Featuring Financial aid guidelines Benefits of union membership The possibility of a student union East Lansing Good Neighbor Policy The enforcement of minimum wages Alternatives to onventional jobs ••uoiun joqo| }uepn}Q 2 Michigan State No Lansing, Michigan business agent for Local 235, plan. "How can any businessman Solidarity forever! Hotel Restaurant Employees Lums, 231 M. A. C., is also operate when his work force is Solidarity forever.' unionized. Waitresses receive cut back?" he asked. and Bartenders Union. Solidarity forever! When the union vote failed. $ 1.35, the lowest of all The women involved, he For the Union makes us strong. Weld said, the manager did not employees in East Lansing. explained, were told that they fulfill his promises. There is a regular schedule for were responsible for their The chorus of this union 11 song may stir union members throughout the country, but in because "Unions are growing employers are not raises, based on seniority, but it is not strongly enforced. Edward Rouillard, manager schedule working hours when they initially planned to leave vacation. East Lansing, a virtually non - willing to give the workers on decent wages, conditons or of Lums, said he sees no need Because their substitutes sweet *n unionized community as far as benefits,"Zolton Ferency, East for a union and claimed that never appeared for work, the the local businesses are concerned, the word "union" Lansing attorney, said. "It's employees are being ripped off employees were considered hits a sour note with managers. cheaper for them to just get by the union. He haai't seen absent and lost seniority new workers than to provide the steward in six months. privileges. sour "Union?" said one food manager. "My employees fast - decent conditions." Lums contract has a clause "Anyone who thinks he can don't want to unionize. I treat Unions are supposed to insuring employees that they take off for two weeks and provide channels though which will maintain their seniority return scott free after the them well and they like me. - goodbod complaints can be handled. when they go home over break break is crazy," Rouillard said. Why would they want to go Weld said. Any dispute that or for the summer, Weld said. "He doesn't belong on a and do something crazy like may arise over working But the seniority clause in payroll." that?" conditions need only be the Lums contract was ignored Another woman has been A bearded young employee thing at the same establishment said working conditions could be improved. He said they are paid the minimum wage, for brought to the steward's attention and the union step in and see that it's settled, Weld said. will during the Christmas vacation, forcing some waitresses at the restaurant to lose seniority and jeopardize their their working full - time at Lums for two months and is still $1.35. According to the pay scale in the contract, she making by which they work long, hard However, the two unionized jobs, two employees charge. should have received two raises Jan hours. He said he has been food businesses in East Lansing Employees were expected and be making $1.50 an hour. have not faired too well. to work during Christmas A contract is not much Shubitowski there three months so far and hasn't received a raise yet. He Red Barn, 1010 E. Grand break, they said, but were good unless it is enforced. At said he is not sure if they even River Ave., which has been allowed to leave on vacation if Lums the manager is ignoring unionized for several years, they were able to secure the contract, and the union has give raises. starts their workers at $2 per substitutes to replace them done nothing about it. But many managers will do hour. When interviewed, the while gone. Presently Lums is most anything to keep their The two women claim they negotiating a new contract employees from unionizing. manager mentioned that he Employees at Lizard's, 224 would like to see a group arranged substitutes to work with the union, but it won't health insurance for them, but were not make conditions any different Abbott Road, attempted plan established. Yet he said the informed when the substitutes unless it is enforced. unionization in April 1971. insurance failed to show up for work. One of the big complaints The manager made empty plan would not benefit the individual worker Both women lost their against unions is that the promises to the workers in an attempt to prevent the union, because the average worker seniority - a fact which workers don't stay long enough Rouillard admitted, with at place to take said William Weld, financial stays only 20 weeks, not long any one enough to benefit from such a reservations. advantage of the union secretary - treasurer and benefits. Average turnover in the fast food establishments is three to four months. Looking at the question of benefits, Jean Ford, Resolution: union By Teri Albrecht good intent, little impact - CIO union representative agreed to a contract which offered executive secretary of the East Lansing Chamber the Meridian Area of Commerce, said unions hit the student wages similar to those of the University. White said recently he drafted the resolution during the employees in a weak spot - the In the strike because he wanted the merchants to realize the impact pocketbook. spring of 1970 the University administraiton refused to take a stand against the Vietnam War. Months later, it of an official stand by the University administration, an "Say someone is working 20 hours a week and earns $25," refused to support the nationwide lettuce boycott. action "definitely more influential than that of any time - Ford said . "Let's say $10 of But a year - and - a - half ago the board of trustees veered consuming investigative committee which could be set up." that has tc go for union dues. away from its practice of declining to take stands on non • "If any policy were to be instituted at all it should be that That leaves $15 to pay for University related matters. the Lum's management and others 'owed' the students tuition, books, etc. A resolution challenging what it termed "the depressed comparable wages to those of the University, because without "It's fine if you've got a wages and working conditions" of the East Lansing business MSU, the City of East Lansing would be nothing," he said. Sugar Daddy on one hand to community was passed by the MSU Board of Trustees. During the strike White emphasized his strong sentiment in But despite the fact that the trustees took a stand on a pay your rent and a Sugar favor of the students by walking the picket line along with vital, student - oriented issue, the impact of the resolution has the striking employes. Daddy on the other to pay had little impact. White said at the time that high tuition and low wages your groceries, but what of those who are working their Former trustee and author of the resolution Clair A. White forced students to become "commercial prostitutes" to pay said recently that the best impact he could ascertain from the for their education and called the East Lansing merchants way through school?" resolution was that it boosted student morale in a local labor "bloodsuckers" for taking unfair advantage of the surplus Despite the controversy over the actual benefits of dispute, being an overt act of top administrative support. "cheap" student labor. The resolution supported unionization, attempts will be student protests of unfair labor Although the Lum's employes were granted their demands made in the near future to practices and called for commercial businessmen to meet the at the bargaining table, Edward C. Rouillard, Lum's manager, unionize Lizards; Jacobson's University's full - scale wage system for full and part - time opposed White's intervention saying that the commercial employes. businessmen did not have the funds necessary to meet the Cafeteria, 333 E. Grand River The action Ave.; Cave of the Candles, 110 pushing for the resolution was prompted by salary scales of the University. Abbott Rd.; Coral Gables, striking Lum's Restaurant employes demanding higher wages He called White's proposal the "biggest mistake the man and a closed union shop. 2838 E. Grand River Ave.; The could have made" and added that "if we had state backing Stables, 2843 E. Grand River Following this proposal the student employes and the AFL like state subsidized MSU, we could raise our wages." Ave.; and Grate Steak, 246 E. Saginaw St., Weld said. in ;jdAd.ioj A?iJ*pi|°S wzStifotjw 'Sursun^j jspg 'SMP/S/ ^jpjs UH^/I/^/W 3 Student labor union: an answer to the pampered student myth By Beckie Hanes uneasiness fall term wiien there find that other employes are authorization cards and an The student who works was a good on possibility that paying 50 per cent less for the election supervised is the exception to the faculty by the campus might vote same meal. Michigan Employment myth that all MSU students are provided with an academic affirmatively for bargaining unit. a collective If these practices which would cause John L. Lewis to Relations Commission. Repas I mnot said students have a better adviser, meals in a resident Spokesmen from the two shudder are not enough to spur chance with the first hall, a life of financial bliss and student governments said equal status in the University did not like the idea that they they students to unite necessary catalyst? -- what is the alternative. If MSU students do decide sure what community. might be the only group on Pat Blackwell said if he to follow the lead of students Working students fall short campus not organized into a cannot