn Gillberg, the "Swedish Ralph Nader." Renowned Swedish scientist Hans Alfven, a Nobel prize winner, has also spoken out against nuclear power. EVEN THE MAJORITYtSo- cial Democratic Party, criticiz- ed by the Center and Commu- nist parties for allowing some nuclear construction, favors ze- ro energy growth for the coun- try by 1990 - and limiting new nuclear construction to 13 plants. Sweden currently has nine nu- clear reactors planned or In operation. The Center and Communist parties picked up significant public support after recent nu- clear votes in Parliament, and the nuclear issue is expected to play a major role in the September 1976 Swedish elec- tions. West Germany's major oppo- sition party has also lost sup- port over its backing of nu- clear power. As a result of the Whyl episode, many local farm- ers have left the Christian Dem- ocratic Party and have begun organizing their own slates of candidates for state govern- ment. Opposition to the Whyl plant had been brewing for several months before local German farmers, fishermen and peas- ants - joined by supporters Baden-Wuertemberg state gov- ernment, whose president and minister of economics sit on the power company's board of directors. When the government ordered a go-ahead on construction, 300 local residents occupied the site. Police were sent in and more demonstrators joined the pro- test. A battle erupted. When police unleashed dogs, the dem- onstrators fought back with stones and repeatedy charged the police lines, eventually forc- ing them to withdraw. A truce is now in effect, with construc- tion stalled. The wave of European protest was orig- inally sparked by a 1974 report by the Euro- pean Economic Community (EEC) - or Common Market -- calling for a crash nuclear development program. Alarmed by Europe's heavy dependency on Mideast oil, the EEC proposed 150 new 1000 megawatt nuclear reactors in EEC countries over the next decade. There are now only 100 re- actors in EC countries, most of them smal- ler than today's standard 1000 megawatt size. .. 4"R"4 Yr54{"i:" f.i, iYfm , :1. ': td+ :'So +X...,.... ..".:! .. .." preciation. THE FRENCH government responded by banning an anti- nuclear film from television and banning nuclear opponents from an international conference it sponsored on nuclear energy. Widespread protest demonstra- tions in Paris and other cities erupted soon after. French nuclear opponents have gained support from the minority United Socialist Party and a number of French trade unions who have formed a coal- ition to formulate an alterna- tive energy policy for the coun- try. Reaction to nuclear power in Britain has been comparatively mild. But the House of Lords report attacking nuclear safe- ty is regarded as a possible focus of British opposition to EEC nuclear expansion plans. The outcome of the nuclear debate in Europe could have important consequences for the future of nuclear power in the U. S. Some major U.S. companies have a large financial stake in European nuclear power devel- opment. For example, Frama- tome, the major supplier of nu- clear power to France, is un- der license to Westinghouse un- til 1982. A cut-back or delay in the French nuclear reactor program could cool West- inghouse's commitment to U.S. nuclear power. PERHAPS MORE important, the European nuclear debate could influence U.S. public opin- ion -- which could prove the final arbiter on the nuclear is- sue here. Martin Brown, a science edi- tor for Pacific News, is a Cali- fornia representative for the Scientists' Institute for Public Information. Dewey Black We hope a good number of strik- ing tenants, non-striking tenants and concerned community members take the time to show up at today's event. It is imperative that even those not involved with the strike attend and show their support. Only by building a strong and democratic union move- ment can tenants match the power of the landlords in this community and achieve the basic goals of any ten- ant - housing that meets up to maintenance and safety code at rea- sonable rates. Attend the demonstration and help lick the landlords. from nearby regions of France and Germany - began their protest occupation. The resi- dents feared the plant would add pollution to the Rhine riv- er, lower the local water table, and cause a man-made fog from evaporating water that could damage climate and crops. ALLIED AGAINST the occu- piers were the huge South Nu- clear Power Plant Co. and the In France, nuclear opposition had been relatively