The Michigan Daily-Thursday, August 7, 1980-Page 3
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Students
want power
in Unon
-decisions
By MITCH STUART
A student advisory committee
studying Michigan Union renovations,
approved a charter last night that
would grant students a majority on the
Union's governing body, and give them
wide powers to develop the Union as a
student center.
The proposed charter would givc
students 11 of 18 seats on the Union's
Executive Committee - which would
review all Union programming, review
and approve the Union's budget and
financial planning, and evaluate the
performance of the Director of the
Union each year.
THE CHARTER represents the work
of the members of the Student Interim
Advisory Committee. It is inevitable,
several committee members conceded
. last night, that the charter will undergo
at least minor changes when the
students begin to negotiate with
University officials on the appropriate
distribution of power.
Rackham student Jeff Lebow, who
has worked in the office of the Director
of the Union, said of the charter draft:
"It's a huge part of the total (Union)
renovation effort. For over a year,
there's been no mechanism to assure
that the Union serves the students.
"Instead of having the Office of
Student Services decide what's best for
students, (the charter) lets students do
it," he added.
FORMER MICHIGAN Student
Assembly President Jim Alland said,
"I think there has been a real and
honest attempt by the members of the
committee to include a broad base of
input from the University community,
and from students in particular."
Students at the committee meeting in
the MSA chambers last night said they
anticipated conflict between supporters
of the committee's charter draft and
supporters of charter that would be ac-
ceptable to University officials.
But one committee member
proclaimed, "We're really putting the
pressure on" the University ad-
ministration to accept a high degree of
student control in the Union.
Before it goes into effect, the charter
must be approved by the vice president
for student services, MSA, and the
Regents.
Committee members were en-
thusiastic about support received from
two administration officials: President
Harold Shapiro and new Union Director
Frank Cianciola, who will take office at
the end of August.
Shapiro has expressed strong support
for a student study lounge now planned
for the Union's first floor. In fact, said
one committee member, "We were
having some problems with people
(University employees) telling us we
couldn't get some things done. But then
we explained the president's views and
suddenly we could get a lot of things
done."
Striking bus employees
* to return to work Monday
Daily Photo by JIM KRUZ
AGENTS FROM THE Federal Protective Service forcibly remove
Wladyslaw Narowski yesterday from the tent he pitched. at the Federal
Building plaza in commemoration of the U.S. bombings of Nagasaki and
Hiroshima at the end of WW II. Narowski, who says he normally maintains
good relations with the officers, will remain on the annual vigil without his
tent for another three days.
Man holding _vigail
interrupted by guards
By JOYCE FRIEDEN federal permit, and he didn't have
Yesterday morning Wladyslaw one."
Narowski began his annual four-day Narowski said he received oral per-
vigil commemorating the anniversary mission to erect his tent from Officer
of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Barbara Marks of the service.
Nagasaki in the Second World War. Narowski said he thinks people,have
Narowski, a self-employed carpen- already forgotten the horror of the
ter, pitched a tent on the plaza of the atomic bombings. "People need to be
Ann Arbor Federal Building after reminded. Even now the U.S. gover-
receiving permission from an officer of nment says it's arming itself to fight a
the Federal Protective Service. . limited nuclear war. And because
It was not long, however, before People have forgotten about Hiroshima
Narowski's vigil was interrupted - two and' Nagasaki, we are heading toward
Federal Protective Service agents making the same mistakes again."
dragged him out of his tent and took it NAROWSKI IS against the use of
away. Narowski, a little saddened now, nuclear power for electricity for
is continuing his vigil without a tent. similar reasons. "One has to be con-
ACCORDING TO Narowski, an agent sistent," he said. "If one wants to be a
of the service - which is responsible 'life-affirming' person, one has to ex-
for protecting federal buildings - tend this view to all areas of life.
called authorities in Chicago after Nuclear power is a much more visible
receiving a complaint about his presen- example of human destruction than
ce. The Chicago office told the Ann Ar- weapons - it's in your neighborhood.
bor officer to rescind Narowski's per- We have to stop death in our society."
mission to pitch a tent on the property. Narowski said he began his work for
"It's not really a major problem, but peace in earnest after coming back to
I am worried about the arbitrariness it the Christian faith. "It made me realize
reflects," Narowski said. "Someone I had to love my enemy and work for
decided to disallow it without telling me peace," he explained, gesturing to the
why, and that worries me." cross he had propped up. "This vigil is
Narowski added in past vigils (he not just a political statement. God is
said he has been holding them for four more powerful than any atom ... And
years), he has maintained a good if these weapons were created by men,
relationship with police, and said the men can also destroy them."
authorities have given him no more Narowski said he was granted con-
trouble since they removed the tent. scientious objector status during the
"THE PERMIT that (Narowski) un- Vietnam War. He said he became in-
derstood he received was wrongfully terested in working for peace after
issued," explained an officer of the hearing of the construction of the B-1
Federal Protective Service. "To con- bomber several years ago. "I realized
struct something (such as a tent) on the B-1 was just a small part of a larger
public property, you have to have a destructive picture," hesaid.-.
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"If the mediation process fails during
a public employees strike, normally a
second step would be the fact finder.
However, so far AATA hasn't wanted to
do it that way," he said.
ACCORDING TO Kevorkian,
bargaining team members from both
sides met yesterday morning with the
state mediator.
"There was not a lot of substantial
bargaining, but for the first time AATA
seemed to have a clearer understan-
ding on what some of our positions
are," he said. Kevorkian said both sides
discussed "the ten or 11 issues we're
farthest apart on" including absen-
teeism, work rules, arbitration,
economics, and union representation.
One union official explained that so
far the transit union has won gains over
the old contract - which expired June
30 - in three areas including wages,
work rules, and sickness compensation.
AATA's final proposal, according to
AATA Director Richard Simonetta,
provides for a first year wage increase
of at least 51 cents per hour plus up to 35
cents cost of living allowance per hour,
and includes the same seniority
package and basic fringe benefits con-
tained in the expired contract.
The overall three-year wage increase
for motor coach operators would be 29.9
per cent. Union protections include a
full-time paid union representative,
grievance and arbitration procedures,
joint union management committees,
and a guaranteed union office.
According to union spokesman Mike
Shane, TEU has rejected the
management offer because the cost of
living allowance is less than in the
previous contract and sick leave and
absenteeism policies are. worded in
such a way that minor illnesses of three
days or fewer may not be covered by
sick leave. "In addition," he said, "you
can be declared excessively absent and
fired if you have sick time left if AATA
gets their way."