Strike Over at Shipyard

Bain ending Manchester, Conn. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1982 Thursday morning — see page 2 Single copy 25tp Hattrl)palpr Ipralb Strike over at shipyard GDANSK. Poland (UPJ) - Under limiting the size and power of un polling threat of courts-martial and possi ions. ble death sentences, workers called They demanded the release of off plans for a general strike today Walesa and the reinstatement of By Paul Hendrie and reported to the Lenin Shipyard, Solidarity. Herald Reporter “ militarized” by the government An undergound leaflet signed by after two days of strikes. local underground leaders claimed U.S. Rep. Toby Moffett, the “ There were no workers at the there also had been strikes in Democratic candidate for U.S. gate, no flowers or inscriptions on southern F’oland — which Senate, today attacked a just- it,” said one witness who stood by authorities denied — and called on released Hartford Courant poll the main gate of the shipyard, where all workers in Gdansk province to which showed incumbent an August 1980 strike led to the birth stage eight-hour daily strikes as the Republican Lowell P. Weicker of Solidarity. shipyards had done for two days. leading by 16 points. The strikes of the past two days The underground leaflet renewed A New York Times poll showed ■- ■ .-si.' were peaceful, but were followed by the call of Solidarity’s national Moffett leading by 5 points and street clashes in Gdansk between leadership for a nationwide four- Moffett’s press secretary Willie police and gangs of youths throwing hour strike Nov. 10, the second an Blacklow said this morning the can rocks and Molotov cocktails late niversary of the registration of didate’s own polls show a “ dead into the night. Solidarity. heat.” Polish television late Tuesday said The leaflet said the strikes Mon “ The New York Times checked 148 people had been arrested in day and Tuesday “ surprised the with three times as many people as Gdansk in the two days of distur authorities." but it stressed the the Hartford Courant," said Moffett bances, but the toll was feared to be national leadership “ is of the opi in a statement. “ It’s obvious to me higher following Tuesday night's nion that the time has not yet come that the Courant needs a new clashes. for a general strike Preparations pollster. There’s something wrong * The shipyard workers had been should be made for a national with the Courant poll. I don’t buy threatened with dismissals or army boycott ... on Nov. 10." their results and neither does any conscription if they remained on Witnesses to the street clashes other pollster that’s been polling in strike. Authorities "m ilitarized” Tuesday said riot police appeared to this race.” Lenin Shipyard Tuesday, making a have orders to detain as many peo MOFFETT'S CAMPAIGN strike equivalent to disobeying army ple as possible. manager, Robert Hanson, wondered orders and offenders liable to the “ 1 saw truckloads filled with death penalty. if the Courant polled a wide distribu detained people being taken to tion of people. He challenged the Witnesses stressed there still was police stations," one witness said. Courant to provide detailed informa a possibility of demonstrations in Several travelers reported police tion about its polling methods. Gdansk or elsewhere later today to roadblocks newly set up on access The Courant poll was conducted mark 10-month anniversary of mar routes to Gdansk late Tuesday. by the University of Connecticut’s tial law. “ We cannot excuse protest that Institute for Social Inquiry. ZOMO riot police mounted a ends in the streets," the army Blacklow said Moffett does not heavy guard 20 yards from the newspaper Zolnierz Wolnosci said. necessarily know if the Times poll is shipyard gate, checking identifica more accurate, although he likes the tion cards. results better. About 200 yards away, one water Pat Footner, deputy director of cannon and five heavy vans filled Weicker’s campaign, said the in with fatigue-clad riot police stood Inside Today cumbent is not paying much atten by. tion to the polls. “ There were indications that the “ Generally speaking, the big poll resistance of the workers was sup Advice ........... we’re worrying about is the one on pressed after the shipyard was Area towns . .. Ik - Nov. 2,” said Footner. “ We’re not militarized,” one witness said. Business......... Herald photo by Tarqulnlo But with telephone and Telex com Classified....... going to lay low because somebody munications with the outside world C om ics........... says we’re ahead and we’re not cut off for^ithe. third straight day, it Entertainment going to get discouraged because It’s harvest time was impossible to give more details. I>otterv........... somebody else says we’re behind. Shipyard workers refused to work Obituaries .. ,. We’re just going to go ahead with our normal campaigning.” the morning shifts Monday and Opinion........... Keeney Street School PTA is having Its an Meghan Lodge, Corey Wry and Lindsay The Courant poll showed Weicker Tuesday to protest the Polish Peopletalk . nual apple and pumpkin sale Sunday from Wooldridge. The trio went to Bottl’s Fruit leading Moffett 49 percent to 33 per parliament’s decision Friday to out Sports............. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on school grounds. Doing a Farm on Bush Hill Road for the sample ses cent. The Times survey showed law Solidarity and impose a tough Television . Moffett ahead 43 percent to 38 per little advance sampling are (from left) sion. new labor law forbidding strikes and cent. The Courant poll was conducted between Oct. 5 and Oct. 9 and in cluded 5(X) randomly selected adults. The Times poll was con ducted between Oct. 3 and Oct. 8 and Job security: THE issue at P&WA included 1,587 adults. Most of those questioned by the Times, 1,132, said they were registered to vote. ficials notify the union six months decimated by the loss ol non-senior By Raymond DeMeo P&WA’s East Hartford, October.” He says the month of Conservative Party candidate Lu- before introducing major employees, senior employees from Herald Reporter Southington, Middletown and North November will be “ wall-to-wall cien P. Difazio had 9 percent of the technological changes, and retrain other departments would be trained Haven plants. negotiations.” workers to adapt to , the new to fill their jobs. sample in the Times poll and 4 per “ This is a fantasy world set of But Giusti claims that the union’s Here is a summary of what the un cent in the Courant poll. Libertarian proposals we have before us now.” demands “ restrict and shackle” the technology. ion wants: • A clause prohibiting one job candidate James Lewis had about 1 • A limitation on the amount of So says Frank Giusti, a United prerogatives of management. • Wage increases of 10 percent area from “ loaning” employees to percent in each survey. work the company can subcontract. Technologies Corp. spokesman, of a "It's the company’s position that over the first year of the new con another to perform work formerly union proposal for a new contract real job security comes not from The contract says subcontracting T H E C O U R AN T (Mil concluded tract, 8 percent the second year, and done by a laid-off worker. for hourly employees at FTatt & contract clauses, but from the com work must be restricted to jobs that Weicker had a m ajority of the 4 percent over the last six months of Whitney Aircraft. pany’s ability to get business in the can’t be completed on schedule by • An extension of the recall time liberal, moderate and conservative the contract. The average hourly competitive marketplace,” he says. the company's wftrk force because for laid-off employees. Now, the The international Association of wage for P&WA employees, accor vote and most of the Republican and longest time a laid-off worker is Machinsts and Aerospace Workers And so the two sides stand . far ding to Giusti, is $10.24 an hour, of “ unusual circumstances,’’ Kiefer independent votes, while Moffett given first priority in a job recall is Dist. 91 submitted its 90-page apart . in the early stages of excluding overtime. says. was only slightly ahead among proposal for management’s con negotiating a contract to replace the Kiefer says the union wants a 2Vi • A clause prohibiting salaried two years, depending on length of Democrats. sideration early this month. one that expires at midnight Nov. year contract, to break out of the workers from doing jobs normally service. The union would extend The Times poll showed that It asks not only for increases in 28. present system of renegotiating con perform ed by union m em bers, that to five years, regardless of the Moffett was favored by the state’s wages (22 percent over the next 2¥i SO FAR , negotiations have con tracts between Thanksgiving and except in emergency situations. amount of time the employee Democrats, who have the majority, years) and benefits, tut also for sisted mostly of the 30-member un Christmastime. "There’s a constant • A plantwide seniority system. worked for the company. 60 to 30 percent. He was also leading guarantees designed to make sure threat of a strike around the ■ Under the present system, Kiefer among blue collar workers with ion negogiating comm,i^ee’s workers hold on to their jobs no explaining its proposal to company says, seniority is divided into seven K IEFER SAYS the union’s con salaries under $20,000, the survey holidays,” he says. Giusti says matter how management decides to officials and answering questions management favdfs a three' year different areas.

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