get students interested in Oregon, they will have the of this fairy tale in the last two categories. cohesive group of people with a leader spokesman - in his committee, students do not have enough interest in support of Local 1585 and of student the employes on campus who Students working for the negotiater to compromise - unionizing. Apparently, are not students and work University are too often deal - negotiate with any student interest in the under the union. exploited because their sheer opposing sides. workings of the committee and Union employes would interest numbers makes it easy for Also, the Student Employer the proposed grievance welcome student a union, management to fill positions Employe Advisory procedure is low. Repas said, because the influx vacated by disillusioned students who quit. And the Committee in the Employment Office headed by Student Repas, along with Clackwell, cited high turnover students has eroded their there is, Pat Blackwell has started the bargaining unit. Naturally, entire student body is often rate as another reason why a management hires members of victimized because of past machinery for a grievance student union is not feasible the ubiquitous student body practices of the fact that they are somewhat procedure aimed at offering students a place to channel even though there are 7,000 student employes on campus. before hiring a union member but a captive because students work for audience. their complaints. At the dorm Blackwell worked much less pay. These two statements can Disgruntled student for, there was a 75 per cent be supported by the number of students who have trickled into employes are not found just at MSU. The University of turnover. Blackwell also mentioned "The worried replacing regular because students employe union is are regulars," they Local 1585 seeking advice on Oregon has started the first that financial support Blackwell said. how to start a student labor union or concerned students labor union composed entirely of students. Mike Cain of necessary student for a union from a working his way AFSCME's Cain said he would like to see students in would who have consulted Bob AFSMCE said the unit in through school might be a Local 1585, although Repas Repas, professor of labor and Oregon is working out "OK." problem. contends that the local would industrial relations, about pay However, the fervor for a Another reason: "The fear a student takeover in their receive inequities in their campus jobs. general student union to leadership might be here this organization. Local 1585 represents the encompass the whole student and year, gone the next," "I'm not sure what student 1,100 food services and body in order that a united Repas said. interest there is, but they cleaning employes on campus and is keeping its eye on the voice be heard administrators or faculty seems by But liabilities, even with if enough interest these would receive encouragement encourage' from this local," Cain said. student union movement. The to have lessened. comes from somewhere, there He also suggested a plan of union is affiliated with the American Federation of State, Faculty organized into one strong, harmonious voice are two choices for the student body that badly needs a union, action for interested students. nnent from "Consolidate into a committee, County and Municipal which might drown out the Repas said. appoint a spokesman and come Employes, union. and AFL - CIO dissonant factions is voices no of student longer a serious The students could unionize by joining Local 1585 and to our council," he said. Blackwell reminisced about this local." Additional evidence comes worry since the faculty voted function as a separate his former roommate who from students in ASMSU and "no union" in October. bargaining unit or organize and visited the local two years ago the Council of Graduate There is a grain of interest petition for a separate union Students who enthusiastically intending to expressed in a student labor union that is which involves signing form a labor union exclusively beginning to gather more for students. weight as students become "He graduated," Blackwell more vocal about employment said with a sigh. injustices and discrimanatory Whether the next time a practices. student is inspired enough to Students have begun to seek another method besides complain that they do the working with the management identical work of nonstudents on a one - to - one basis will be working on campus; they can the beginnings of a urion for rise on the pay scale in one students is difficult to predict. residence hall cafeteria and The channels are available then move to another residence and the precedent has been set hall and find they must start at by students in Oregon. A union the bottom again; and they might be a necessity - but work away from their there are just not enough residence hall and buy meals at students willing to move in the their place of work only to same direction. Foir deol or University's student employes by Linnea Slater The on • campus student the same pay whether he works students can take their work force is divided in its in the Dept. of Education or employment grievances to their feelings about its employer, the the Administration Building. employer, the University. University. Most students agree that they get a fair deal, but Although each student is The Student Employment processed by it, few students Grievance Committee of others say they are exploited. have any direct contact with ASMSU has been working on a Students provide the the Student Employment procedure which will give University with a captive Office. Most of them apply for students recourse for any potential work force. Until their jobs through the grievances arising out of September 1972 students department which they in problems with the Student working on campus were paid different wages for performing work rather than through the Employment Office or the the same jobs becuase there office, and all they know of management. the central monitoring system was no centralized monitoring is that they Pat Blackwell, chairman of Job - hunters scan the bulletin board at the Student will fill out a "pink system. Each department sheet" when they are hired. the committee, said than when Employment Office. Over 1,400 off campus vacancies and determined independently the third that many on campus jobs were listed with the the procedure is completed it one wages of the students it hired. Student employment must be approved by five office between September and January. This year the Student supervisors in cafeterias and faculty representatives from Employment Office, which other departments also have the Student Employment considering themselves know how things should be traditionally has been little contact with the office Office, Food Services, the fortunate to have a job. run," Phil Saum, Akers Grill responsible for helping beyond the use of the students find employment on Physical Plant, Personnel and "I think University supervisor, said. "Some of the employment forms. So far the Athletic department and an and off most of them have had no employers feel obligated to hire people above me don't campus, was as many students as possible," to use its other services equal number of students. understand. One problem is reorganized to perform an reason Richard additional role. because enough students apply Catlin, Palo Alto. that they say we should rr.ake a If approved, it will ccnsist "Generally this entails the for work directly through the Calif., junior, said. "They try profit and rip the students off of a voluntary agreement to fit in as many people as they the best we can." coordination of a standardized departments themselves. between the University and can." Costas W. Kouklis, wage scale and personnel ASMSU to handle on the job policies for all students "If I needed to use them I - - Vancouver, Canada, junior, is disagreements through an The convenience of the on employed on campus," James would, but so far I haven't - presently the only student arbitration board of professors location is the main Anderson, assistant director of needed to, so the forms have campus working for the Grounds and who are not connected with advantage for most students. Maintenance Dept. He said that student been a bother," Dennis Secor, employment, the administration of the Cafeteria workers explained. student employment supervisor especially the pay is lousy on campus and in the Akers cafereria said. University, Blackwell said. like being able to walk to work that there are no particular A complete list of student in five minutes. job descriptions and wage Tom He explained that there will advantages to working either classifications is Ornstedt, student place. now printed be no way of enforcing the Most students feel the pay is personnel manager in the by the office. Every student's boards decision except through as good or better than they Brody cafeteria, said the forms "Both the application and paycheck are could get off - campus. The University and mean more paper work but pressure, but that the off now monitored there, and to alternative — minimum wage paid on campus - campus employers are coordinate personnel policies that the Student Employment organizing a union of students — does not is $1.70 an hour and average is exploiting students but there is Office must need them to get the office sets up the nothing of the student can do the information they need to seem feasible. $2.08 an hour. procedures for hiring and keeps about it," he said. the central files and records. accomplish