Bitter Strike Ends at Brookdale
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Sunday sales referendum ruled out for this year Ij SHERRY CONOHAN the year thereafter. But first we're going to have a rial in-depth ahead for final approval of his bill despite the Assembly action hauling and were voting for the measure only because the in- study." but Mr. Jackman said it was too late now to get the Issue on the depth study, with the promise of corrective legislation, was in SUIckMM Carras*adeal Earlier the Assembly, by a vote of 55-17, passed a bill ballot. the works. TRENTON-New Jersey's Sunday closing laws will con sponsored by Sen. Martin Greenberg, D-Essex, which repeals a "It won't be on this year," he said. "You don't have a The Monmouth County members of the Assembly split 4-2 on Onue In effect as they are-at lent for a whlle-under a bill portion of the new state penal code which would erase the sufficient amount of time." the proposal. Assemblymen Richard Van Wagner and William given final legislative approval by the Assembly yesterday and Sunday dosing laws from the statute books next Sept. I when the He said, however, a referendum may well be proposed in E Flynn, both D-Monmouth and Middlesex, and Assemblymen sent to Gov. Brendan T Byrne for his signature penal code goes into effect. the corrective legislation he sees as forthcoming. Anthony M. Villane Jr. and William F Dowd, both R Monmouth Assembly Speaker Christopher Jackman, D-Hudson, said Mr. Greenberg, who also sponsored the new penal code, has "The feedback from some people is that if we're going to and Ocean, voted for it while Assemblyman Walter J. Kozloskl, the action killed any possibility of a referendum this tall on said the repeal of the Sunday closing laws was included in that have a referendum It should be statewide, because some a Democrat, and Assemblywoman Marie A. Muhler, a Re- whether the Sunday closing laws In the It counties which have measure Inadvertently. counties where stores are open on Sundays may want to change publican, both of the central Monmouth district, voted against them, Including Monmouth, should continue In force. • Passage of the Greenberg bill foreclosed Assembly con- their minds," he said. it. But, be said, a subcommittee of the Assembly County sideration of another Senate bill which called for a referendum He said several mayors also have expressed Interest in the Both Mr. Kozloskl and Mrs. Muhler, whose district Includes government Committee will proceed with an In-depth study of this November on continuation of the Sunday closing laws In the insertion of a provision which would allow them to have some Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, said although they had received the Sunday closing laws npjr In existence and legislation to 10 counties which now have them. The Senate passed both control over the Sunday hours of operation so as to prevent stacks of postcards from Bambergers' customers advocating amend them should be forthcoming in the next two years. 1st measures, leaving the choice of which way to go up to the traffic Jams and the Interference of where they are permitted Sunday sales, they voted against the bill in the district only Assembly. shopping with church services. because their constituents had overwhelmingly expressed their "I tee coming down the pike some corrective legislation," Sen. Frank Graves, D-Passaic, sponsor of the bill calling for During debate on the Greenberg bill, several Assembly support for allowing sales on Sunday. Mr. Jackman said after the session. "It could be next year or an election this November on the closing laws, pledged to press members said they felt the Sunday closing laws needed over- See Suday, page ] The Daily Register VOL.101 NO. 71 SHREWSBURY, N.J. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1978 15 CENTS Bitter strike ends at Brookdale By MARK MAGYAR NASA negotiators — Margaret losers That's the nature of the learning assistants, clerks, as a trade-off for the ISO the LINCROFT - The Non-Rlce-Moir, Michael Townes, process. .But our people found secretaries, computer pro- prescription drug program Academic Staff Association Gary Berton, Ron Tppham, victory within themselves," he grammers and other non- would have cost, and for defer- unanimously ratified a new Peggy Towle and George concluded. academic staffers her union ring |25 of the 1825 base pay three-year contract last night, Watts - filed Into the waiting Brookdale President represents. Increase recommended by the bringing Its bitter eight-day Sheriff's Department van for Donald H. Smith said he was Mr. Murray and Mr. fact-finder for the first year strike against Brookdale Com- the trip back to the Monmouth "very pleased" that a