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local THE BATTALION Page 3 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1980 inal examination Date Hour fuse :s often rects ationstkhi lar program mmitteesJds ones in exclusive! ireC. 15, Monday 8-10 a.in. |c. 15, Monday 11 a.m.-l p.m. fee. 15, Monday 2-4 p.m. fee. 15, Monday 5-7 p.m. 16, Tuesday 8-10 a.m. fee. 16, Tuesday 11 a.m.-l p.m. sc. 16, Tuesday 2-4 p.m. ee. 16, Tuesday 5-7 p.m. ec. 17, Wednesday 8-10 a.m. fee. 17, Wednesday 11 a.m.-l p.m. Sc. 17, Wednesday 2-4 p.m. sc. 17, Wednesday 5-7 p.m. sc. 18, Thursday 8-10 a.m. sc. 18, Thursday 11 a.m.-l p.m. I. 18, Thursday 2-4 p.m. 1C. 19, Friday 8-10 a.m. !• 19, Friday 11 a.m.-l p.m. Series Classes meeting MWF 8 or MWF 7:30-8:30 Classes meeting MWF 1 or MWF 12:30-1:30 Classes meeting TTh 8-9:15 or TTh 7:30-8:30 Classes meeting MW 5-6:15 or MW 4:30-5:45 Classes meeting MWF 9 or MWF 8:30-9:30 Classes meeting MWF 2 or MWF 1:30-2:30 Classes meeting TTh 9:30-10:45 or TTh 8:30-9:45 Classes meeting TTh 5-6:15 or TTh 4-5:15 Classes meeting MWF 10 or MWF 9:30-10:30 Classes meeting MWF 3 or MWF 2:30-3:30 Classes meeting TTh 11-12:15 or TTh 10-11:15 Classes meeting TTh 3:30-4:45 or TTh 3:30-3:45 Classes meeting MWF 11 or MWF 10:30-11:30 Classes meeting MWF 4 or MWF 3:30-4:30 Classes meeting TTh 12:30-1:45 or TTh 11:30-12:45 Classes meeting MWF 12 or MWF 11:30-12:30 Classes meeting TTh 2-3:15 or TTh 1-2:15 Philosophy talk today inMSC Dr. Joseph Bien, visiting profes sor at Texas A&M University from the University of Missouri- Columbia, will speak at 4 p. m. today on “Machiavelli and Humanism.” The speech, sponsored by the De partment of Philosophy, will be in room 137 in the Memorial Student Center. 1?” benefits to rise 31 % |pTE strike had its effects isonng tilt lola skate tei safety, that That gran] it they do. er concert istK By WILEY GILMORE entertainer I Battalion Reporter here was no great paralysis of commerce and indus- * phere was no violence and little vandalism. 'b But the strike of the Communications Workers of «i; tea Local 12171 against General Telephone Co. of o; Southwest had its effects. ollege ing toi s, as ] :ion. S program is 5 committee ie Singing I the Univi it be gow ion Bank :o comet ■ thout Colt* Ihe walkout lasted from May 16 to June 11, 1980, and Hed GTE operations in five states. Approximately workers were involved. Over 500 of these union irkers were in the area served by GTE’s Bryan di in, which serves 90,000 customers. At issue were wages and benefits. The dispute ended a new contract calling for a 31 percent increase in || and benefits over three years, f effect on pocketbooks can be reasonably esti- _p in terms of salaries lost as opposed to wages hould have Jfed in the new contract. (The average hourly wage of t It’s a i)i{r® cra ft workers was $6.28 system-wide, according to ] I .Erwin, 43, the Bryan Division Manager). The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce Jrthe strike had no significant impact on area busi- ss. One area bank executive said the strike caused no jdue defaulting of loan payments. Striking workers had access to a strike defense fund ilich a local strike leader said was funded by each Inber’s dues. But in the proliferation of dollars-and-cents statistics, iere were also human factors and human relations Kh will survive the contracts, strikes and salaries. Mary Wharton is a C WA steward in Bryan. She works IGTE as a service representative, and was the union’s Be coordinator. “It was very difficult for me,” Wharton said, describ- Ihow she stretched her budget during the strike. “I |rked as a maid and part- time at night in a conveni- B store.” ■arton eventually quit those jobs and worked full- § on the strike, she said, with her expenses being | by the union. ■arton is articulate, speaks in a rapid-fire manner i when appropriate, swears eloquently. She has iced for GTE in Bryan, she said, for more than five ars and became active in the union because, she said, kuess I have a big mouth.” ■arton said that there were very few local em- Ijees who had experienced a strike. “A strike is a sacrifice and each employee needs to be ted,” she said. ifou have to beg and plead and encourage,” she id. arton said strike participation in the Bryan divi- eaked at 512 employess, but that some began ing to work. She said that 48 people either stayed on the job or returned before the strike ended. She called them “scabs” and said they succumbed to com pany fear tactics. “Absolutely incorrect,” Erwin said. “We would be very foolish to apply pressure. Anybody that wanted to come back, we made them aware (of the consequ ences).” Workers who returned while the strike was in prog ress could be fined by the union, one local strike leader said. “My personal preference would be to work with a union,” Erwin continued. He said that this was mainly because he had worked with the CWA throughout his 20-year career with General Telephone and was used to it. “My main concern was not being able to do our job, ” the Denison native continued. When the new contract was signed, GTE phased the employees back into their jobs gradually. “We brought them back gradually so that we could talk to them,” Erwin said. “You tend to have some of those feelings carry over,” he continued, referring to feelings between workers and management, between strikers and non-strikers. “We didn’t just talk to craft (labor), but to manage ment,” he said. “You had to talk to both sides equally. You had to say ‘don’t say things, don’t hold grudges.’” He added, “If there is (any animosity), I’m not aware of it. ” But the experience has not been forgotten. Erwin said • that, for whatever reasons, some workers who crossed the picket lines have quit the company. One employee who did not quit admitted feeling the pressure. “They don’t talk unless it’s business,” the worker said. “But that’s all right. I get more work done. ” Kay Hubert honored the strike. She works in the GTE business office. Unlike most local employees, Hubert had experienced a strike several years before in Houston. “People that went on strike were resentful of the people who didn’t, ” she said, “because of all the over time they made.” One person honored the strike until its end but said, “I wish I hadn’t. I didn’t feel it was worth it. ” Another, who returned to work, said of unions, “They have lost their usefulness.” And Mary Wharton, who claims to be a cousin of the real life heroine of the movie “Norma Rae, ” said, “I sure don’t want to do it again. ” But, if an issue were to arise a year from now which called for a strike? “I’d be right out there heatin’ the sticks,” she said without hesitation. Meet me at the Christmas Fair. 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