their other goals. Interviews with a limited One of the biggest This means that every One lack in the sample of student employes Employers like hiring employment advantages to working on "animal caretaker I" gets the system that has concerned revealed that most students students because of the are campus is that employers same wage as any other animal students is that there constant availability of a work some are relatively satisfied with on - schedule work around classes caretaker I, and a clerk II gets channels because force and because they like to no through which campus employment, they realize that students are here to study, give students jobs. It costs less students said. Many of them to hire students, because they would not be able to work at a don't have to pay job that required them to work unemployment compensation. complete shifts. Many of the campus jobs The work - study program is require split shifts, such as in presently giving jobs to about cafeteria work. Unionized 1,500 students. These students employees won't work these, are placed where positions are Dennis Secor, student open rather than getting a employment superviser in choice of jobs, and they seem Akers Hall, said. to have more complaints. The main difficulty with Tom Navarre, Dearborn hiring students is with junior, works in the assigned scheduling work around their reading section of the library. classes. Ornstedt said that the His work - study job frustrates Brody cafeteria has an him because it takes up his especially hard time finding prime time for studying in the students who can work the evenings and exhausts him so lunch shift, and other that he can't study when he is cafeterias report the same at home. problem. "I find myself too tir£d out A high turnover in student to study because of the job 1 employees also plague have to keep in order to keep University employers. my shcolarships which I need to stay in school," he said. The majority of students work in three areas on campus. Some students in Four hundred fifty students supervisory positions find that work in the library, 210 work their main problems are in in the physical plant and 3,000 hassles with the university are employed in the residence The Student Employment Office coordinates the wage scale and personnel policies for all bureaucracy. halls and food services, student employes. Most students have little contact with the office beyond filling out according to Anderson of the employment forms for this purpose "Being a supervisor,! feel I. Student Employment Office. fj :uoi}0}/o/c'xe Financial aid The financial new aids discontent are government involved based on in guidelines the tor campus a report issued by to work on campus jobs, but now student employment is counted against a student's aid. Many students have had to quit their jobs The General Accounting Office, (GA0) the to keep their loans; others have voluntarily guidelines watchdog of all federal budgets, that was paid back their loans to keep their jobs. released to Congress last summer. The gist of the report indicates that the Students on allowed to remain work on - study in the past were their jobs after reaching government was being defaulted out of their federal financial aid allotment However, spark student money Student by some students on the federal financial aid programs: the National Defense Loan Program, the Educational they were paid by the University and not by the government once the scholarship amount was exceeded. The government now says that Opportunity Grants and the Work - Study these students must be terminated from their opposition Program. To guard against further defaulting, the GA0 report recommended that stronger amounts, the jobs once they reach their dollar amount. If any students earn over their dollar University is liable to return by monitoring guidelines for the programs be that money to the government. The initiated. To everyone's surprise the Dept. of University has said repeatedly that no student John Health, Education and Welfare agreed with will have to repay the money himself. the report and ordered the guidelines enacted. If the University blatantly ignored these Lindstrom The most important and devastating effect rulings they could be audited by the the rules have had is on student employment. government and ordered to repay some V^reviously students on loans were permitted funds. > Few issues in recent years the case studies was an effort partisan effort because all be used because he has not "However, these people could have devastating an to magnify the effect these people, jot just one specific don't need a lawsuit in this seen any contracts or the effect on students as the new cases would have on a person. organization are hurt," Malin actual ruling. matter, they need legislative federal guidelines on financial Each case considered said. "There is a possibility that relief. So people should get aids. These rules, which now separatley, Malin said, may not Jondahl, who also was at breach of contracts could be down on the Congress," list a student's employment have much effect, but putting that February 19 news contented, but I haven't seen Ferency said. against his aid, will effect all the cases together could be conference, said that possible any contracts. If any students Henry Dykema, director of roughly 6,000 MSU students. overwhelming. legal action against the want to talk to me about that financial aids, agreed that the About 320 students on the Malin and Wahula both said measures was being considered. kind of action I wish they real battle to repeal these work - study program have that they hope to present the He said later that action on would bring in any and all rulings will be in Congress. already either been terminated studies to Congress in grounds of breach of contracts contracts so I can study them," from their jobs or are close to Ferency said. He said that the National Washington. Wahula said that was particularly being losing them. considered. Ferency also said he had Council of Financial Aids originally they had planned to Obviously only Washington, take the studies to Washington However, Zolton Ferency, considered the possibility that Administrators will appear at which enacted these rules, can when the National Student associate professor of criminal the rulings were an example of Congressional hearings on the change them. But here at MSU Lobby congregates there on justice, said he didn't know if a involuntary servitude and a budget appropriations for forces are already massing in an March 8 through 10. breach of contract suit could denial of due process of law. higher educations. effort to force that change. But Wahula said that they Individuals and groups on had redecided to go to campus that oppose and have Washington at a different time, taken action against the rulings because he felt they could range from President Wharton make more of an impact if to ASMSU and the Kellogg they went before Congress Center Student Employe Assn. separately and presented The Kellogg Center Student MSlFs specific problem. Employe Assn. first publicly Malin added that they hope surfaced at a news conference to keep in contact with "We are getting an outpouring on February 19 when the Michigan Congressmen, of letters from all elements of association's co - secretaries, particularly Sen. Phillip Hart, the community who are Martin Malin and Timothy D-Mich. and Congressman Cain, announced a four - part Charles Chamberlain, R-6th opposed to this ruling." program disigned to try to District, who have already been the — Martin Malin, Kellog Center reverse government contacted by Frank Beeman, policies. director of intramural sports Student Employe Assn. The program includes: and recreation services, and •Coordinating a community expressed concern over the wide effort to overturn the problem. policy. On February 20, President •Informing students how Wharton sent a telegram to they are affected by the policy. Hart, Chamberlain, along with •Collecting a series of case Sen. Robert Griffin, R-Mich., studies on the effects of the and Congressman James policy on individual students. O'Hara, D-12th District, urging •Going to Washington to a clarification on the rules to present the case. allow students to continue Malin said later that the working. association was working with "We also are getting an ASMSU, State Representative outpouring of letters from all H. Lynn Jondahl and others on elements of the community this program. who are opposed to this "Whenever someone ruling," Malin said, "for this contacts Johdahl or ASMSU action truly affects the entire with a complaint, they refer community." them to us, and we try to use Malin also said that the the case in our case studies Kellogg association will send file," Malin said. out a mailing on the ruling and Ron Wahula, president of how it affects student "When I first became aware of ASMSU, said the effort was employes to all departments the problem I talked to people vital to protect students. with students employes. in financial aids and in the "When I first became aware A vital aspect of this of the problem I talked to movement against the directives University and thought, 'well, there's nothing we can do.'" people in financial aids and in is its non - partisan atmospher, the University, and thought Malin said. Along with enlisting — Ron Wahula, ASMSU president 'Well there's nothing we can the aid of Jondahl the Kellogg do.' But then I heard about the association has talked to James work the Kellogg group was Pocock, Jondahl's defeated doing, I realized that this rival in the November election, something that should have and Phillip Pittenger, been done all along," Wahula Republican State Senator from said. 