editorial
At press time it is impossible to predict how
long the strike against ARA Slater will continue. It
is easier to predict the outcome; the employees
demands are so similar to other recent settlements
(identical to those at A&T) that no one anticipates
that the final settlement will differ radically from
worker demands.
ARA Slater is a multi-million dollar corporation
quite capable of.surviving a prolonged workstopage
at any school it caters for; without student-aid,
management is holding the trump card—striking
workers aren't paid. After Thursday it has become
evident that this student body isn't going to sit still
for Slater playing that card.
Thursday afternoon a special session of Student
Legislature passed a resolution supporting the
workers demands; an hour later 650 students
attended a mass meeting most agreed to boycott
the dining halls Friday. For the first time in recent
years, perhaps since UNC-G was designated a
University, rank and file of the student body have
risen spontaneously to meet a pressing crisis.
Until the strike is settled each student and each
worker bears a tremendous responsibility; order
must be maintained as should the rights of those
individuals who hold divergent opinions. Any
action which could lead to outside intervention
should be prevented. Any every possbile possibility
for an early, yet fair, settlement should be
explored. Responsibility demands that both sides
begin negotiations now. Meanwhile it is up to the
student body to somehow equalize the monetary
gap between ARA and its employees.