$The Observer an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and st. mary's Vol. XII, No. 63 Friday, December 9, 1977 SAGA workers begin unionization procedure by Bob Varettoni Christmas; break. There are 215 SAGA sity on behalf of the groundskeepers. SAGA pays $2.50 an hour for. Senior Staff Reporter employees, and at least 30% of these had One SAGA employee noted, “ Since we The NLRBsupervises any election held to to participate in a card campaign to set up have come so close to unionizing, maybe determine wfhether of not workers choose SAGA food service workers have peti- the possibility for his election. this will encourage University workers to to unionize. According to NLRB regula­ , tioned for an election to decide whether or A hearing will be held on Dec. 20 to be less intimidated about organizing." tions, each employee casts one yes-no vote. not to unionize. determine who will actually vote in the The employee said that Robinson called If more than 50 % of the employees vote The Teamsters, representing the SAGA election. According to Stahl, up to26 of the Teamsters “bad for the University and “yes,” a union is organized. employees, filed the petition for election the employees might be classified as - bad for SAGA at yesterday’s meeting. The Such an election among SAGA employ­ with the National Labor Relations Board “supervisors” sho are unable to vote. employee also noted SAGA’s reputation as ees would be held on the Notre Dame (NLRB) on Monday, Nov. 21. Bob “We don't anticipate any problems at this a union citing the fact that only 22 of the campus. It could not be held during break, Robinson, senior food service director, hearing,” Stahl added. 450 food services run by SAGA have been Stahl noted, since too many SAGA employ­ confirmed this at a meeting of SAGA 1 he move is not related to the grounds- unionized labor. ees will be on vacation then. employees and administrators yesterday in keepers’ attempt to unionize . The food The employee also noted that the Local SAGA has run the food service at St. the South Dining Hall. service workers are SAGA employees, and 364 represents the Penn-Harris-Cadison Mary’s for 22 years. It officially took over Orville Stahl, representative of the not employees of the University. The School Corporation. Women workers in the Notre Dame food service on Nov. 1 with Teamsters Union Local 364, said that the Teamsters, however, have an unfair labor these dining halls, the employee claimed the signing of an eight month contract, election will be held sometime after practices suit pending against the Univer­ make $4.52 an hour for the same work that renewable on July 1. ******************************************** * * * * Student Union Concert * * * * * * to continue * * * * policy * * free tix policy * * * * * by Dave O’Keefe * Staff Reporter * * initiated * * * * Despite a critical recommendation from by Val Stefani * * the Hall Presidents Council, the Student * * Union Board of Directors decided Wed­ Excessive use of marijuana and vulgarity * * nesday night to continue the current * at 'ast Saturday’s Cheech and Chong * practice of buying concert tickets with concert has resulted in a new policy * * * r Union money and distributing them to its regarding the quality of entertainment * members. * * presented at Notre Dame. The Board of Directors had heard St. * & * At a meeting held last Monday, James * * Ed’s President Michael Roohan outline the A. Roemer, dean of Students and Tom * * HPC recommendation as well as the Gryp, director of the Student Union, * * underlying sentiment. discussed the incidents and agreed that * * “It doesn’t seem right,” Roohan ar­ some guideline was necessary to govern * * gued, “for an organization to run at a future use of campus entertainment facili­ * * * deficit of $60,000 and at the same time ties. * provide this kind of service for its * * In a letter to Gryp, Roemer requested * m em bers.” that a written proposal regarding future * * * Student Union Director Tom Gryp de­ events held on campus should be submit­ * * fended his position by pointing out that, ted to Bro. John Benesh, director of * * despite the change in concert booking Student Activities, for approval. * * procedures, last year’s “complementary The concert was scheduled as an * * tickets” also cost the Union money. experiment to test the feasibility of using * * “The fact remains,” Gryp argued, “that Stepan Center to hold similar, large-scale * * * there were 100 tickets taken away from the events. Bothe Roemer and Gryp agreed * gross profits and distributed within the * * that even though the first “ mini-concert” * Union much more liberally.” experienced problems, it is possible to hold * * * Yesterday’s announcement by the Board such programs in the future provided that * * of Directors