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Other suggestions from the com munity included keeping District 43’s boundary along the Cascade Mountain Range, and not disrupt ing natural neighborhoods. Rep. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, said she agrees with a lot of the concerns voiced by the Eugene community, especially those pre sented by McGuire and Rice. “It’s important for us to realize that University students are not go ing to have the same interests as the University administration,” Walker said. The committee will hold hear ings in cities throughout Oregon before determining any redistrict ing. The committee’s final decision will be made by June 30, Walker said. The Rules and Redistricting Committee must draw new boundaries for the existing Oregon districts so that each district has about 57,000 people. The following represent the current population numbers for districts including portions of Eugene: District 39:59,558 District 40:47,759 District 41:58,845 District 42:53,831 District 43:51,353 { { It’s important for us to realize that University students are not going to have the same interests as the University administration. Vicki Walker State rep. District 41 jf / Guard continued from page 1 ranking official, publisher Tony Baker, was shown to have a direct part in some of the unlawful activi ty,” the decision read. The NLRB will appear in U.S. Dis trict Court in Eugene today to seek an injunction against the publication, according to a Teamsters Local 206 statement. As the U.S. government agency responsible for enforcing fed eral labor laws, the board claims that Register-Guard management must be held accountable by the court. “Upon information and belief, un less this Court immediately restrains the... unfair labor practices, Respon dent will continue its disdainful and mocking treatment of the Act and the harmful effects of its unlawful acts will be reinforced with time, with the result that Respondent will success fully thwart the enforcement of im portant provisions of the Act and of the public policy underlying it...” the NLRB stated in its petition seeking an injunction. The Judge ordered Register Guard management to accept Team sters Local 206 as the representative unit for the distribution department without holding an election. “He’s basically saying the compa ny’s illegal activities would make any election [for representation] un fair,” said Lance Robertson, a Regis ter-Guard reporter and the Eugene Newspaper Guild’s chief bargainer. “The NLRB hardly ever seeks an injunction like this,” teamsters’ rep resentative Stefan Ostrach said. “They only do it when they find re ally flagrant violations of the law. It’s really too bad that the third gen eration has chosen to smear the good name of the Baker family by abusing the rights of their employ ees.” Disputes between the newspa per’s management and employees are nothing new. The paper’s last contract with its employees expired May 1, 1999. And recent negotiation attempts have produced little progress, Eu gene Newspaper Guild president Suzi Prozanski said in February. The judge has confirmed a lot of what we’ve been trying to tell the community for the last five years. lance Robertson chief bargainer Eugene Newspaper Guild _ The guild requested that sub scribers cancel their newspapers for a few days prior to contract negotia tions in February. During that week, dummy-pages were placed on newspapers in distribution boxes throughout town. “Contract Now” was typed in thick black letters over the Register-Guard masthead, and “Local Newspaper Gets Greedy” was the lead story on the mock front page. Robertson said that with the de cision, Metz acknowledged that the newspaper’s owners have a real anti-union attitude. “The judge has confirmed a lot of what we’ve been trying to tell the community for the last five years.” Robertson said.