settle- Townes agreed that the until the third year, where it munity College to a close. County Jail to pick up their ment had been reached. "breakthrough" in the mara- appears as a 175 increase in It took the NASA and col- belongings. "It may take some days for thon negotiations session came base pay lege bargaining teams M hours Superior Court Judge the tension to be reduced." he yesterday at I a.m. when the The $250 in bonuses across of non-stop negotiating to Thomas L. Yaccarlno, who admitted, "but as long as the NASA bargaining team agreed the board were obtained by the reach agreement. committed them to the jail students get the best that all to give up the prescription union instead of salary classi- The scars left by the strike Thursday until they agreed to the members of our staff have drug insurance program if the fication changes for some em- will take much longer to heal. obey his court order to return to give, we will all have lived college would increase the ployees, which Mr. Townes The college negotiating to work, ordered them freed at up to our obligations" salary increments from those said could have caused "In- ternal problems in the union team, led by Its $70-an-hour 4 p.m. after they agreed to Mr. Murray said that the recommended in the fact- because some people would chief negotiator, Robert A., return to work this morning. report and recommendations finder's report. Murray, filed down from their "The strike was an over- have received dispropor- made by Robert Mitrani. the The new contract includes tionate Increases. fourth floor suite In the Tlnton whelming success," asserted fact-finder appointed by the a salary Increase of KM plus a Falls Hilton to shake hands Mr. Townes, chief NASA nego- Public Employees Relations 1100 single-time payment In "My personal opinion is with the NASA bargaining tiator. "We developed an Commission in August, served the first yeaf; a WOO salary that the college was pretty learn. esprit de corps heretofore un- as "the basis for negotiations." increase and a 1100 single-time adamant for getting rid of that But the six NASA nego- known that will have to be The fact-finder's report, payment in the second year; a prescription drug program any Jailed Brookdale striken enter police van for last time tiators. Jailed since last Thurs- taken into account by the ad- which was accepted in toto by 1700 salary Increase and a $50 way It could, so It wouldn't day at the college's request, ministration in the future. the college Board of Trustees, single-lime payment In the have to start prescription drug In no mood to shake "We overcame stiff college recommended across-the- third year. programs for all unions," Mr. Townes said with them. opposition and acted as a board raises of $825. 1600 and "The total cost of the pack- "Our people would rather catalyst in bringing together, 1575 (Or the three years of the age we agreed to is substan- Mr. Murray confirmed that establishing a prescription Students demand leave separately," Fred for the first time in the history contract, plus work uniforms tially the same as the cost of Gould, New Jersey Education of New Jersey, three unions — for custodial and maintenance the tact-finder's report," Mr. drug insurance precedent in Association representative, faculty, administrators and employees, and a prescription Murray said. "But Instead of the NASA contract was one of said brusquely. non-academic staff — In a col- drug insurance program for all an 11.800 increase in base, the the Board of Trustees' main "It's been a long, trying or- lective effort against a less- NASA members In the last six union gets a 11,900 Increase in fears. "The board would havt ac- that Smith resign deal for all of us." th«nresponslve college admin- months of the three-year pact. base, plus 1250 in one time cepted the drug plan, but when Mr. Murray nodded and led istration Mi. Rice-Molr labelled the bonus payments:" ' By MARK MAGYAR his team away.. "In collective bargaining, contract "totally unaccep- The 1100 Increase In base the negotiating requirements Union insiders noted that — In fact, they just signed him Ten minutes later, the six there are no winners and no table" for the 298 custodians. pay was obtained by the union See Bitter, page I LINCROFT - Students at Dr Smith was one of the main to a new three-year contract Hipokdale Community College reasons that NASA enjoyed And the record of the free- voted overwhelmingly yester- such staunch support from the holders has been to do nothing day to demand the immediate Faculty Association and thewith Brookdale " resignation of Donald II Smith Administrators Association Dr Walter MacAfee, South 147 die in worst U.S. air crash as college president throughout the eight-day Belmar.