Bargaining unit area of conflict for unions,University By Nancy Stewart has been a long, steady one, conflict between the unions petitions before the NLRB, organizational efforts in the Employee Representation Hospital Reporter and University acceptance of and the University. however, suggests a Medical Center since the fall Linke has said that the Since the Vigil in the an employees' union is still Sanford and Director of University-wide union of 1967. University's position spring of 1968, union far from realized. Personnel William It. Linke election. The American Federation regarding a University-wide representation for the Although two separate have repeatedly said that they The petition of 1199D, a of State, County and union stems from a concern University's non-academic union election petitions have favor a University-wide local of the National Union Municipal Employees for "equitable treatment" of employees has been an issue been filed with the National election of all .non-academic of Nursing Home and (AFSCME) petition seeks a all University employees. of fi uctuating prominence Labor Relations Board on the employees, and will present a Hospital Employees, bargaining unit which would Excluding any group from among student activists at recommendation of President case for a bargaining unit that AFL-CIO, describes the union representation, he says, Duke. Terry Sanford, the would include all of the bargaining unit sought as all A news analysis would create the problem of But for many workers and determination of an University's non-academic service workers in the Medical dealing fairly with those include campus service organizers involved, the "appropriate bargaining unit" employees, NLRB. Center. 1199 has been employees who are not struggle for union recognition may still involve considerable Neither of the two concentrating its employees, excluding Medical represented by a union. Center employees and skilled The definition of an or semi-skilled maintenance "appropriate bargaining unit" workers. involves the determination of Local 77, an AFSCME a "particular group of local, has existed as an employees that has unrecognized union on employment interests in campus for some time, but common to themselves and e cnronicie has been relatively quiet this distinct enough from interests year. of other employees that they Both petitions exclude would compose, as a group, a mrj^mih I/MI*VM& r^*;. clerical and technical logical unit." according to a employees from the proposed (Continued on Page 2) Volume 66, Number 64 , Durham, North Carolina Wednesday, December 16,19' bargaining unit. Congress may cut limits onNixon's combat powers By John W. Finney make clear that it would not such as Sen. Mike Mansfield, (C) 1970 NYT News Service prevent the President from the majority leader, was that WAS HINGTON-A taking action in Cambodia, the conference committee House-Senate conference Laos or Thailand "designed modification had "vitiated" committee introduced a to promote the safe and the effectiveness of the possible loophole yesterday •orderly withdrawal or restraints that the Senate has in the proposed legislative disengagement of U.S. froces been seeking to impose on restraints on President from Southeast Asia or to aid future military involvement Nixon's power to send in the release of Americans in Cambodia. combat ground troops to held as prisoners of war." $1 billion Cambodia. After American ground While the conference The committee, which was troops were sent into (Continued on Page 10). convened to reconcile House Cambodia last May 1, the Battle rages in last night's 104-75 loss. ioto by John Cbeen and Senate differences on the Administration said that one $66 billion defense reason for the campaign had appropriations bill, modified been to protect the a restriction added in the withdrawal program by Reappointment was questionable Senate. The Senate version striking at suspected specified that none of the communist supply bases. In funds could be used by the view of this position, the President to send ground reaction of some Senators, Controversial UNCdean resigns post combat troops to Cambodia, Laos or Thailand. Anderson is quitting his was not an easy one to make. reason of your efforts, the Modification _ CHAPEL HILL-Dean C. post to become the executive adding, "after several months new curriculum, and new But at the insistence of the Wilson Anderson of the director of the Center of of careful consideration, leadership." Ho use conferees and school of social work at UNC Human Services being however, I am convinced my A temporary replacement reportedly with Nixon here, whose reappointment established in Cleveland, decision is in the best would take a long time, administration support, that had been a matter of Ohio, Feb. 1,1971. long-term interest of all according to UNC Chancellor provision was modified to controversy this fall, recently In a letter to the faculty, concerned, the Tar Heel Sit£erson, the Tar Heel reported. resigned his post