Housekeepers Resign from Forum

THE CHRONICLE TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1989 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 84, NO. 107 Housekeepers resign from forum Nakasone visit canceled By MAXINE GROSSMAN to come in and fill the vacancies, [decision to hire workers] will be The future of a weekly forum they are welcome to do so. made appropriately," he said. between housekeeping workers Each of housekeeping's three Pay increases are part of con by budget deliberations and a representative of the Ser geographical areas on campus tract negotiations of the workers' viceMaster housekeeping man sent three representatives to the union, American Federation of By MATT SCLAFANI agement firm is in question after forum, which met Feb. 21 and State, County and Municipal Former Japanese Prime employee representatives an Feb. 28. The group will meet Employees (AFSCME) Local 77, Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone nounced Wednesday that they again next Tuesday, at which and are not his responsibility, has canceled his March 8-9 will abandon the meetings. time the nine employees have Jones said. visit to the University as well But ServiceMaster manager agreed to resign from the com While "we can say he opened as other stops on a planned Ed Jones vowed to continue with mittee, Scott said. the door to talk to us," Scott said, tour of America, because of his plan in an attempt to improve "We decided that [the forum] "we don't see how it's helping the unexpected political occurren communication between the was a waste of our time. The only employees. It's just smoothing ces in Japan. housekeepers and the firm. thing that was accomplished was him out" after a rough start, she "It is due to the Diet [par Jones said he wanted the that we ate free" at the Tuesday said. In a meeting Jan. 16, Jones liament] schedule in Japan forum to "create an avenue of meeting, she said. allegedly spoke rudely to the which prevented him from communication between man Scott said she had hoped to housekeepers, warning that their going abroad," said Nobuaka agement and employees." Ser discuss the employees' desires for jobs would be at stake if they did Tanaka, foreign policy as viceMaster took over manage pay increases and the need to fill not cooperate with the manage sistant to Nakasone. ment. UPI PHOTO ment of non-dormitory house currently vacant staff positions "Very core deliberations" on keeping on campus last month but that Jones instead spoke of Jones said he will continue to the Japanese budget have Yasuhiro Nakasone will not and since then has come under "incentives," such as birthday conduct the forum, to build com been delayed by the funeral of travel to the U.S. next week. heavy fire for insensitivity to em parties and recognition for long- munication between workers, Emperor Hirohito, Tanaka ployees. term service. Jones said the management and the union. "I said. "He had to stay to help Nakasone is willing to res "We decided to reject the forum forum is not "an activities don't want a positive idea shot [Prime Minister Noburu] because it's not doing employees group," but that planning some down right away," he said. chedule the visit, Tanaka Takeshita pass" his budget, said. "Of course he feels very any good," said housekeeper activities may be part of their Scott said she was also upset Tanaka added. Stephanie Scott, one of the nine function. that Jimmy Pugh, business man guilty for canceling his visit employees of Facilities Planning Jones said he is looking at all ager for Local 77, said the union Takeshita's political influ on short notice," he said. "It is and Management's custodial ser the areas on campus that use would wait 60 days before taking ence has been weakened by up to the Duke University to vices who were chosen to serve custodial services, to see if more further action with Ser the recent Recruit scandal. A extend an offer. Of course, we on the forum. She said she spoke employees are needed in any of viceMaster. "I'm a steward and I number of prominent Japa are more than willing to for the entire group. But Scott them. "If areas are in need of ad didn't know he was going to say nese officials in Takeshita's accept," he said. added that if other workers want ditional staffing then the wait 60 days. They could be good administration have resigned "I think we will make an ef for 60 days and then get all crazy in response to charges that fort to reschedule," said Phil on the 61st," she said. they accepted bribes. As a lip Cook, director of the Uni leader in Takeshita's party, Pugh declined to comment on versity's Institute of Policy Nakasone is "indispensible" to his decision to wait. Sciences and Public Affairs. Woman chased in garage the budget deliberations, Scott also said she is upset Nakasone was scheduled to Tanaka said. speak on U.S.-Japanese trade From staff reports that no employees are voicing At that time, a "newer" officer complaints, but added that "they "Unless Takeshita's leader relations as part of the Terry A Medical Center employee was relieving the regular dis are worried that if they com ship handles this skillfully, Sanford Distinguished Lec notified Public Safety Tuesday patcher. The newer officer took plain, they'll get more work . the budget will not pass." ture Series. night that she had been followed the woman's call and im [or that] their job is in jeopardy." by two men in the Erwin Road mediately dispatched cars to the parking garage. But while the of area. Officers "scoured" the ga ficer on duty dispatched cars rage and found nothing, Dumas quickly to the area, he did not said. Debate coach renews campus oratory keep the woman on the phone But the officer made a mis long enough to receive details on take, Dumas said, by not keeping By SARA COHEN The program was very small. It the incident, said Paul Dumas, the woman on the phone to get The hiring of a professional wasn't until last year that the director of Public Safety. more information. No report was team really took shape. The ad The incident occurred on the written. and experienced coach has given the Duke Debate Team the guid ministration wanted to make the fourth floor of the parking ga The woman called President program stronger and endow rage, the same area where two Keith Brodie's office Wednesday ance and administrative support it needs to gain respect and rec ments from alumni helped ac men were involved in the rape of morning to complain about how complish that." a nurse Jan. 30. The two men in the incident had been handled, ognition on a national level. Richard O'Dor, debate team "One of the first things I did Tuesday's incident, however, do and Dumas said the complaint was to change the listing of the not match the descriptions of was referred to him. Dumas said coach and faculty sponsor, came to the University with 15 years of debate program from a club to a those involved in the rape. he had a "very long talk" with the team," O'Dor said. "I didn't think officer Wednesday afternoon, coaching background in debate. The woman drove into the He was hired in 1987 by the Of the program was headed in that and is still evaluating how to direction. The Debate Team is a parking garage and parked her handle the officer's conduct. fice of Student Affairs as the de car in the middle aisle of the bate coach. Before coaching at somewhat hidden organization. Dumas declined to give the of The endowment, which is over fourth level at approximately ficer's name. Lutheran University, George 6:50 p.m., Dumas said. As she Mason University, and Syracuse $100,000, helps to make students walked toward the stairway on Public Safety currently has no University, he assisted with the aware of the debate program." the Erwin Road side of the ga leads on the two men. One man debate programs at both Univer Not only did O'Dor's appoint rage, she noticed two males was described as a white male in sity of Southern California and BETH ANN FARLEY/THE CHRONICLE ment revitalize the debate walking toward her. The woman his twenties, between five feet 10 University of Missouri where he Richard O'Dor program but his approach to reported that she noticed the two inches and six feet tall, with long attended graduate school. O'Dor debating implemented an en men were following her, and she dark hair. The other man, who was also an active member of his ested in the learning process not tirely different method of ran toward the stairway and ran was wearing a dark blue shirt, high school and college debate just win/loss records. The en thinking. Debaters focus on theo down the stairway, Dumas said. was described as a short, stocky teams. dowment left by alumni who retical argumentation as well as Once she arrived at work, she white male in his forties, with "I began debating for the men were involved in debate here the content of argumentation. called Public Safety, Dumas said. short dark hair and a moustache. tal challenge," O'Dor said. "Being proves that they see debate as a "The team has seen the differ Both men were described as that I'm not six feet plus tall, valuable program. I'd like to ence in how to argue issues.

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