21 - T H E HERALD, Tues , June 9. 1981 Rail line future grows dimmer ... page ServiHflJhe Manchester, Conn. Manchester area Wednesday, June 10,1981 for 100 years 25 Cents Penny blasts company foes By Pat Courtney company’s purchase of a town Charter, to use the petition process Herald Reporter huUmna. had been made. to make their wUl known to elected Multi-Circuits had first proposed officials. MANCHESTEIR — An otberwlie an East Cemetery site, but the Plan­ Penny conceded they had the routine meeting of the Board of ning and Zoning Commission r i^ t, but said he bad never seen the Directors eniM on a note of rejected that idea last fall, deciding petition used before the Board of bittemeas Tueaday night, ai Mayor Instead to consider a range of alter­ Directors had an opportunity to act Stephen Penny levied bis hanAeat natives. on an issue. He agreed that the criticiama to date against Penny now chairs a subcommittee residents, according to the charter, naighborhood opponents of the of the Board of Directors which is do not have to wait to react to board Truck drivers at Hartford Distributors In Buckland Industrial Park expansion of Mnlti-Circuits Inc. charged with making a recommen­ actions, and may instead initiate ac­ Drivers strixe walk off their jobs In a labor dispute this morning. The Anheuser- His voice trembling with anger at dation on the proposed sale of the tions, but expressed strong opposi­ Busch distributor employs some 100 drivers. (Herald photo by timet. Penny began his attack when town Parks and Cemetery Depart­ tion to the idea. Hendrie) Walter Zingler, president of the HoU ment garage to the company, and its Berman’s argument centered on Street Residents’ Association, relocation elsewhere, built by Multi- the residents’ telief that the Board •ought answers to several questions Circuits. of Directors bad virtually decided on the expansion plans during a part The committee has yet to meet, on relocating the town garage to the of the meeting which is open to com­ however, and Penny insisted, time Bast Cemetery, but would not ments from electors. and again, that its function had been acknowledge that to the public. He Truck drivers strike Penny told Zingler that the greatly hampered by the petitions said, too, that repeated requests by residents' decision to circulate a now being circulated, which would residents to be included in the petition which would force a force a referendum on the proposal board’s talks with the company had referendum on the company's if the signatures of 5 percent of the been ignored, which led them to expansion plans, possibly in a Manchester electors are collected. begin the petition. Hartford Distributors qiecial election, which "precludes” According to Jon Berman, the at­ But when Berman made reference an opportunity for the Board of torney for HoU and Harrison streets to "back room decisions” made by “We originally filed an unfair Directors to study the proposal residents, 1,500 signatures have been Penny and the board, the mayor By Paul Hendrie tive strike against Hartford thoroughly and make a recommen­ lashed out with his angriest Distriubtors. labor practice charge, " he said collected so far. Herald Reporter dation on wheth«- or not to accept Penny and Berman, both lawyers, counterattack, demanding that Ber­ “We figure the load increases are “We're very disturbed that they're the it. went head-to-head for over a half man retract the statemetat. Berman MANCHESTER — Truck drivers coming from here," Hollis negotiating in bad faith. We're gtxxl Penny repeatedly denied the hour on Penny’s charge that the did not, but later apologized to the at Hartford Distributors — the explained. "The big numbers are union men.'We're not going to break residents’ suggestions that any deci­ board was now hampered by the mayor for trying to speak out of turn largest area beer distributing com­ coming from here and this is the union members' backs " sion on a passible site for a new petition and Berman’s at another point. pany — walked off their jobs this biggest of the distributors. It's not a Hollis said the unfair labor charge town garage, to be constructed by countercharge that the residents Penny charged Berman and the morning in a dispute over the size of discriminatory strike; we’re is still pending. Multi-Circuits in exchange for the had a right, guaranteed by the Town petition-bearers with deliberately loads they must carry. working without a contract and have He also charged that the company misleading those Vrho signed it on The approximately 100 drivers the right to strike. prepared for a strike by sending nearby streets like Glenwood, West­ represent^ by Teamsters Local “The contract expired on May 1 warning letters to customers, minster and Autumn. He told Ber­ 1085 set up picket lines this morning and these workers have shown telling them to stock up. He said man