Fridoy, June 18, 1976 TY iE M IC H IGAN DA ILY Page Three Friday, June 18, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three GEO-hits 'U' on affirmative action By SUSAN ADES The chasm between the University and the Graduate Employe Organization (GEO) positions on affirmative action and non-dis- crimination was maintained yesterday as the two negotiating teams tred to clear up critical contract proposal differences in a lengthy session at the Michigan Union. Reiterating many of the charges aired during their demand clarification meetings several weeks ago, GEO accused the Uni- versity of neglecting the affirmative action program agreed to in the Memorandum of Understanding which is appended to the current contract. The Union is now insisting the affirmative action clause be made binding as a part of the new contract. The Uni- versity is unwilling to comply. ON THE non-discrimination issue, GEO responded vehemently to the University's counterproposal which does not include the union's definition of sexual preference which expands on the exist- ing one to allow for open displays of affection between two people of the same sex. Union bargainers also expressed dissatisfaction over the ex- clusion of a requested provision for a commission to examine treatment of gay and lesbian graduate student assistants (GSA's) in University departments. Responding to GEO's opening affirmative action arguments chief University bargainer John Forsyth maintained the admin- istration has acted in good faith on affirmative action. The Uni- versity has, he said, worked steadily toward establishing goals and timetables for individual departments to meet. He also said that the University is under no obligation to include the affirma- tive action measure in the contract. "I HAVEN'T heard a damn word aboit this thing since its been constituted," said University bargainer Razel Allen. Marty Ialoern, another Union bargainer expressed a CEO fear that the University would leave its affirmative action com- mittment unfulfilled as it did its pledge to increase black student enrollment by ten per cent after the 1947 RAM strike. "That's what you want us to accept - an agreement like that?" Halpern asked. "What prohibits van - if we have no contractual agreement- from destroying affirmative action tomorrow?" challenged GE0 bargainer Donna Gobbacia. FORSYTH REPIED. "Yu'd have to trust is." The administration held that affirmative action has no place in a labor contract but GEO ointed out that the University's con- tract with the American Federation of State and Municipal Em- ployes (AFSME) has an affirmative action clause. "The present contract is far and away above the law," For- syth said citing the only obligation the University has under HEW affirmative action guidelines is to collect data. See GEO, Page 11 AP Photo Deliverance Colorado Coy. Richard Lamm maneuvers through some light rapids during a kayak trip down the Platte River, near downtown Denver, during the inaugural run down the new kayak slalom course. WONT PREVENT TUITION INCREASE: 'U' ay get hike- in aid By PHILLIP BOKOVOY The state House of Representatives passed a higher education bill Wednesday that would give the University $2.6 million more than Governor William Milliken recommended in his March budget proposal. The $110.7 million appropriation provided for in the House bill is the same amount the Senate approved for the University in April. The amount the University will receive will not be finalized /* i #'sA V Nr.a c n U1 CL DY Bomb scare Some people would have done anyhing for an extra hour off of work yesterday to bask in the sun. Employes in the Michigan Union however, didn't have to do anything thinks to a Garden City woman who phoned the Ann Arbor Po- lice at 2:40 with a message that a bomb was set to go off in the University Alum- ni Association there. Evacuation of the building proceeded smoothly and Uni- versity Department of Safety bomb squadsmen and Ann Arbor police offic- ers together searched for the bomb -- and never found one. "It was an un- founded report," said a spokesman for the Ann Arbor Police. "We found no brmb and later the caller admitted it was a hoax" S Happenings ... . . . there are no happenings today. The number of things happening today is zero. That is to say nothing is hap- pening. No way, no how .. . S Weather or not Skies will be cloudy today, with a high near 8. There will be a slight chance of precipitation. Lows tonight will be in the low 60's. Tenant rights bill before Senate couple of weeks because the House and bills don't agree on appropriations for other s and universities. BELL has been sent to a joint conference ttee and will remain there until the state chool aid bill and the mental health bill ssed and sent to conference to iron out the iCe. STATE SENATOR John Otterbacher (l)-Grand Rapids) said, "If there isn't any disagreement (between the legisla- ture and the executive branch) they won't carve it (the increase) up, but if Speaking for Michigan landlords, Flem- ing maintains there is no statewide need for such legislation but added "landlords can live with the bill even though it covers only tenant problems." With the passage of the bill Fleming expects landlords will be less lenient in their handling of tenants with overdue See 'U', Page 11 By MICHAEL YELLIN legislation designed to reinforce and ensure tenants rights by prohibiting land- lords from evicting tenants without first going through court procedings is expect- ed to pass the Michigan Senate late next week, according to its sponsor, Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor). Under the bill, landlords would be liable for a minimum of $200 in damages if they shut off a tenant's utilities, re- move personal belongings, change locks without providing the tenants with a new key, or board up doors and windows. Furthermore, tenants could not be thrown out during a dispute until the landlord follows due process by giving the tenant an opportunity for a court hearing. 1 ULLARD SAYS the legislation is "di- rected toward those few unscrupulous landlords who attempt to operate without regard for the rights of their tenants and the requirements of the law regarding eviction procedure." Bollard stated the bill was necessary because, "Tenant service groups in De- troit, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor re- ceived large numbers of complaints about landlords turning off utilities and thr