SLATER WORKERS STRIKE

              SLATER WORKERS STRIKE
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Gilmore Elected President;
Wilson Wins Editorship
In an election drawing
approximately 2,000 voters,
Kathryn Gilmore was chosen to
serve as Student Government
Association president during the
1969-70 school term. Running
unopposed, Miss Gilmore
received 1846 yes votes, 105 no
votes.
In the same election, Rebecca
Wilson was elected Carolinian
editor, defeating Erskine
Walther. Miss Wilson carried four
of the five precincts, winning
with a 1301 to 562 total.
Other SGA officers elected
were Judy MacKay,
vice-president; Maureen
Stockert, secretary; Jenni
Stephens, treasurer; Mary Helen
Payonk, Judicial Coordinator;
Barbara Shaw, Pine Needles
editor; Mary Daughtridge,
Coraddi editor; Susan Banks,
Executive Secretary of Honor
Court; Nancy Ramsey, Chairman
of Women's Court; and Carol
Vogler, Chairman of Honor
Court.
Bev Warren was elected
Recreation Association
president; Sara Heath Collins
was elected President of Elliott
Hall; and Jim Thomas was
elected President of the Town
Students Association.
The following people were
elected as Junior House
Presidents: Sallie Baute, Bea
Brown, Nancy Burnette, Anne
Hathaway, Cheryl Kendall,
Linda Koonce, Vickie Larrick,
Marcia Murphey, Paula Smith,
Louise Taylor, and Pam White.
The following people were
elected as marshalls: Susan
Church, Mary Catherine
Hargrove, Ginny Patrick, Diane
Sears, Joyce Wester, Heather
Campbell, Betty Chunn, Kathy
Owens, Dotti Roberts, Alice
Young.
NSA delegates elected were
Susan  Bolin and  Dorothy  Sox.
GILMORE'S PLANS
Katy Gilmore, newly elected
SGA President for the 1969-70
school year, wants to turn the
role of initiating legislation back
to  the student body next year.
Miss Gilmore was unopposed
in Wednesday's election for SGA
President for 1969-70.
When questioned on her plans
for that administration, she said
the only concrete idea she has
now is for a poll to be
conducted among all students
this spring to determine what
individual issues are uppermost
in student concern.
Then, next fall; she intends to
tackle the problems in order of
importance and aim all her
available manpower at getting
definite solutions to one
problem at a time.
"This is an unsophisticated
approach," Miss Gilmore said in
an interview with The
Carolinian, "but at present this
campus is not sophisticated
enough for the existing student
government. I blame this
situation on no one but rather
on the issues which have arisen
this year. They have not been
important to the majority of
students."
Some issues she expects, to
deal with are food, infirmary
and academic policies.
She calls her approach
"reactionary." Although she
feels SGA has made great strides
this year toward community
involvement, she feels SGA has
lost touch with the majority of
students.
"When only a small
percentage of the student body
votes on an issue in an
SGA-iniated election, then when
SGA meets faculty members to
discuss changes saying they
represent the students' opinions
in the election, the SGA
statements don't carry much
weight."
Miss Gilmore wants "to get
away from SGA's making
decisions for the student body"
toward greater general student
concern.
To activate the students, she
proposes to "hit the issues"
people are interested in. They
will take sides. We need good
healthy opposition to cause
people to think."
She praised the strides in
community involvement <made
this year and said those ties will
be maintained although the
principal concerns for change
will be focused within the
campus next year.
Campus employees of ARA
Slater Food Service struck
Thursday morning following the
rejection of a settlement offered
by ARA Wednesday evening.
The dining service served
Thursday breakfast using paper
plates and plastic utensils; picket
lines, composed of students and
employees, were formed at
lunchtime.
The settlement offered by
ARA included $.40 pay raise
and a promise to negotiate with
the workers over their other
demands. These demands are
similar to. those recently agreed
upon  at  A&T  State  University.
A spokesman for the striking
workers told THE
CAROLINIAN that the workers
would have probably have not
struck had Slater agreed "that
no food service employee will be
dismissed by ARA Slater
catering     service      during     the
course of this action (subsequent
negotiation) or any other time
without proven justification. No
employee of ARA Slater
catering service will be otherwise
' harassed or intimidated by any
management personnel."
Spokesmen for Slater claimed
that they could not yet
determine how many workers
were on strike. More than
twenty-five striking workers
gathered in Spencer dining hall
at breakfast and the number
swelled as subsequent shifts
came. The Soda Shop, also
operated by ARA, reported that
some employees had struck.
Slater employs over 200 persons
on campus.
Strikers charged that Slater
had employed various divisive
tactics to prevent the strike.
These tactics included separating
full-time and part-time workers
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: The following is the text of an exclusive statement issued to
: the Carolinian by Chancellor James Ferguson concerning the
; food strike.
•"      The University community is confronted by the reality of a
■ work stoppage in its food services, and the problems growing
: out of it call for responsible behavior of the highest level on
': the j)art   of each   person   on   the   campus.   In   the face  of
inevitable disagreement and inconvenience each person on the
campus.     In     the    face    of   inevitable    disagreement    and
: inconvenience each  of us must strive for patience and calm
: judgement.
: . Each person is reminded that he is free to express peacefully
: his views concerning this labor dispute and any other public
: issues, but he must also remember that his expressions and
'. actions   must   be   within   the   law.   Disruptive or obstructive
■ interference with the rights of others is not only contrary to
\ the laws of North Carolina but it is also outside the attitude of
\ tolerance that has characterized this campus. It should be clear
\ that the University will abide by and enforce the laws of North
\ Carolina.
\     It is our hope that an early settlement of the dispute can be
• brought about, and the Administration will exert every effort
• to promote such a settlement.