effective staff, and students in the reported. January 29, 1971, according school of social work, Anderson added that he Anderson's term of dean to The Daily Tar Heel, the Anderson said that his felt the school "will continue came under routine review by student newspaper at UNC. decision to leave the school to grow and develop by (Continued on Page 10) Anderson became the center of attention this fall at UNC when the students and .faculty in the school of social work protested that the Y presents constitution university was planning to activities and advisor to the and a woman, as well i relieve Anderson of his duties The YM-YWCA is Y, the constitution wilt be secretary and a treasurer. as dean of the school when presenting a new constitution "more flexible" and will The. new plan also calls for his term expired June 30, to the general membership in reflect the new unity of the a cabinet composed of the 1971. a referendum today, organization by "stressing executive committee, The university maintained, completing the process of group leadership" rather than members elected at large, and though, that no decision had merging the two "elitism". any specially appointed been made concerning his organizations begun last year. members. reappointment as dean. According to Elmer Hall, The formerly separate This plan is essentially that Just another working day.. assistant director of religious YMCA and YWCA were adopted by the Y joined last year through a membership in a general referendum which established referendum last spring when an executive committee, the two groups decided to Bombings seen as alienating many composed of four men and merge. four women, elected by the At that time, it was By Douglas E. Kneeland Wis., nodded understanding^. graduate student, injured four other membership at large. decided to revise certain <C> 1970 NYT News Service Nearly all were members of the persons and caused $6 million damage. This committee is articles of the constitutions SAN FRANClSCO-"We told them staff of "Kaleidoscope," an And they were still shaken. responsible for evaluating dealing with elections and to bomb it, to blow it up. And then underground weekly that, like Alienation programs, and appointing officers until the entire they blew it up. And we said, 'My innumerable oth'-rs around the A team of New York Times committee chairmen to carry concept of a j oint God, they blew it up!'" correspondents, in several weeks of on future planning. organization could be reporting across much of the nation, evaluated. The slender, dark-haired girl, pretty While there wereformerly in blue jeans and a loose puliovertop, has determined that the continued According to a joint A news analysis bombing by such groups as the joint committees operating paused, her brown eyes hurt, through the YMCA and the statement issued by the YW Weathermen is alienating large and YMCA cabinets last year, confused. Most of the eight or nine numbers of radicals and many college YWCA, there were separate other young radicals casually country, had printed instructions for treasuries, officers, cabinets, the former election procedure youths who would be potential and leadership "tend to surrounding two pitchers of beer and making bombs ant had repeatedly supporters of the movement—that if and committee appointments. the greasy remains of hamburgers and exhorted militants tc iction. Under the new emphasize elitism and status the bombers are trying to rally without accompanying french fries in the back room of the They had beet discussing the adherents to their cause, they are constitution, the elected Plaza, a bowling alley, bar and bombing last Aug. >A of the Army eight-member executive responsibility to the goals of failing. the Association and to restaurant a few windswept blocks Mathematics Risear b Center at the committee elects from within democratic leadership." from the state capitol in Madison, University of Wisco.-.sin that killed a (Continued on Page 8) itself two chairmen, a man Page Two HikJMjliMilMGJ Wednesday, December 16, 1970 Students -Labor bargaining units in dispute- (Continued from Page 1) separate divisions, one to Technical and Clerical Thus, distinctions were tour Duke 1968 interim report to the represent service and d ivision, six representatives drawn not only between By Joni Dame Academic Council by the maintenance employees and were nominated and elected hospital and campus Fifty black high school committee on non-academic one to represent clerical and by Medical Center employees, employees, but also between students, mostly from North employees. technical workers. while the other six were service, maintenance, and the Carolina, toured the Duke Council The representation of elected by campus clerical and technical campus last weekend, Until recently, the these groups was clearly empiovees. workers. sponsored by the recruitment non-academic employees have divided when the council was "personal committee of the established, with each Afro-American Society.