'the 24th District.* > > . ■ Malin said that compiling "This has to be a non - 6 Michigan State News. Bast Lansing. Michigan minimum wage : avoiding a wage war in East Lansing By Jan Shubitowski Minimum wage — $1.60. employers, he might very well and four cent for meals is businesses At least two businesses have are rare. Only three That's also starting wage for steal the employes from his added to this, their pay comes have set pay raise scales, only quotas which employes must 11 of 24 businesses surveyed neighbor, thus initiating a wage to only $1.59 per hour, a one of which is followed. meet or, as one employe said, on Grand River Ave.iue. war with each employer trying penny lower than minimum One quick-food business "they get canned." And rightly so. Employers to out pay the other. I'm sure wage. having no set pay raise scale The quota for one is $23 see no reason why they should none of the businessmen could A drugstore has been does occasionally give raises, per hour for every hour pay more than that for help afford it." unionized since it opened 15 but only to male employes, a worked for at least two when there are 40,000 MSU Of the 24 employers years ago. Employes are paid former employe said. consecutive weeks of every six students right across the street, responding to the survey, the $2.30 an hour. T!ie manager She said that male employes weeks. The other is $300 a many of whom would like to lowest wage reported in East reports a low turnover rate and who had been there a relatively week. work. Lansing is $1.35 for waitresses general saitsfaction among his short time might receive a raise Quotas are not viewed Said one East Lansing of a unionized restaurant. Even employes, 40 per cent of w her as a woman who had been favorably by the employes. businessman: "If one employer if the standard anion whom are MSU students. there Said raises starting wage for his allowances of 20 rents for tips longer would not. She one young woman, "this The unionized quick food does not know of one woman policy tends to make you business which employes 40 ever receiving a raise. pushy." $2.30 1 per cent MSU students has The manager denies that At least three businesses pay 2.00 1 1 been unionized as long as the there is their employes a commission in any favortism. 1.85 2 manager can remember. Wages addition to their regular wage. are $2.00 an hour. Employes often find it 1.80 1 This ranges from one to four cheaper to hire new help at 1.75 1 1 3 Employes of four non - minimum wage than to provide per cent. Two of these 1.70 unionized businesses said full - businesses pay minimum wage. pay raises or other benefits for time (non-student) employes their senior If an employe does not 1.65 1 employes. This is 1.60 2 4 are paid 10 cents to 20 cents easily accomplished since there perform up to his employer's 1.35 1 more per hour. Managers, are many MSU students eager expectations, he will be however, would not admit this. for a chance to earn extra dismissed without a second _ a •c money. thought. CO e In a fifth bisiness the As one manager said, "We 8 £ 8 1L manager siad that pay may Students who find don't need him; he needs us. If DC O o very according to how well themselves working in a he quits, there are hundreds qualified she feels an employe clothing store may run up more waiting to take his place. Starting wages for student employes in 24 randomly selected East is for a position. against another problem — We can find another worker, Lansing businesses. Pay raises in all 24 of the quotas. but can he find another job?" The student looking for work in East Lansing might as woman came in to apply for the position and he hired her on \ well be looking for life on Mars — its existence is just as the spot. This practice is fairly common among East Lansing questionable. employers. The problem arises from the fact that there are Some employers find it feasible to advertise on the MSU 40,000 students at MSU, many of whom want to work at least part Placement Bureau job board. time. Those without cars are restricted primarily to the Only two employers said they use newspaper want ads to Grand River area. And positions there are limited. advertise an opening. "I tried eleven shops along Grand River," Mary, junior, "If I put an ad in the paper," said a clothing store Looking confided. "And not application. even one of them would "At first I thought something was wrong with me," she continued. But then I realized that there just weren't any take my manager, "I'd be swamped with applications." With a willing supply of perspective employes, in East Lansing can be choosy about whom employers they hire. And they are. for jobs to be had." A random survey conducted in January of 24 businesses "We try not to hire students," one bookstore manager said. "Students don't stay long. 1 don't think they really along Grand River Avenue between Hagadorn and Harrison want to work." roads found that each business has an average of two to "We want people who are dependable and reliable," a life three people inquiring about a job every day. "About a hundred people come in the first week of the drug store manager said. "Students are only here for a short time. Hiey come to work if they feel like it, and if they don't, term," a food store manager said. "After that it tapers down they just don't show up." to about three a day." The primary concern of most employers is the appearance on "We get a constant stream of people coming and and personality of their perspective "1 employes. applying," a clothing storymanager said. "We don't take judge a person on how he appears and how well he applications any more unless we have an opening or expect comes across," said the manager of a clothing store. fllars one soon. It's not fair to call that may never come." keep someong waiting for The majority of the businesses surveyed said that a phone they do A drug store manager said," I once had a who looked like he'd just been guy come in dragged through the dirt blower. His hair was long and dirty - not that I mind long not bother with applications. One manager said he would hair. He was just a mess. No one would want by something like really be bogged down with paper work if he tried it. that working for them." Jan When an opening does occur, the managers find it easiest Summing up the general feeling of the employers, a to just put a "help wanted" sign in the window. One quick clothing store manager said: "The store's no better than the Shubitowski food manager said he usually takes two of three applications kind of people you have working for you.'. then picks one of them to fill the position. She said that a lot of time and money is spent in training a new employe and employers would like a stable However, he said, the last time he had an opening, a investment. Thursday, March 8, \973 7 One street down, the walls also have tumbled T. he 98 cent screwdriver still may at another East Lansing restaurant and risen to The Good - pave the way for a second new eating exist, but the struggle to maintain a comparable establishment which opened in mid - February. yet competitive price on this and sundry other Best Steak House, 218 Abbott Road, has been hardware items turned into a losing battle for transformed into Beggars Banquet, a steak and small business Dec. 16 with the closing of Miller's seafood haven. Ace Hardware, formerly located at 210 E. Grand Construction on the new restaurant, managed Neighbor River Ave. by former employes at Cave of the Candles (a Robert Miller, store owner, blamed high costs restaurant down the street) surprised many East and an increase in rent at the location for the Lansing residents, including former Steak House store's dosing, and explained the difficulties he employes. encountered with selling his merchandise. "Everything is going up in price these days, "I Policy but people still expect to pay the same price for I guess people just don't want a a nail now as they did five years ago, because it's short - order eating place unless it has one of two such a small purchase," he said. things - great atmosphere or booze," a former cook at the Steak House said. by H, I e contrasted the philosophy of his customers with the shopping habits of customers "In fact," he added, "these successful successful." places need both to remain days the Nancy at other businesses along Grand River Avenue. Whether that philosophy applies to the local "Some businesses, like clothing stores, can business situation remains unclear. Jablonowski afford to charge more for a purchase every time One elderly resident who called the Steak they bring out a new season's outfits, and they House her "favorite place to eat," linked the can get away with it," he said. restaurant's dosing with a dedine in "people • "But hardware shoppers expect to pay a oriented pia<^" in the vicinity. a places certain price for what they buy and refuse to accept more than what they consider a 'reasonable' markup on stock." "ft the Steak House Inother sure thing passed when dosed," she said. "I guess the new owners figure atmosphere can augment a I ronically enough, business is fancy menu and replace good food at a good booming - even with rising costs - for some East price. That doesn't seem to be important for a Lansing establishments, including Miller's next - restaurant anymore." door neighbors at Hosier's, a clothing store. Apparently, familiarity at a fair price is not The Hosier's