quiet until 2,000 scientists - many employ- ed by the French Atomic Ener- gy Commission - called upon the citizenry to "refuse to ac- cept nuclear power plants until there is a clear understanding of the risks and consequences of this policy." The scientists singled out key risks as trans- port and disposal of nuclear materials and nuclear plant de- PIRGIM needs adjustment NEXT Boa new pla PublicI Michiga fee tot each tu a studer mail in with ea than la dent ha in perso Building Improve ing plac Prior per cent contribu PIRGIM in a rec term's s maticall studei TODAY News: G senz, gpan, Selbst Editorial Beckr siUs,T Arts Pag Photo T WEDNESDAY the University PIRGIM some $42,000. rd of Regents will vote on a n for funding the student-run OBVIOUSLY, 40 per cent ,of the stu- Interest Research G r o u p in dents didn't suddenly c h a n g e n. The plan calls for a $1.50 their minds and decide to support be assessed automatically on PIRGIM. These people were victims Ition bill. To obtain a refund, of the collection system-they were nt would have to fill out and too lazy or forgetful or just didn't a form that will be sent out have the time to claim their refund. ch tuition bill. This is better Although the proposed check-off-by st fall's plan, by which a stu- mail system would maze it consider- d to claim his or her refund ably easier to obtain a refund, it is on at the Student Activities still wrong in principle because the g, but it's not enough of an burden is placed on those who don't ment. The burden is still be- support PIRGIM as well as those who ^ed on the wrong people. do. to last fall, no more than 47 PIRGIM's efforts in public interest t of the student body had ever research are certainly laudable, but ated the dollar - and - a - half the organization should be funded I fee in a semester, bringing voluntarily. If students want to con- ord $22,000 sum. But with last tribute to PIRGIM, that's fine. But ystem charging the fee auto- only those sudents who want to pay y, nearly 90 per cent of the should be taxed. PIRGIM should not n t body contributed, giving be among the ranks of the book clubs, record clubs and government organi- 'S STAFF: zations that are out to trap the lazy person who won't take the time to ordon Atcheson, George Lob- return the slip to cancel the order Pauline Lubens,, Ken Parsi- that's already been billed. It's time Annmarie Schiavi ,Stephen to stop. t, Jim Tobin Page: Marc Basson, Michael man, Stephen Hersh, Jon Pan- Tom Stevens, John Thomas Editorial positions represent ge: James Valk consensus of the Daily staff. echnician: Pauline Lubens t ~1.1 F9- ^.t N1t .f. J 4. i\\ * 6 11 GRS6tes&i ] tc'Ar urA r ACT AS IF ZA AS~ (F 7H6'r' , \ t7' 4-.--- / AUT IFL BE WH TO & I'm ,LIU )EVER JT D D l"DO8 tOA!OF TOAIJF- ,0+ s MWQPE OF ThiAT Ll IS$ MWpuES defending CD U To The Daily: In the light of the recent Cler- icals for a Democratic Union (CDU) victory in the UAW Lo- cal 2001 elections, I want to re- ply to the January 9 letter to the Daily by Pat Ardner, leader of the decertification drive. Ardner argues that CDU leaf- lets are "extremely biased." CDU leaflets ARE "biased" - towards the interests of the cler- icals working here. Since June, CDU has waged an uncompro- mising fight for two basic prin- ciples: 1) a democratic, mem- bership - controlled union, and 2) a militant, competent strug- gle for better wages, benefits, and control over our working lives. We haveconsistently cri- tized the "Unity" caucus, for its sell-out contract, and its unwillingness to communicate with the membership. CDU has also criticized the decertification drive, since, whatever the motivations of its leaders, it serves only Univer- sity management. Decertifica- tion would make us, once again, victims of management's eco- nomic and supervisory abuses. Ironically, Ardner expresses BOTH University Management's position, and the position of the UAW Regional bureaucrats when she says: "I hate to sit back and watch a lot of inex- perienced clericals trying to do something none of them knows anything about." Both mana- etters Pat Ardner, is motivated by self-interest. These people en- joy their favored positions and sorely miss the benefits they received under the unfair and competitive merit system. As management's favorites, they feel no sense of community with their co-workers. Then, having risen to "the top," they urge the rest of us to "pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps." Needless to say, only a few clericals, even