National UAW Calls Walkout on Chrysler Council Speaks up for Less

Today: Mostly sun Our second ny, mild, high century of in the low to excellence mid 70s. Newark, Del Permit No. 26 Vol. Ill No. 13 University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 Friday, Oct. H3 , 1985 National UAW calls walkout on Chrysler Local workers picket for increased benefits ~The employees want a 6-cent by Dino Ciliberti hourly increase, improved job Copy Editor security, and improvements in retirement plans, said a About 70,000 U.S. Chrysler spokesman for the local UAW Corp. employees, including an 1212 union. estimated 4,700 employees of the Chrysler plant in Newark, Since 1979, Chrysler workers went on strike after their con have been on an "off-pattern" tract expired at midnight with General Motors Corp. and Tuesday. the Ford Motor Corp., receiv Staff photo by Garry George ing 6 cents less per hour in Local Chrysler workers are part of the national Chrysler walkout which began Tuesday at mid "We want a piece of the pie wages than the workers at night. Nationally, 70,000 employees are striking for increased benefits, wages and job security. and we are going to stay out these other corporations, said [on strike] as long as it takes national --uAw spokesman around and all the employees struck was in 1973, equity for the time and effort to get it," said Richard Wat Bobbie Barbee. gone to bonuses for the elite," during a nine-day walkout, people put in who represent son, an auto assembler who said Watson. "They forgot Barbee said. Chrysler." was picketting outside The employees made a con about us." Newark's plant on Route 896 cession of $1.1 billion to [The Newark Chrysler Plant Although the workers at Other workers echoed this was picketed over the summer Wednesday. preserve the financially-ailing sentiment. "The American Chrysler's Newark plant are Chrysler Corp. in 1979 and in during a Teamsters Union on strike, they appear ready to System doesn't help people," strike.] Three local United Auto return, they were promised said Nick Arches, a main weather the storm. Workers unions are on strike: later rewards from the com tanance worker at the plant. In the current Chrysler "We were well prepared for the local 1183, which handles pany, Barbee said. Workers strike, Barbee said, the production workers; the local are upset that they have not "We are only asking for six the strike," said Watson. negotiators have not been able "Anytim~ you have a strike, it 404,.comprised of motor parts yet received this ''reward,'' he cents [per hour J more to be on to reach a na_tional agreement. workers; and the 1212, made explained. the same level as GM and up of office and clerical Ford." "We are bargaining for a effects the community all workers. "We've given up a billion settlement," Barbee said. "We around. We all hope it will be and a half to turn [Chrysler J The last time company want [the employees] to get settled soon." Council speaks up for less noise in city be financial - it will get their atten by Alice Brumbley seemed to be a compromise." The question arose a,t the meeting of If passed, the new proposals would the proposals' possible conflict with the tion," Suchanec said. "The long-term Assistant News Editor prohibit "profane, obscene or vulgar landlord-tenant law, which requires effect should be more responsible :If two newly-proposed noise or language or conduct," fighting, quar landlords to give evicted tenants a landlords." dinan~es are OK'd by Newark's City relling, or any "loud or unusual noises" grace period before requiring them to The manager of Park Place Apart Council, people can be arrested without which might disturb the city. · vacate the premises. ments, Sarah Madanat, said she has a warning for creating a disturbance The bills also would require owners "There is a possible violation of con terminated leases because of noise after 1~ J?.m., and landlords may be fin or caretakers to be notified by police s~it!-J~ional rights by placing the respon violations and has sent notices home to ed or Jailed because of their tenants' of any disorderly conduct offenses oc Sibility of one person's actions on parents when there were problems conduct. curring on their premises. another," said Richard Prettyman ex with students. Under the new proposals authored Noise violators would be subject to ecutive president of the Dela~are "I think the idea is fine if we all work by City Manager Peter Ma~shall and a fine between $100 and $500 and/or six Association of Realtors. Prettyman together," Madanat said. She sug pres~nted at Monday night's council months in jail, in accordance with the asked to meet with the town's legal gested landlords should keep a cir meetmg, noise violations occurring proposed ordinances. counsel in order to