management has taken over the enough to make a business successful in 1973. Ace Hardware lease, which expired in December, The quick food at a fair price question took a and plans to expand after remodeling the store. strange twist at Campus Big Boy, 401 E. Grand Miller said that he was unable to pay higher River Ave., where business was "usually good," a rent on a new lease for the location since the former waitress said. building owners had raised the rent. Paula Johson, manager at Hosier's said the clothing store was paying twice as much rent as I oor patronage apparently was not Miller was, and was waiting to take over his lease blamed for closing the familiar hamburger chain when it expired. location in November. Instead the building's owners, Butterfield "ft L/usir iness has been just great for us. Theaters, Inc. of Detroit, refused to extend the Big Boy lease past May, when it expires. We got a The owner's refusal to extend the lease left lot of plans for the extra room," she said. The Hosier's - Ace Hardware situation the manager with a single alternative - remain illuminates the dilemma confronting many small open until May or dose early in the cold season. businessmen in East Lansing. "Everyone thought twice about the pros and For one store owner on MAC Avenue, the cons of dosing before winter set in," a former cook at the Grand River Avenue location said. story was the same - small business versus the successful, larger operator - as Friday's Shoes *N it' Things, a small, privately - owned shoe store, closed its doors at 230 MAC Ave., just down the I he winter months were never street from Lums. great for business anyway, unless an unusually Here too, management blamed a spiraling cost good movie was showing next door." of living index for the large drop in business prior The Campus Big Boy was Located next door to to the store's last day of business in November. Campus Theater, also owned by the Butterfield corporation. "M only were costs high," a former shoe salesman at the store said, "but our Managers at the theater next door and at the Michigan Theater, antoher Butterfield property, would not comment on the Big Boy lease, and refused to speculate on plans for the vacated business was really rock bottom, too. "One afternoon we sold exactly seven pairs of building. shoes." They denied rumors that Butterfield Theaters, Inc. would expand the Campus Theater, A second factor was blamed for the slump in incorporating the additional space into a second business, however - a competitive sales market in movie with twin the immediate area with enough diversity of area a screen arrangement. stock to offset the seasonal trends in shoe sales. "With a choice of three stores within walking I hey also denied rumors that the distance carrying the same brand name shoes, the Butterfield corporation would diversify and customer could afford to get choosy about where he reopen the Big Boy location under a differnet spends his dollars," former cashier at the store restaurant management. said. At Ace Hardware, Friday's, Best Steak House w Then all you sell is shoes 'n things, you can't afford to cut prices on other stock like and Campus Big Boy the total picture the incidentals differ, but is strikingly similar. Individual owners have been eased out by a clothing or department stores can because no other stock exists," another cashier added. number of interrelated factors, including high Whatever the reasons for Friday's closing, one rent, canceled leases and high overhead while the point seems clear; the "good neighbor" game has ever - present neighbor next door improves his players on MAC Avenue, too. The building business and eyes expansion. which formerly housed the shoe store is being remodled into a restaurant under the supervision of Edward Rouillard, manager at Lums. |n all four cases, expansion or diversion of the small businessman indicates Rouillard, though hesitant to comment in detail on the construction, described the new much better business for the new owner and none for the former proprietor. restaurant as a "location for finer dining." He declined to reveal its name. In a society which thrives on small and private enterprise, the outlood appears dismal for the business at K le aLo declined to comment Friday's before it sold out but on private owner. For his more successful neighbor, however, speculated that "business probably slackened off the trend apparent - the cash registers will^ /s/ii6lteoK Vcl\C^ there like it has in other parts of the citv." pnnHntia tn rino seems nnlu m""1" '™,A" *""® 1 sfrmrsrr ing. Michigan Employe complaints: screaming at the top of your lungs by Nancy Jablonowski For the average student domineering employer who employe, working in East hates 'interfering third Lansing is like living in a parties,'" the official vacuum without any company. explained. "TTiat threat may " You could scream at the cancel his good Samaritan top of your lungs about a tendencies as quickly as they particular gripe and nobody were kindled. would even tum around to "Or else he may just decide listen," a local cashier said. not to risk putting in his two "And even if someone did cents on someone else's behalf, hear you, there would be little especially if he's not how sure criteria, we can't believe a strained employer - shop - a small, but significant he could do unless he was the the boss will react to his either," he said. employe working relationship victory for student workers in boss," she added. testimony," the official added. Walton viewed the the is better than none at all. area. But the boss rarely listens, Both the Michigan difference in protection And though workers were most student workers agree. "You learn to live with Employment Relations between union and nonunion unsuccessful in their drive to "He doesn't need to listen Commission and the National workers as a two - fold personality quirks and forget unionize Coral Gables and to anyone, " another student Labor Relations Board deal your pride when a job that you "protection gap." other local establishment, they employe explained. directly with union worker No agency exists to protect really need is at stake," a The nonunionized student saleswoman at J acobson's said. did win one important benefit - grievances, but process the the job interests of the worker in East Lansing is at the grievances at different levels. nonunionized A salesman at Redwood and the right to mediation worker, and mercy of his employer - - he The Relations Commission Ross, a clothing store on Grand protection by the Michigan discrimination, if charged by has no job security and little is a state agency under the River Avenue, echoed her Employment Relations an employe against an sentiment on "necessity Commission through collective recourse against a boss who direction of the Dept. of employer, is nearly impossible employment." may not like his looks or the Labor, which handles to prove, he explained. bargaining representation. "For someone like me a job way he parts uis hair. complaints filed by unions "We offer a variety of At Lizard's, for example, is a necessary evil," he And, barring an immediate representing public employees safeguards for the worker who three employes involved in rash of protests and letters to in hospitals, schools and other is covered explained. "You bury the bad unionization attempts there by collective side effects in the back of your congressmen demanding public institutions. bargaining contracts," Walton were discharged without The national relations board mind and never think about legislation to protect these said. explanation in April 1971. is them. That way, you can put workers, the situation here and an independent federal "But for the average student Representatives of LocpI across the state shows little agency with offices in major up with just about anything." 235 of the Hotel- - Restaurant who is working his way cities nationwide. It mediates Some student workers have sign if improvement, officials through college, there's just no Employees and Bartenders been less willing to "put up" in both the Michigan disputes involving members of place to go if he feels the Union, which spearheaded the with poor working conditions Department of Labor and the larger bargaining units such as unionization drive at Lizard's, pinch." in the last few years, however. American Civil Liberties Union the Teamsters and the United filed unfair labor practice The employer "pinch" has Auto Workers and also handles They have taken up the cries of charges with the state reluctantly agree. been felt by many East Lansing Essentially, they say, grievances filed by employes in job security and better working employment relations student employes in the past corporations such as the relationships — many of them commission against Lizard's employe grievances are few years. directed to one of two public McDonald's jeopardizing their jobs in the management. hamburger Most employes who have franchises. process — in a drive to organize The workers were agencies, the Michigan had grievances against their some form of collective Employment Relations Bankrolled by huge managers have been faced with reinstated, with back pay, Commission or the National collective bargaining support where they three days later. bargaining agents, the dilemma of conforming or work. Labor Relations Board. But union members usually are quitting. The impact of union During this time, employees influence in these instances these agencies were created to certain to receive For many, walking papers at Coral Gables, Lizard's, would