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September 20, 1982
Workers may not agree to contract
Pact OK’d by Chrysler council
United Press International
DETROIT— It may take a lot
ilelTort to convince disgruntled
Jnited Auto Workers at Chrys-
er Corp. to accept a new pact —
specially in light ot their lead-
:rs' narrow vote in favor of the
tentative settlement.
■ Friday, the UAW’s Chrysler
dtp. Council approved with a
1,7 percent vote the proposed
on tract containing pay raises
ied to profits and a restored
ost-ol-living allowance.
; And, to underline worker
iscontent, wildcat strikes that
broke out after the original pact
was extended 24 hours, con
tinued F riday at Chrysler assem
bly plants in Detroit, Newark,
Del., and a parts plant in Twins-
burg, Ohio.
Workers at an assembly plant
in Fenton, Mo., also opposed the
pact and walked out.
The council vote was 262-249
in favor of’ submitting the con
tract for ratification.
It was the closest vote on a
contract in recent memory by a
council of union leaders — and
it makes selling the pact to union
members more dif ficult.
UAW President Douglas
Fraser said he thought at one
point the council would reject
the pact. Worried officials and
UAW staff members were seen
lobbying delegates in hallways to
win their votes.
Fraser admits ratification will
be difficult — but he will lobby
workers if necessary.
Although workers have been
grumbling about the economic
portion of the contract, Fraser
said 70 percent of debate was
taken up discussing an absentee
ism crackdown that could lead to
dismissal after eight unexcused
absences.
Fraser said he told delegates
the union leaders are “going to
spend our time protecting the
95 percent who are decent peo
ple and interested in their jobs,”
not the absent workers.
Fraser said he spoke to Chrys
ler Vice President Thomas Min
er in the morning to get jobs
back for 99 people at Belvidere,
Ill., who were put on notice
when they struck the company
prior to the contract’s extended
deadline.
“He agreed (to rehire them)
and then they (their union rep
resentatives) voted in a bloc
against us,” Fraser said. “That’s
life.”
The new pact would give
workers about $9.57 an hour in
actual wages compared with ab
out $ 1 1.50 an hour paid to Ford
Motor Co. and General Motors
Corp. workers.
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Four Poles sail across Atlantic,
request asylum in the U.S.
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is had! ly’EWARK, N.J. — Federal
Even officials are considering a re-
|uest for asylum by four Poles
Ho sailed across the Atlantic
[ind into the shadow of the Sta-
;ue of Liberty aboard a 38-foot
loop.
Immigration and Naturaliza-
ion Service officials questioned
he four refugees in Newark Fri-
iay, after a Polish interpreter
vas found.
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nal,Jarek Neczaj-Hruzewics, 38,
of Lublin, said he and the other
three men were members of the
outlawed Solidarity union.
Neczaj-Hruzewics, the only
member of the crew to speak En
glish, identified the other men
as Andrzej Plewik, 37, the cap
tain; Andrzej Bienkowski, 34,
the first mate; and Stanley
Kozak, 38, the second mate, the
Journal reported.
Neczaj-Hruzewics was quoted
as saying the group received
permission four months ago to
fly to Athens, where the sloop
was moored, to sail it back to
Poland.
Instead of returning to their
homeland, he said the men
headed to the United States,
making stops in Africa, France,
Spain and Bermuda on the way.
They chose to go to Elizabeth
because they have friends there,
Neczaj-Hruzewics reportedly
said.
The men docked in Elizabeth
early Thursday and reportedly
went to Bernie’s Polish Bar, a
block away, where they drank a
few beers and were allowed to
take a shower.
Same name
auses
problems
He boolil United Press International
iharmt* RIVERSIDE), Calif. — Tina
lick sail
les Hat
■ing lb
ssassina
lobin Johnson shares her name
ind birthdate with a San Diego
aywalker.
Last May Tina Robin John-
on was notif ied of a warrant for
ler arrest because she didn’t
ipppear in court to pay a
aywalking fine in San Diego. A
Comparison of descriptions and
signatures of the two Tinas re
sulted in the withdrawal of the
svarrant.
Johnson recently got a con
gratulatory letter for her Army
discharge. She’s never been in
the Army.
“I’m think of changing back
to my maiden name,” said John
son. “Saltonavi’ch.”
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