Thursday, November 1, 1984/The Battalion/Page 15
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that halts plant closings
United Press International
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Mo
tor Co. and United Auto Workers
officials Wednesday signed a new
three-year contract that follows the
pattern set at General Motors Gorp.,
but also includes a moratorium on
plant closings.
Ford Chairman Philip Caldwell,
UAW President Owen Bieber and
bargainers for the two sides signed
the contract in ceremonies at Ford
World Headquarters. The contract
was ratified by a 64 percent vote.
The agreement covers 114,()()()
hourly workers at 54 locales nation
wide.
Ford and UAW reached the
agreement Oct. 14 after a marathon
bargaining session. The contract
contains wage increases and a job se-
Icurity program similar to the con
tract at GM.
The key difference is a three-year
ban on the closing of plants at the
No. 2 automaker. The GM contract
contains no such ban.
“There is no future in closing
plants — you only do that as a matter
of last resort,” Caldwell said.
“It’s our hope that by working to
gether we can find a way to be com
petitive and keep the plants open.
There’s every expectation on both
sides to do whatever is necessary to
be competitive so that we can keep
the plants open.”
Caldwell, who earlier this week
announced he will retire Feb. 1, said
he was “very proud” that in the past
five years, not one workday has been
lost to a strike at Ford.
Bieber said if all the provisions of
the pact are followed, “it will go
down in history as one of our great
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bargaining history and the history of
this company.”
As in the GM pact, the Ford con
tract calls for wage increases ranging
between 1 percent and 3.5 percent,
depending on the worker’s job classi
fication. The typical assembler will
receive a 2.25 percent first year in
crease, or 15 cents an hour, on top of
current wages of $9.60 an hour or
$21,900 per year.
Lump sum payments of 2.25 per
cent will be made in the second and
third years of the contract.
Ford agreed to spend $280 mil
lion to set up a job security program.
The fund will pay the wages of
workers who lose their jobs due to
the introduction of new technology,
the consolidation of Ford operations
or the company’s shipment of work
to non-company sources — a prac
tice called “outsourcing.”
Immigrant
convicted
of assault
United Press International
SAN ANTONIO — A Romanian
immigrant was found innocent
Wednesday of threatening the life of
presidential candidate Walter Mon
dale, but was convicted of assaulting
two Secret Service agents.
U.S. District Judge William Ses
sions sentenced Jean Paul Gabor to
two five-year probated sentences,
and ordered the 29-year-old restau
rant employee to serve six months in
a halfway house.
Gabor, an immigrant from Roma
nia, was convicted by a federal jury
of attacking two Secret Service
agents at his home on April 21 when
the agents tried to question him
about threatening Mondale.
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AGGIES STICKTOGETHER!
Last Spring, the Democrats (led by Mark White) called a Special Election for State
Representative during Spring Break—so the Aggies would be out of town and not able to
vote. The Battalion Editorial Board called the scheduling of the election by the Democrats "an
attack on Texas A&M students, staff and faculty members," as reported Jan. 26,1984.
What did Mark White's chosen Democrat, Neeley Lewis, say? "...when we look back
on this we'll view it as a little brushfire set off at the beginning..." and he said that "he
planned to stay out of the fracas about the election date..." That's what Democrat Neeley Le
wis said and it was reported in The Eagle on January 28,1984.
What did Richard Smith, the Republican candidate, say? "This act of political expe
diency is another sign of the lack of sensitivity of the state Democratic party and our state
Democratic elected officials for Texas A&M University." That's what Republican Richard
Smith said and it was reported in The Eagle on January 25,1984.
Richard Smith then went one step further and provided for a shuttle bus system to
take students to the polls.
Richard Smith '59 is an Aggie. When someone attacks Texas A&M University he steps
in and stands up for the students.
Unlike his opponent (Neeley Lewis) Richard Smith doesn't think setting an election
during Spring Break to keep Aggies from voting is a small thing. It's an attack on Texas A&M
University. And Richard Smith didn't stay out of the fight, he jumped in and fought for us.
When someone attacks Texas A&M University, Aggies stick together.
And together this election day we can elect Richard Smith our State Representative.
Richard Then:
• Member, Squadron 22
• Varsity Swimming Team
• Distinguished Student
• BS Mechanical Engineering,
Class of ’59
• 4 Years Active Duty U.S.
Air Force
• Captain, USAF Reserve
Richard Now:
• Former Mayor, Bryan (5 years)
City Council Member (3 years)
• Founding President, Brazos
Animal Shelter, Inc.
• Member, Century Club,
Association of Former Students
• Varsity Donor, The Aggie Club
ELECT
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State Representative
Pol. Adv. paid for by Citizens for Richard Smith, P.O. Box 3743, Bryan, Texas, 77805