seem to tip the scales in protect only those workers compensation for their gripe?, was the easier - - though often who pay union dues or those representatives of the National Baryames Cleaners and Lums favor of union involvement for more painful - - solution to who have attempted to Labor Relations Board said. irreconcilable differences with organized unionization drives student workers. to bargain for better working Regardless of degree, any organize collective bargaining But the present grievance management. units where they work. conditions and treatment. organized attempt to secure system offers little hope to an "It's not easy working for a All other complaints filed individual employee, Thomas Forming picket lines of collective bargaining rights guy who cares more about his entitled employes to by individuals are useless, labor Walton, Administrative restaurant then he does about disorganized and often listless officials contend, unless the Assistant to the Chairman of workers, they sought to protection by the union and his employes and their intervention by a state or worker can prove the state employment specific problems," a former publicize their claims and federal labor relations agency. discrimination against his commission, admitted. waitress at Lizard's said. successfully cut back business "If he feels he has been at Coral Gables and Lums. Knowledge of this employer. "For all that hassle, it's In those instances, the discriminated against but In November, 1971, protection may spur a student better to quit than risk your worker to insist upon good Michigan Dept. of Civil Rights cannot prove employer bias sanitv." employees at Lums won the under Dept. of Civil Rights working conditions and fair is contacted and the worker But other local workers right to work in a closed union treatment and may force his may file a formal grievance employer to recognize his charging discrimination on the of request, officials in the labor basis sex, age, race or relations field agree. religion. But charges of When student employes complain, "It's difficult to act against private industry," May Kay discrimination occupy a virtual Scullion, a member of the "no man's land," Dept. of Labor officials say. no one turns around to listen. Even if American Union, said. Civil Liberties "It's virtually a case of one "We can and will help individual's word against students in some instances, but another unless a third party is willing to get involved, " one someone did, there's little he can do our influence is limited by the nature of the complaints wer Dept. of Labor official said. receive. And often, he explained, an objective third party who is willing to testify in a fellow unless he's the boss. Find the boss As one representative of the American Civil Liberties Union described the student - worker's behalf may decide not management hassle, "Students to, for a variety of reasons, themselves are their own best further complicating the discrimination process. rarely listens. weapons management." in a fight with "M«. mav feel nressured bv a f©JUl££\3> mining of Haiphong harbor. By Sharon Hanks "I don't care what the For over a century the East students do as long as they & Lansing business community has steadily flourished due to don't injure other people. But the damage resulting from the expanding enrollment of MSU. The community's dependency upon business merchants cite students' J student protests are just some thinjp that a business must accept in a college town," students for this economic growth is evident. multimillion dollar Paula Johnson said. Some larger stores reported Students represent nearly a problem of shoplifting which two - thirds of the city's spending habits and the has increased considerably in 9 population and constitute the major buying power in East Lansing. abundance of cheap the past few years. Statistics from the East a A survey conducted in 1969 by Gordon E. Miracle, asst. professor of advertising, labor as two Lansing Police Dept. reveal that reported shoplifting cases rose from 41 in 1970 to 196 in estimated that in East Lansing, students in one year alone major 1972. spend $14.2 million on wearing reasons for healthy The actual arrests made in 1972 totalled 126; 87 were & apparel, $11.1 million on books and supplies and $19.2 million on auto maintenance local business conditions.! between the ages of 18 to 21. The manager of Jacobson's and other transportation. Thirteen local merchants said that last year alone, 35 who were interviewed recently people were caught shoplifting credited their profits to a from his store and all except number of reasons, one being two were students. Only three He said the city has income there are many young people were men. the buying power of students. from the state govemement, and MSU graduates who are Merchants also cited the store managers. She said that Local merchants have tried area's cheap labor market. industry and the MSU payroll. these can possibly to deter theft through a Most said that the starting pay Ledebuhr, owner of the managers Mussel man Real Estate Co., relate easier to students' needs. telephone alert system in of their employes is what their explained that because East Some merchants noted that cooperation with the East competitors pay. In most cases Lansing Chamber of certain products sell better in a a this is the minimum wage of $1.60 an Students hour. also have an Lansing and grew is a satellite community which developed up with the college town. Steve Helm, Fenstemacher's, manager said of that Commerce. The system operated as obvious easy access to the university, it has always been follows: student oriented. students are more inclined to business area. An increase of business sales Besides the advantage of the buy burlap. "Our East Lansing A merchant who store will sell two to three suspects a within the past year were area's stable economy, most times more burlap than any of potential criminal, bad check confirmed by nearly all of the merchants interviewed find the other Fenstemacher stores writer, shoplifter or short • merchants interviewed. that having the majority of in the chain," he said. change artist which might be their customers as students is A & P manager Dick operating in the area reports Boomershime said, "It's been "enjoyable." The manager of Paramount the suspect to the Chamber of Leon Gudelsky, owner of News Center, Jerry Petersen, extra - ordinarily good Commerce. Leon G. said the type of book sales in compared to last year." He said jewelers, summarized the typical attitude: the East Lansing store are the store's profits have The Chamber of Commerce increased 17 per cent from the "I thoroughly enjoy a "totally different from the notifies five merchants, the key first quarter of last year to this business in a campus town. Lansing downtown store. alerters, who in turn telephone Most students are extremely students are not and warn the other merchants. years' first quarter. "The According to a business courteous, intelligent and interested in the relaxing novel, In the past seven months, barometer by the Chamber of quality - conscious," he said. but will purchase a philosophy, the Chamber of Commerce has Commerce of Greater Lansing, Ed Rouillard, manager of sociology or religion book. issued 15 early crime alerts. total retail sales in East Lansing Lums, noted that "the These books are most relaxing have increased from excitement of the many to students," he said. Some of the smaller stores, approximately $41 million in different types of people and Despite the economic gains however, reported that 1970 to $56 million in 1972. foreigners makes East Lansing made by most businesses, shoplifting was not a great "The stable economy of an interesting place to have a merchants do have some gripes problem. The management of East Lansing is due to the business." about students. the Bagpiper, MSU Bootery, city's diversified income," And Paula Johnson, Most complaints are related Leon G., and Campbell's Roland J. Ledebuhr, president president of Central East to shoplifting and property Smoke Shop noted that greater of Lansing Metropolitan Lansing Business Assn. and damage occurring last spring security is possible because of Development Authority, said. manager of Hosiers, noted that when students protested the the smaller size of their stores. A harried waitress — a typical restaurant scene in East Lansing. Many local restaurants, following the conventions of a cheap and abundant labor market, pay waitresses the minimum wage — or lower. photo by Ken Ferguson Plcxning one/wood reo ding an ephemerius -better than busing cafeteria trays by Mark L. MSU students confronted with the difficult of "I don't predict the future," he said. "I can task of financing their educations often find only determine that the tendencies are likely for unusual ways to earn money. certain things to occur." Jim Crissman, Caledonai senior, has made his Corth has been studying astrology for three hobby a profit - making venture by making and a lialf years. Most of the studying has been custom built furniture in his spare on his own, although he has taken a course in time. Explaining why he started building and selling astrology through the Lansing YWCA. furniture, Crissman said: Corth writes astrology charts and does "I couldn't get a full time job during the day aspects, progressions and transits. He also because I have classes on Tuesday and Thursday. provides help with basic interpretations. "I didn't want to work at night because my Corth said that aspects are simply the angular wife works