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Battalion/Page 15A September 3, 1982 ffCtlM Union membership rises among religious United Press International On Sept. 16, the votes will be ofounted in an union organizing most mi ’lection. Old 2 There is nothing novel about jjj | hat except for the proposed un- j ni p ItS! an’s membership — the 100 iriests, ministers and rabbis who erve as chaplains for New fork’s city’s police, fire, correc- ional and other institutions. The notion of ordained cler- cs forming a union is one of the nost dramatic examples of a growing trend — the unioniza tion of church employees: •At the National Council of Churches, support staff such as secretaries and clerks have had for a number of years a “staff association” that negotiates con tracts. •Organizing efforts at the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Global Minis tries have been going on for almost year. •Workers in Roman Catholic schools and hospitals increasing ly are taking on their bishops and administrators in an effort to organize. It is an often painful develop ment that not only pits workers against their bosses but some times brings churches into direct conflict with their teachings. Nearly all Protestant chur ches recognize the right of work ers in secular fields to form un ions. Roman Catholic social teaching, for the past century, also has defended the rights of workers to organize — most dra matically in Pope John Paul IPs encyclical on labor and in the church’s defense of the Polish union, Solidarity. Methodist Social Principles said: “We support the right of public and private employees and employers to organize for collective bargaining into unions and other groups of their own choosing.” But bringing that drive into ecclesiastical institutions some times has been another matter. In the September issue of U.S. Catholic, Mary O’Connell said the “current unrest in labor relations stems in part from the changing nature of the labor force in Catholic institutions.” She said much of the work that used to be done in Catholic institutions by priests, nuns and brothers under vows now is being done by lay people “under pressure to keep the mortgage paid and food on the table.” Although Protestant chur ches generally have not had the kind of full-time religious work ers as Catholicism, similar situa tions — and problems — exists in their institutions. “Workers who are not under vows of chastity argue about things like maternity or vacation time to spend with their fami lies,” O’Connell said. “Workers who are not under vows of pov erty have to shop at the same supermarkets as the people who design computer software or sell video games. And workers who are not under vows of obedience can question whether their skills are being put to their best use or their grievances treated fully.” ^Doctors poor investors, adviser says ' again inmj United Press International LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. — sartsma..,, . „ ’ „ , nmv he worst investors are stock- rokers, doctors, lawyers, de- jsc to iu,:l. _ ’ _i i . o ■ lists, accountants and bankers ! ‘ rhile women and retirees are 0 n< 7 he best, an investment adviser s and ouw. ' ‘ Earl Zazove, 62, established a id semcef Natural medical clinic in 1949 and tre ated his last patient in 1971. Since then, he has advised inves tors from a home office. “While physicians as a group have a poor investment record, lawyers, accountants and bank ers have worse records,” he said. “And worst of all, as a group, are stockbrokers.” Doctors, Zazove said, need an investment program that won’t take much of their time and is slightly aggressive or risky. They want to have a little fun and ex citement with their investment, he said. They usually can afford to take chances. Size is a problem for such large institutions as banks and insurance companies. “Banks have an extremely poor investment result,” he said. Investing by committee, they “get sort of a mediocre invest ment approach.” Retirees generally need cash flow, he said, and they spend more time studying their invest ments. “Contrary to what some might believe, 1 think when it comes to investing they are less carried away by emotion,” he said. s carrifd [ a rite ol laid. “Prt y carry b box," htr iiildn't bt, hey literc i expecoij ation to icj rs more 4 Is. uggests gas distributor freezing prices I United Press International NEW YORK — Lee Lieber- tan, an admitted maverick in bIU.S. gas industry, believes atural gas prices should be ozen at present levels to give msumers a break from stag ering increases in residential icl bills. Lieberman, chairman of Lac- 1 r(ct :de Gas Co. in St. Louis, Mo., .|-c 3j‘p tny f as perhaps the only large gas istributor who opposed the latural Gas Policy Act of 1978 ization iat established a timetable for n learni ^j g ra( jual decontrol of most ; cancer. as p r j ces by iggs. “Under the Natural Gas Poli- yAct there has been one unre- snting price increase after mother,” he said. “It’s uncon- cionable that the average con sumer’s gas bills have more than doubled in the past four years.” The act called for producer gas prices to rise at the rate of inflation plus S'/a percent through December 1981 and then added 4 percent to infla tion from Jan. 1, 1982 through 1985. Lieberman said the annual gas bill of Laclede’s typical re sidential heating customer has soared to $815 from $405 when the act took effect in December 1978. Laclede, whose wholesale gas costs have gone up 2.4 times in less than four years, serves customers in the St. Louis area and seven eastern Missouri counties. “Gas producers are interfer ing with the cash flow of custom ers so much that, in some cases, their monthly gas bills are bigger than their house payments,” he said. Lieberman advocates freez ing gas prices until producers can prove their costs of bringing gas to the point of delivery war rant an increase. “There have not been anyjus- tifiable increases in the cost of producing gas,” he said. “We nave witnessed a tremendous transfer of wealth to the nation’s gas producers. “The Federal Energy Regula tory Commission is completely predisposed to the interests of gas producers and pipelines. It has been deaf to the many pleas that we have made on behalf of distributors and consumers.” DANCE INSTRUCTORS NEEDED Auditions for ballet, modern jazz, aerobic and tap teachers will be held Wednesday, Sept. 8. For information, call 260-0056 or 693-0077. PIE SUPPER A&M Wesley Foundation on Tauber across from A&M Methodist Church. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Pie & Ice Cream 6:00 p.m. The Songweaver Concert Vocalist Jim Newton 7 p.m. Methodist Student Movement Weight training better than lifting, panel says s in World’ 1 lun 'at Britait rmany s later, (jifl ilia, Ne"’ United Press International t and Caul NEW YORK (UPI) — Weight -ricane i raining is a reasonably safe way agest Aibr youths to build muscles, but ntury, li American Academy of •aboard Miatrics warns youngsters to y, (he (ye wary of weight lifting. ,f t mor e: There is a difference. The aused bi! )r 8 an ization representing many ages. t * le nation’s pediatricians de- ined weight training and veight lifting in a policy state- ^L^pment. y“Weight training is a method )f conditioning that involves re petitive action (that is, biceps :url, shoulder shrug) against iubmaximum resistances,” the ■tatement said. Ur; Submaximum resistance is he amount of weight of resist- gifce that can be taken through he full range of motion for ihree to four consecutive repeti tions. ■ Weight lifting, on the other land, is a sport in which an indi vidual attempts to lift his or her maximum amount of weight. IThe academy statement said Ords P ro P er weight training does not cause a loss of flexibility or mus- , , cle-boundness. Proper training techniques, which include activi ties through a full range of mo- >r don, actually improve flexibility. The statement concludes: “Weight training, because of the benefits and lower potential of injury, is a reasonably safe tech nique that, when supervised, can be endorsed for youths. 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