and Zingler that their pmpoy outside the company’s Buckland In- restraint that is probably un­ that was part of the union's unfair dOMflirlnHt'RMMalail. precedented in this union. They labor practice complaint and Polish savants lo3 i 1080 rteiidStJtien Homs, don’t want to strike.” charged it puts the strikers at a dis­ to the MW todrn tarafe in the who was busy organizing the picket Hollis said distributors wanted to advantage, because many retailers lines, u id negotiators for Hartford increase the loads for a one-person have stored enough beer to last a pleaM turn to page 10 Distributors and four other area dis­ truck from 275 to 350 cases and for a week or so. tributing companies sought to in­ “My guys are hard working men, crease the number of cases each but they (the company) pushed us to fear meddling the wall and we're going to hold this truck should carry by 75. "Hey, we’re going to break their ground, ' said Hollis. “We re going Thousands to ask them (retailers) not to cross WARSAW, Potand (UPI) - A said any withdrawal from the (the drivers’) hacks with those levels," said Hollis. "We shouldn’t Bigger loads the line. 'We're sympathetic to the group of prominent Intellectuals, in­ reform policy adopted after the retailers' problems, but we re cluding party members and top strikes in August "would plunge the have to rely for a raise on breaking seek prizes their backs. We think they should asking them to be sympathetic to acientists and economltts, warned country into crisis, the scale and cause walkout us. " He said the picket line will be today Soviet intervention in Poland depth of which could hardly be im­ negotiate a raise based upon present A total of 13,000 entries has work levels.” peaceful could have diaaatrous effect! inside agined." “The solution of the Polish Officials for the union and the dis­ situation by outside forces" could been received in The Herald’s The company has argued that new and outside the country — Including 100th anniversary contest. tributors are trying to arrange guerrilla resistance and inter­ bring, among other results, a split in side-loading trucks and loading The contest, which offers five equipment have made the drivers’ two-person truck from 500 to 675 further negotiations with stale and national isolation of Moscow. the party, “complete disruption of federal mediators. the economy," adoption of stands by different prizes, will continue for jobs easier, enabling them to carry cases. Smoker move to MERIT gaining momentum The group, known as "Experience another three weeks. A tentative agreement reached Hollis said the union is eager to the people “typical of an occupied more beer. » and ProgreM,” was formed by Anyone can enter and there is Five distributing companies in last week would have set new load talk. authorities two years ago as an ad- country” and formation of guerrilla “The union negotiating committee movements and armed resistance, no purchase necessary. There is Hartford and Tolland counties have limits at 350 cases for single-driver viioty body to lignol the emergence also no limit on the number of been negotiating jointly with Local trucks and 575 cases for two-person is willing to meet at any lime. " he as millions switch from higher tar brands. of social and economic problems and it said. said. “Our committee is on stand­ In addition, it said, international coupons an individual can enter. 1035 for a contract that will cover trucks. That agreement was give advice on bow to deal with A coupon appears in The approximately 230 workers. The rejected by the union rank-and-file. by. In fact, 1 told them last night we them. repercussions of outside interven­ are willing to burn the midnight oi! tion would include collapse of the Herald each day for a different previous contract expired May 1. “The body rejected it unanimous­ Ita warning was issued as early prize. Hartford Distributors officials ly and the (negotiating) committee if it will help. " debate in a two-day plenary session world communist movement and Hartford Distributors is the area isolation of the Soviet Union, decline The prizes being offered are: would not comment on the strike will respect their wishes," said of the Communist Party Central Monday, a power lawnmower; this morning. They referred all in­ Hollis. "Were not going to distributor for Anheuser-Busch A few years ago, they were low tar smokings MERIT: Taste Success. Committee heard many calls for of detente, a freezing out of Soviet beers. The new warehouse facility influence in the Third World, a free Tuesday, trip for two to Disney quiries to attorney Donald negotiate for something the extensive changes in the leadership, World; Wednesday, $200 worth of Strickland, who was not in his office members don't want." in the Buckland Industrial Park an apparent emerging call for a new hand for the United States in the toughest critics.