calls the present policy “fair certain standards regarding selection and * * and legitimate” and contends that “the quality of entertainment be met. * * Student Union, although a volunteer “To my knowledge, this was the first * * organization, is also a business, and, as time that a production on that large of a * * * such, is responsible to the Student Body for scale was held in Stepan Cnter,” Gryp * its smooth function.” * * commented. * “In our opinion,” it continues, “the Roemer s primaryh objections ot the * * * distribution of complementary tickets con­ concert were the “poor taste” in humor * * tributes to the smooth function of the and the amount of marijuana present, ******************************************** Student Union, and therefore benefits the despite the presence of four St. Joseph entire Student Body.” County deputy sheriffs hired as a security To go to Cotton Bowl “ I’m not surprised,” was the reaction of measure by the Student Union. Walsh President Mary Ann Wissel, who He also stated that entertainment events along with Roohan, Breen-Phillips Pres­ held at the University should be primarily Students urged to use tourident Nancille Budds, and Holy Cross for the student body and not for members by Lou Severino directly across from the Marriot, headquar­ President Ted Howard, make up the HPC of the outside community. Approximately ters for the Fighting Irish Football Team. Standard Review Committee responsible 700 students attended the concert, while Sign-ups for the “Go Irish Tour,” to the On game day, buses will transport the for the recommendation. the other 1700 concert-goers were mem­ Cotton Bowl began yesterday and accord­ students to and from the Cotton Bowl. “They pretty much had their minds bers of the local community, many of them ing to Student Union Director Tom Gryp, However, game tickets will not be included made up,” Wissel added. “I’m sure they quite young. , the turnout was “very dispappointing.” in the tour package. The trip will conclude already knew what they were going to “Stepan Center should be used to bring “In light of all the student clamor for a on Jan. 3 with one plane leaving Dallas at say.” enjoyment to the student body and not to’ trip it is very disappointing that very few 12:45 p.m. and arriving in Chicago at 2:00 Wissel saw no hope for further action, promote acts that specifically cater to the students have signed up so far,” said p.m. Buses will leave at 2:30 p.m. for the “there’s nothing more we can do,” she desires of the outside community,’ Gryp Gryp. “This is especially true considering return trip to South Bend. said. “We’ve made our recommendation agreed. the fact that this trip will put students right Gryp commented that, “The trip will be and we’ve talked to them, but it’s their Roemer added in the letter that outside in the midst of all the Cotton Bowl very flexible because students can take policy.” community members attend campus enter­ activity,’ he added. either of two buses and planes to Dallas. tainment when ticket center outlets such as The tour, which was coordinated by Also people in Chicago can meet the tour at " the River City Review are used to promote independent agent Michael A. Chismar, O’hare for the United Airlines flight. the events. will leave South Bend on the morning of Sign-ups for the trip, which costs This is the last issue Future entertainment programs sche­ Dec. 31. Two buses, one leaving at 7 a.m. $272.50, will be held daily through Dec. 14 duled for the second semester include the and one at 8 a.m. will transport the from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Union Amazing Kreskin and Paul Gerni, a trick students to O’Hare Airport in Chicago. office and on the second floor of LaFortune. of The Observer shot pool artist. Also scheduled is a Once in Chicago the students will have the The first 175 students who sign up and pay one-act play on James Thurber starring option of boarding one of two planes, one for the trip will be accepted. William Windom. The play will be held on leaving at 10 a.m., the other at 11:30 a.m. “We must have a minimum of 90 Jan. 24 in Washington Hall rather than After landing in Dallas, the students will students,” said Gryp, “if we don’t reach for the semester Stepan Center as a result of a conflict stay three days and three nights double this number we will have to re-evaluate the presented by Mardi Gras. occupancy in the Downtown Holiday Inn, [continued on page 6] 2 the observer Friday, December 9, 1977 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ *Nutcracker9 Tkc totwiol On Campus to be performed friday, dec. 9 PANCAKE Southold Dance Theatre will perform the traditional holiday HOUSE 1:45 pm lecture, "sugar, from plantation to agro business" fantasy, “The Nutcracker,” Our Specialty: by der.