n Daily-Saturday, July 26, 1980-Page 5 Midget mudbowl No, the University's annual homecoming mudbowl hasn't been held a few months early. This one was in Belvidere, Ill., yesterday and featul'ed about 90 4-H Club youngsters. AA TA WORKERS TO DECIDE ON SUNDAY Strikers to vote on contract By ELAINE RIDEOUT Striking members of the Transpor- tation Employees Union will vote Sun- day night on ratification of a new con- tract proposed yesterday by members of the AATA bargaining unit. "We gave the union a brand new comprehensive proposal that should bring an end to the strike," said Richard Simonetta, director of AATA. He added this was AATA's final offer, and if union voters reject the contract, the state mediator would have to be consulted to "find out what to do next." UNION VICE-PRESIDENT Shelly Ettinger called the AATA proposal a "major disappointment," and said she was distressed over the AATA's decision to "cut off bargaining." She added that she did not know if the new proposal would be ratified by the union board or the union membership. Ettinger emphasized that the management proposal contained no new compromises in non-economic areas, although it did include a significant wage increase. "We will take a serious look at the wage offer," she said, "but everything else is really bad." ACCORDING TO Simonetta, the new proposal includes: " A 29.9 per cent wage hike over a three-year period (The figure includes a cost-of-living adjustment); * A continuation of medical coverage spelled out in the old contract that ex- pired June 30; " 37 days off per year; " A full-time union representative; * Two joint union-management committees; and, " Compensation for time spent at grievance meetings. SIMONETTA, WHO admitted the proposal failed to address many of the non-economic issues deemed important by the union, said management's latest knows how much it wage offer represents an increase from The union is dem $6.89 to $8.95 per hour plus a longevity wage increase ove allowance. additional cost-of-] "A ten-year bus driver would make compensation, disc $7.75 per hour plus $1.75 longevity right measure Simonet off the bat," he noted. "He would parable to manage become the highest paid bus driver in accident policy), any city comparable to Ann Arbor in pensation, a $5 day size." eligible employees Union members accused union-management management of miscalculating base One point of cont wage figures. Ettinger, is the "NO OTHER transit company in- rotating union off cludes cost-of-living allowances in base change for a full-tin wage," a union spokesperson said. "THIS IS one "Cost of living is determined quarterly; ticipation," it can't be included because no one "Management wa GM rules despi DETROIT (UPI)-General Motors Corp. is a bruised giant. But the No. 1 automaker remains supreme ruler of the automotive roost despite its unprecedented second quarter loss of $412 million. OVERALL INDUSTRY sales are down dramatically, but GM has scored some notable victories. It has increased its grip on the domestic car market to 62.1. per cent this year, compared with 23.2 per cent for Ford Motor Co., 9.6 per cent for Chrysler Corp., 2.8 per cent for Volkswagen of America and 2.3 per cent for American Motors Corp. Through the first half of this year, its passenger cars oc- cupied seven of the top 10 positions on domestic sales charts, and 14 of the top 20. GM'S CHEVROLET DIVISION had four of the top five best sellers among U.S.-built automobiles. "Obviously it's very gratifying," said Chevrolet General Manager Robert Lund. "The thing that is disappointing is that the total volume isn't larger than it is." Sales figures through July 10 showed the Chevrolet Citation the No. 1 1980 seller among U.S.-built cars with sales of 209,684. But Citation is running a close race with the No. 2 Chevrolet C'evette, which sold 209,115. FORD BIEAKS UPON the scene at No. 3 with its popular 's going to be." sanding a 21 per cent r a two-year period, living and longevity ability insurance, (a tta claims is com- ment's sickness and between-shift com- y-care allowance for , and extensive joint t rights. Mention, according to elimination of the icer position in ex- me union steward. way to insure par- she explained. nts a bureaucrat - they're hoping that person will be their sweetheart." Simonetta said a full-time steward would prove much more efficient. "A rotating steward spends half the day figuring out what the last person did, and the rest of the day preparing for the person taking over the next day - and nothing gets done," he said. Since the new proposal ,would generate an increase in worker produc- tivity, Simonetta said AATA could con- tinue to operate in its present capacity without cutting services, increasing fares, or raising taxes. Simonetta said he hoped union bargainers will make the management's position clear. ite record loss compact Fairmont, which sold 172,831 units. With all the talk about small cars, the standard-sized Chevrolet is No. 4 with 152,380, and the mid-sized Chevrolet Malibu is fifth at 140,979. Rounding out the top 10 are the Ford Mustang, 135,780; the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, 135,526; the Oldsmobile Cutlass, 111,588;, the Volkswagen Rabbit, 99,929, and the Buick Regal, 96,309. One has to drop to the 29th spot on the list to find a Chrysler nameplate, the compact Plymouth Volaire with 1980 sales of 46,293. AMC'S BEST SELLER is the compact Concord in the 35th spot with sales of 36,308. Lund isn't at a loss to explain his division's success. "We've got ahell of a stable of horses here," he said. NOR IS HE surprised that sales of the regular Chevrolet have managed to hold their own against rising-gasoline prices. "It doesn't surprise me a bit and I'll tell you why," he said. "There are a lot of people in this country who still need a full-sized car." Some of the division's full-sized car models are rated at 20 miles per gallon, he said. "To me, that's an economy car for an awful lot of people." Like other GM executives, Lund is optimistic about the auto industry's prospects in spite of the current slump.