during the day and I'd never get a chance to see her." relationships between the planets. He has had no special training in building "A progression is the means which astrologer's furniture and has been doing it for profit for use to delineate a person's life," he said. about a month. "I grew up on a farm and I learned a lot of "Transits are the day to day projections of the things that way," Crissman said. energies that affect people." His workshop is on the second floor of a barn An ephemerius, which is a day to day map of located behind the house he rents at 2976 the stars in any given year, is only one of Okemos Road. approximately 40 factors Corth uses in his work. Right now Crissman, 22, uses mostly hand tools in his work. He hopes to use part The ephemerius is used to figure out what the of his initial profits to buy somy power tools. He said angular relationships of the planets were to the that it takes a lot of capital to get a good shop earth at the exact time of an individual's birth. together. "From this I Crissman's furniture is all custom built to the can determine the psychological needs and desires of the individual buyer. makeup of a person and his future expectations," Corth said. "A customer tells me what he needs and we work out a design together," he said. Corth charges by the hour for his help, using "My style of furniture is roughly finished and the money to help put himself through school strongly braced and bolted," Crissman said. "It's solid and not going to break." Jim Crissman (above) has converted hobby into Two MSU students have formed a partnership a a profit The customer has the choise of having his in an effort to earn money to help pay for a making venture by using his spare time to construct furniture built with either new or used lumber. work custom made furniture. Paul Werner (below) - study program they have planned for this joins the ranks Crissman noted that the furniture built with used summer for the MSU Department of Parks and of unusually - employed MSU students by helping to wood is usually cheaper. Recreation Resources. finance his college expenses with a radio program on health The price of the furniture generally depends topics. The 15 minute weekly program features interviews on what the piece is and its size and shape. Dan Hunt, Marshall senior, and Janet Wolf, with Oak Park Michigan physicans on venereal disease, acne, Paul Werner, MSU senior medical student senior, redecorate houses. The have the voluntary sterilization and other current medical topics. from Holt, is helping to put himself through capacity to redo an entire house or a single room. school just by talking about what he knows best. Werner, 26, is the host of "Prescription for Hunt learned to do carpentry work from his Health," a 15 minute weekly radio program father and by working as a maintenace man in a sponsored by the Michigan State Medical Boy Scout camp. He has helped build a house and has also done Society. some plumbing and Werner interviews Michigan physicians on landscaping. such current health topics as venereal disease, Hunt started doing odd jobs during spring acne and voluntary sterilization. term 1971 and this "We discuss things the general gradually led to redecorating public would jobs through the contacts he made. like to hear about," Werner said. According to Werner he uses a loose Wolf began working with Hunt at the interviewing style and lets the speaker do most of beginning of this year. She is the wallpaper the talking. "expert." She has redone her parents house and "I try to allow the speaker to say what he has done a lot of painting. wants to say," he said. Wemer has hosted "Prescription for Health" Wolf and Hunt like the independence of being for 13 months but plans to quit when he their own boss. graduates from the College of Human Medicine in June 1973. "I like to take my time, work at my own "Prescription for Health" is taped at MSU's speed and do a good job," Hunt said. "I take Instructional Media Center in East Lansing and pride in my work." distributed by the University of Michigan radio When they complete a job Hunt and Wolf station WUOM for broadcast and distribution to other stations. always ask the customer is he is satisfied with their work. If the customer indicates he would Werner currently makes two tapes per week. like a correction made Hunt and Wolf make it at He plans to make four tapes per week so that their expense or the customer's there will be a backlog of programs when he depending on the nature of the correction desired. leaves in June. Through his job Werner has made contacts Hunt and Wolf get their jobs through word of and met a lot of prominent people mouth and advertisements they have placed in "I found they're just as human as the rest of the State News. us," he observed. Jim Corth, Miami, Kla. senior, makes money They get a discount of their supplies and have picked up helpful techniques form a local by determining the pattern a person's life is merchant. likely to follow. He is an astrologer. Corth quickly pointed out that the study of Hunt and Wolf work at an hourly rate and astrology is not to be equated with fortune multiply the sum total of this hourly rate by three percent to cover the costs of their supplies. telling. 6uipOOJ pUO pOOM Su/UO/c/ The bandwagon trend of a such promotional events as the coordinated advertising Moonlight Sales. CELBA as also recently program to promote business in one shopping area coordinated uniform store has gained momentum in East hours throughout the downtown area. Downtown Lansing through the efforts of a new business group. merchants have agreed on Concerned with keeping the Thursday night as the prime economic climate of shopping night. CELBfl: downtown healthy, business 29 downtown area now "Our biggest objective right is planning a policy to merchants formed the Central promote business," said East Lansing Business Assn. Johnson, who is also manager business (CELBA) over three years ago. "I'm delighted with its' of Hosier's. This includes outlining an progress," CELBA president advertising program and Paula Johnson siad. "People determining how money will waving are said. enthusiastic, active and our membership is growing," she The business area is a be spent on promotional events for the future. Plans for revamping the parking validations in East its own dividing line between the university and local residents, Lansing are also underway. Hie parking committee proposed she explained, and CELBA is that lickon stamps provided by geared to bring both groups merchnats be used rather than flag together. "We're interested in making East Lansing a for students, good place to be residents and a one rubber stamp on sales This plan is similar in treasurer, Frank Warden. Hie receipt. Lansing, said city to the photo by Tom Dolan By businesses," Johnson said. proposed plan would eliminate Students constitute the sorting of tickets and prevent PAULA JOHNSON: president of CELBA Sharon the possilbity of other major buying power for most businesses in the city. In 1972 merchants using it for free. Hanks the graduating students in June Lansing Meridian Area alone, retail sales in East The proposal will have to be Chabmer of Commerce as of can also be expected, Johnson Lansing totalled over $56 approved by the East Lansing said. January 1. Seven merchants million. City Council. CELBA also organized a have joined since then. CELBA has put on a great Besides the revamping of Most nonmembers of telephone alert system which show since its three - year - parking validations, other plans CELBA voiced support for include a bicycle clinic and gives merchants warning of plus existence working in joint potential criminals, bad check CELBA, but have various effort with the East Lansing - street celebrations during the reasons for not joining, such as writers, shoplifters and short - Meridian Area Chamber of spring. lack of time, or authority, poor The bicycle clinic would change artists which might be Commerce. health or the expense. operating in the East Lansing For their customers they offer safety and repair business area. Bill Campbell, owner of have staged a beer and concert information for bicyclists and Robert Wilcox, manager of Campbell's Smoke Shop, said night on MAC Avenue, is being planned in Jacobson's typifies the he is not a member because donated funds for holiday coordination with the East merchants reaction to the laert previously a merchant had to decorations, offered a free Lansing Police Dept. be a Tiember of the Chamber fashion show, and sponsored A send off celebration for system, "We're very happy - with such a system. It's quite of Commerce, an added simple, effective and is a great expense. He added that deterrent to thieves," he said. because CELBA is now The telephone alert system independent, he will probably works in coordination with he join. East Lansing Chamber of Owner of Ramsey's Commerce. In the past seven explained that poor helath TimE ON YOUR HANDS? months, 15 early crime alerts were issued. would prevent actively participating. The owner of him from Campus Music CELBA has also been instrumental in presenting, contends that lack of time to plans for the revamping of the be actively involved has See the Special employment classified 100-200 block alley, one block discouraged him. displays in today's State News. And manager of Revco north of Grand River Avenue. Improvement of the alley will Drugs said, "I can't get enough authorization from our main hopefully be completed by office." September. The dues of member firms CELBA membership