C-6's, are this near - sighted. The second and larger group of clericals for decertification recognize the need for a union but are justly outraged by the lousy contract negotiated by the old Bargain- ing Committee bureaucrats last summer, and are frustrated by the total lack of information and democracy in our local. Decertification is not the ans- wer to management's abuses, to the rotten contract, nor to the chaotic, undemocratic state of the local. We, as clericals, must take the control of this local out of the hands of the bureaucrats and give it back to ourselves, because we ARE the union. We can and must use our union with each other, to begin to struggle against man- agement's control over our working lives. THE CDU VICTORY in the recent Executive Officer elec- tions is one of many steps needed to create a strong, mem- bership - controlled union. Allj union members must come to to The Daily more on CDU To The Daily:' I am writing this letter in re- sponse to CDU flyer no. 16. I am a member of Local 2001, and the flyer just recently came into my possession. It speaks of an attempt by members of the former bargaining committee to "preserve their $15,000 -25,000 jobs." Yet every member of that committee that I have ever met works here as a clerical and certainly makes nowhere near that amount. The CDU claims their candi- dates represent "the most mili- tant, dedicated, capable and experienced leadership coming out of the struggle we, as union members, have waged against . . . university management." Can this be true when their em- ployment at the university rang- es from 4 to 1S months? THE CDU TALKS of using means beyond the contract to enforce it. What are these means, and why don't they de- fine them? I find it interesting that CDU wishes a "one-year contract so that we can try again soon to win what we do not win this time." They seem to admit that they cannot possibly win in the next contract all the demands listed in their flyer. Many of these demands were made bait not won by the former bardain- :nn nn rvita lin "in%1M committee for the same reason! Sounds contradictory to me. Lisa B. Gumtow Jan. 27 Res College To The Daily: o" IN RESPONSE to Stephen Kursman's letter of Jan. 23, dorm dues collections in East Quad are in trouble, and the future of any activities in EQ is severely threatened. However the one-sided, anti - Residential College picture presented by Mr. Kursman is, at best, some- what inaccurate. It is true that the budget was not approved until Nov. How- ever, a tentative budget (pend- ing adequate dues collection) was formulated last April. Al- though this budget must be sub- mitted for approval by the Rep- resentative Assembly, whose members are selected at the beginning of the academic year, it is crucial to collect dues in September in order to finance dorm activities during those first few months. Such activi- ties this year included: a dance in the first week of school: an RC.EQ Retreat: a Halloween dance and midnight breakfast: a lecture series; three RC Plqvers' productions, as well as the opening of the new home of Benzinger Librarv. Without these and other activities the community would stagnate. RC/EQ community as well as from without. Furthermore, their performances are open to all free of charge (the RC Play- ers have one performance of each production free of charge.) Finally, there are a number of expenses incurred by the Resi- dential College that go towards the financing of activities for the benefit of the entire com- munity. The College pays to have all lounge and practice room pianos tuned regularly. The College pays the salaries of the RC Singers librarian and piano accompanist,,the salary of the coordinator of madrigal and chamber ensembles, the slary of the faculty director of the RC Players' productions, as well as the auditorium main- tenance costs for these per- formances. The college also fi- nances the lunches given to the l ngliage teachers to hold the foreign language lunch tables (Snanish, French, and German) four times each per week. The Residential.:College adds a dimension to East Quad that is equalled by no other dorm on campus. The culturally en- riching and educational pro- grams that have grown out of the energy and creativity of the Residential College are a .bene- fit to the entire comrntnity. Parhans the sobition to the de- f"iency in the present dues col- lection and distribution is for more members of the commun- itv to become involved in the .n.:m -1 1a Aa-a 4%\%bN; "