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Air traffic controllers
again threaten walkout
FromAPand UPI
WASHINGTON - The air traffic con-
trollers union yesterday threatened a
strike Monday morning - a move that
couldicripple air travel - unless it,
reaches a new contract agreement with
the government.
After the two sides met briefly
federal mediator Kenneth Moffett said
the parties were "light years apart"
and he saw little chance of a settlement
during the weekend.
TRANSPORTATION Secretaryprew
Lewis characterized the controllers
unions demands as "shocking" and
said a preliminary analysis showed
they would cost the government more
thad $600 million. The government has
said it will go no higher chan $40 million.
Robert Poli, president of the
Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, told a news conference
earlier in the day that unless a new pact
is settled over the weekend, a strike will
begin at 7 a.m.,Monday. He said he is
confident the 15,000 union members will
back a strike vote scheduled at mio-
night Sunday.
Poli and Lewis met for about 20
minutes, but it was clear little progress
wa's made. A request by Lewis to ex-
tend the strike deadline by a week to
allow more time for bargaining was
flatly rejected.
"THE SITUATION does not look good
at all. We're kind of light years apart,"
Moffett, who sat in on the discussions,
told reporters.
The talks were to resume this mor-
ning.
Lewis said the union's demands
would be more closely examined during
the night. Before meeting with Poli, he
accused the union of being "unfair and
irresponsible" in calling a strike
deadline on such short notice.
Lewis said the union's demands in-
cluded 99 items that had been put on the
table when negotiations originally
began last February and a wage and
benefits package thatawould cost the
government "in excess of $600 million."
He said the union put the cost at $490
million.
AFTER HIS meeting with Lewis, Poli
declared, "We told them what we wan-.
ted, and they told us they'd get back to
us." Poli said the talks would not
resume until noon Sunday, but later the
two sides agreed in a telephone conver-
sation to meet again today.
Earlier this week, 95.3 percent of the
union membership rejected a tentative
contract agreement reached June 22af-
ter a marathon weekend bargaining
session between Poli and Lewis to avert
another threatened strike.
The Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, which employs 17,000 con-
trollers at about 500 towers and 23 radar
centers to guide air travel around the
country, said it has updated a con-
tingency plan under which the agency
would handle as much air traffic as
possible through use of supervisory
personnel.
A strike could ground more than half
the nation's commercial air traffic.
Today
Today's weather
It will be partly cloudy/sunny (circle one) today, with a pleasant high in
the mid-80s. 0
Happenmigs....
SATURDAY
Films
AAFC-Everything you Always wanted to Know About Sex But Were
Afraid to Ask, 7 & 10:20 p.m.; Sleeper, 8:40 p.m., MLB 3.
CG-Life of Brian, 7, 8:40 & 10:20 p.m., Lorch Hall.
C2-Manhattan, 7, 8:40 & 10:20 p.m., Angell Aud. A.
CFT-Rude oy, 2,7 & 11 p.m.; Rock & Roll High School, 4:15 & 9:15 p.m.,
Michigan Theater.
Miscellaneous
Ann Arbor Medieval Festival-plays, music, food, and entertainment
from the Middle Ages. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in West Park. 3 to 5 p.m. Burns
Park.
Community Summerfest-"A Multigenerational gathering featuring
music, theater, clowns, games, etc. sponsored by the University's
Recreational Sports, Child Development Project, Outreach, City
Recreational Dept. Noon to 5 p.m., West Park.
RC-Residential College Summer Players, The Sea, 8 p.m., R.C.
Auditorium, East Quad.
SYDA-Summer Mediation Intensive, "Transcending the Mind," 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., today and Sunday, 1520 Hill.
SUNDAY
Films
CFT-The Mark of Zorro, 2, 4, 7 & 9 p.m., Michigan Theater.
Miscellaneous
Ann Arbor Medieval Festival-See Saturday's listing, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
the Ark lawn, 1521 Hill, 3 to 5 p.m. the Arboretum.
RC-Residential College' Summer Players, The Sea, 8 p.m., R.C.
Auditorium, East Quad.
SYDA-Summer Meditation Intensive, see Saturday's listing, 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., 1520 Hill.
MONDAY
Miscellaneous
Carillon Concert-Ronald Burns, former carillonepur of Washington
Cathedral, 7 p.m., Burton Tower.
'AAPL-Free film for 5th graders and up, My Side of the Mountain, 10:30
a.m., 3 & 7 p.m., Ann Arbor Public Library.
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