is open to any business or firm engaged of CELBA are mostly used for in a service, business, or advertising, according to Johnson. Cost of dues vary, professional enterprise. But some merchants that depending on size and type of business. are not members of CELBA are the ones that irritate Johnson. Members pay 5 cents per She estimates that there are square foot of business space a about 60 merchants who are year for dues. If it does not potential members of CELBA compute to a total of at least and who have not yet jointed. $120, which is the case of '"Some will call up and ask Hosiers at §80, businesses when we plan on keeping our must pay the minimum of stores open for a promotional $120. sale so they can join in. But The dues of a larger store the size of Jacobson's pay "in they provide little support in the planning or cost of it. They the four figures" according to Wilcox. just want the benefits," she explained. CELBA is governed by nine She added however, that board of directors and officers. some merchants had promised Johnson hopes that in the to join CELBA when it became future, student representatives can be added to the board. independent of the East Local employment agencies are looking for you — full and part time job opportunities are available immediately. Counterpoint Counterpoint is a monthly supplement to the Michigan State Skim through the listings under News published by students of Michigan State University. employment and clip your choices Editorial offices are in 341 Student Sen ices Bldg. The editor is for future reference. Sylvia Smith. Columns on women, minorities and press criticism are features of each Counterpoint. Persons wishing to* contribute to future issues should contact the State News. Conference from MSU were recently invited to speak at a University The University itself has failed miserably in offering any kind of South Carolina conference of leadership role in on "Women and men: partners focusing-much less organizing-women's will help in humanism — women in focus week," a conference with activities. Undergraduate women are at a loss as to where to a generous budget (well over four digits) provided by their find the women's movement organize chapter of Associated Women Students association. and the students up an office of Women's Higher Education on March 30, Associated Women Western Michigan University Programs, virtually nothing has 31, and April 1. Free, women held their third annual teach - in been done to actively organize sexist child care will non be - Students, however, is providing welcome time and money to on women's rights and women's activities. women or provided, as well as the conference. human equality, sponsored by The the assoicated Steering Committee transportation if needed. Meals women and What is needed at this point Report has been shelved with will be sold at the lowest men. no further communication possible cost and will be is to make women's groups Is MSU so advanced that it with the committee members. more visible to the doesn't need such conferences? prepared by Morning Glory University Undergraduate women are at a Natural Foods Restaurant — community; and the The University itself has loss conference will hopefully, help as to where to find the organic foods at a terrific price. failed miserably in offering any women's movement. There will be films, such as women to get together and kind of leadership role in In the face of this concerted the "Pumpkin Eater" and "The discover their common needs focussing much less aJ — inaction by the University, Salt of the and common interests. Earth"; workshops, women organizing — women's women have had to organize activities. After much publicity including Sex Roles in The title MM. on their own. One result of this Elementary Education Everywoman's about the formation of the Conference was chosen because independent activity is Textbooks, Women and Their of our serious commitment to Department of Human Everywoman's Conference, a Bodies, and Poets as Women. Relations, the Women's conference which will be held Coffee houses will include dealing with issues that are Advisory Council and setting relevant to the needs of all at the United Ministries in poetry reading, plays, music women. This is not a and singing. The total cost of conference for any select the three day conference will group of women. It's for the 18 be $1 collected at the door. - year - old freshman, the 30 - This article was compiled year - by five members of a old housewife - mother and the consciousness raising group that has been Women within the since November. The writers are Jan meeting weekly 50 year - old Ph. D. - Bidwell, Union Lake university are being called junior; Alice Pifer, Detroit senior; Sue upon as resource persons, but This article was Ekstrom, St. Ignace collectively graduate student; Katie Day, the university structure has not Lansing waitress; and Diane written by a consciousness Deutsch, a director of the United Ministries for been actively involved, either raising group. OK, folks, let's Education. Higher in organizing or funding the get it together. Hope to see conference. you at the conference. The hottest issue in Shield laws: press today's into being, is to protect that Saginaw) pushed a basic shield battle to keep information person from retribution. bill after its introduction in the available to the public is the Who benefits from a shield Senate. There was little active "shield" proposal. It is debated law? The public as a whole. If support from media people in Washington, in many state this is not the case, we might as who felt (at that time) they legislatures, including well forget the whole thing. protection for had such protection. Media Michigan, and among media people are sensitive about people themselves. Drug distribution, organized crime, government waste are all asking legislators for support of Defined briefly, the shield bills. They are worried they issue deals with the right of very big public issues. Much is will be accused of pressuring media people to be protected at stake, especially to those source from government demand that who benefit from these social ills. The public needs to know legislators; that they might create a situation which would they reveal sources of news require a favor in return. Sens. what is going on if it is to react where the source has been Hart and Richardson are confidentiality to protect itself. Anyone who promised that his name would pushing a new bill in this threatens to upset a very be kept confidential. profitable situation is tangling legislative session. Until recently news people with some entrenched people Rep. Jackie Vaugh III (D - thought they had this right. who don't want But within the past two years a change. Detroit), who became by increasingly interested in shield various courts in several states There are those who argue and some at federal level have that such legislation, introduced four Elmer protection permits bills this year. held that reporters must reveal media people to be reckless; They result from their a detailed study of places in White confidential sources. that reporters would become the law which can be amended Reporters would not; several unaccountable for things so that the shield concept will spent various periods in jail. printed. These people forget be clear and complete. His bills There seems a great lack of that there are laws of libel; that had 18 co - sponsors, and he understanding about whom the media must maintain a record press shield bill would shield. Much of accuracy if it is to survive. expects to push hard to see them become law. rhetoric has appeared about They poo poo the thought that this protection for reporters. the media people try hard to Gov. William G. Milliken has Actually it is the news maintain ethical standards of made strong statements in source who needs and should their own. favor of shield protections for have the protection. Reporters There are other points of witnesses who require have certain risks built into opposition. The definition of a confidential protection. He and their jobs from those who are reporter might be a problem. members of his administrative unhappy about what is written Most of these seem minor staff are working to about them. They are in a when compared with the great consolidate efforts of the position to protect themselves benefit which accrues to a interested legislators so that in various ways. public which has the best suitable laws will result this Not so with the ordinary possible sources of information year. person who can give about its own community and What is needed to finish the information which the public- government. job is a clearer understanding ought to have. Such would be Michigan has a shield for of the issue by the public and witnesses' worry, and with reporters, but it appears only expressions of support to their understandable cause, that in the laws setting forth own legislators. Entrenched Elmer White is president of they might lose their jobs or operations of Grand Juries. interests which fear anything suffer otherwise economically. There are legislators who which permits news to be They about physical believe this concept should be disseminated active in their the Michigan Press Assn. worry are damage to themselves, strengthened and broadened. opposition. members of their families or to In 1971 Sen. Jerome T. In the final analysis, the their property. The effect of Hart (D - Saginaw) and Sen. people will get the kind of the shield law, if one comes Robert Richardson (R government they deserve.