resolve the culating list so they will not lease to so before 11 p.m. would result in a warn The existing noise code subjects of problem. meone who was previously evicted. for ing. Residents could be arrested if a fenders to a $50 to $500 fine and/or a At Monday night's meeting, the noise violations. violation is repeated within 60 days of year in jail if the violation is repeated council defeated two more-lenient "I would like to know the very next the warning or if the first offense oc within 24 hours after the first notice. noise proposals presented in day after a tenant has caused a viola curs after 11 p.m. Under the new proposals, owners or September. tion," Madanat said. This knowledge Arrests would be allowed after 11 caretakers permitting disorderly con Councilman John Suchanec (District would allow her to take action against p.m., he said, because tenants "should duct on their property would receive 1) said the new ordinances should the tenant, she said. be more aware that they're impacting fines similar to those charged to their make landlords select more responsi The two revised ordinances will have other people." tenants. However, the bill allows pro ble tenants through a more extensive their second reading and public hear "There had been some discussion as visions for the court to suspend half the screening process. ing during the Oct. 28 council meeting, to whether there should be warnings at fine if action is taken to evict the "I think the impact on landlords will all," Marshall said. "These revisions tenant. continued to page 10 Page 2 • The Review • October 18, 1985 -------------------------------------------- Questions, worries addressed Psychiatrist confronts professor's suicide by Melissa Jacobs tent for a long time to do this, successful," he said. "Help is available. "People should said. Staff Reporter to terminate his E£~. He did not not only available, but in my avail themselves of that just as Someone in deep depression think that there was a viable specialty help is something they make use of cardiologists does not have the strength to Confusion over the recent way in which he could over that diverts crises and aborts and pathologists for heart and commit suicide, he said. As a suicide of Dr. Stephen Wolfe come the problems he thought problems about seventy-five to kidney diseases," Pereira person is beginning to come prompted his friends and col he had created." eighty percent of the time." Ogan said. out of the depression, he or she leagues to call a meeting with In the United States, twelve All universities, colleges and Contrary to popular belief, a is able to master the strength Wolfe's psychiatrist, Dr. Jorge million new diagnoses of professional schools have person in deep depression is it takes to make a suicide at A. Pereira-Ogan, Tuesday depression are made every mental health facilities, and not the best candidate for a tempt, he explained. afternoon. suicide attempt, the doctor Wolfe, 42, died after he ap year, he said. Until recently, treatment for problems is continued to page 9 parently jumped from his fifth white Anglo Saxon Protestant .----------~--------------:-------------- floor office in Ewing Hall on Sept. 5. He was a professor in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~sfTI~~l1i~~ dividuals to commit suicide. Suicide attempts rise at UD the university's mathematics He added that suicide in the generations may have been," Bishop said. department for 15 years. age bracket between 15 and 25 The numbers of attempted suicides by "Also, college carries with it its own particular "Anyone who knows a vic is on the rise. students at the univesity has increased so far kind of stress." tim of suicide feels guilty and A potential suicide victim in 1985 over figures last year, according to Deep depression or a life crisis such as the wonders: 'What could I have often sends out warning Newark Police. loss of a close relationship can trigger suicidal done to stop him?' '' said . 1 p . d From January to October 15 of this year there feeling, Bishop said. Pereira-Ogan. The Signa s, ereira-Ogan sai · have been about six attempted suicides by Some "danger signals" that people may psychiatrist was invited by Dr. said,"[The casually,potential thingsvictim] like:has university females and about four by universi- ob serve m· a person wh o may a ttemp t swci· "d e Ivar Stakgold, math depart ty males. In 1984 university six females and one include: ment chairman, to speak and 'I'm'sometimes burnt I feelout,' like quit-and male attempted suicide, police said. •vmcmg· · of swci· "d a I thoug hts ; answer questions from ting,' , he said. "Nobody pays Over the past few years, national statistics •extreme weight loss; faculty.

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