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Strike
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accept the employers’ proposal or
to strike.
The representative for the em
ployers, Melinda Merrill, said she
does not know what the outcome is
likely to be.
“It’s an unknown at this point,”
she said.
No agreements have been made so
far, and a strike is likely, according to
employee representatives. The main
issues in the conflict arise from dis
agreements about health care bene
fits, pensions and wage increases.
The employers proposed a two-tier
plan with different benefits for cur
rent and future employees. The
union believes this plan is not fair to
new employees because they would
never be able to achieve the same lev
el of benefits as current employees.
Employers are asking all union
members to pay a portion of their
health care, but new employees
would have to wait a longer period of
time to qualify for benefits.
According to the employers’ pro
posal, new employees would not be
able to get pension benefits until
the age of 21. Currently, there is no
age limit.
Employers also want to lengthen the
time it takes union members to get a
wage increase and give members lump
sum payments that would be five times
less for full-time employees than the
hourly raise they are requesting.
“Union members will not sell out
the future generation,” Sawyer said.
Union members differ on whether
to strike, but most support it.
East 18th Avenue Safeway deli
worker and union member Paula
Hunt said the possible strike and
current situation in negotiations is a
result of the employers’ desires.
“It’s massive corporate greed,”
she said.
The UFCW 555 represents about
1,100 members in the Eugene area.
Roman Gokhman is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
Logo
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October ASUO Programs Council
meeting, where ASUO officials told
program representatives they would
have to use the ‘O’ logo by Jan. 1 to
place purchase orders for new publi
cation materials. The announcement
resulted in protests from student
groups and contract nonprofits, who
said the policy would violate free
speech rights and possibly create a
headache for the University, as well.
University officials said they came
up with the original policy in order to
let student groups align themselves of
ficially with the University in their on
campus and off-campus publications.
Battson said student groups will
continue to be encouraged to use the
new logo. Officials are “working with
groups to try and get them to think of
themselves as responsible and ac
countable student groups at the Uni
versity,” he said.
“It’s about giving students their
choice.”
Contact the senior news reporter
at janmontry@dailyemerald.com.
News editor Brook Reinhard also
contributed to this report.
Council
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was also signed by Ward 8 Councilor
Nancy Nathanson and Ward 4 Coun
cilor Gary Rayor—omits a paragraph
stating a need to spend tax dollars on
schools, health care and housing in
stead of military action.
Councilor David Kelly, who repre
sents Ward 3 and the University area,
said the Council is making the state
ment because of the potential effect
on Eugene.
“A war like this would have tremen
dous local impact,” he said.
Kelly acknowledged that a single
letter from the council will probably
have a negligible effect on U.S. foreign
policy. When other cities around the
country make a similar statement,
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however, the impact can become
much greater, he added.
“It’s the cumulative effect rather
than the individual effect,” he said.
A loose coalition of citizens, includ
ing a number of University students
and faculty members, petitioned the
council at the Nov. 12 meeting to pass
a resolution opposing war.
Levi Strom, a senior majoring in so
ciology and political science, was one
of the students at the meeting. Strom,
co-founder of Students for Peace, said
it is important for the council to speak
on behalf of people in the community.
“By not taking an action, they are
essentially giving tacit support for the
war,” he said.
Strom said the council’s action
would mirror positions taken by other
cities, and the combined effect will be
significant.
“Those things start to add up,” he
said.
At the meeting, the council
weighed the option of passing a resolu
tion, drafting a letter, or both. The
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council opted for a letter because it
could be undertaken immediately,
whereas a resolution wouldn’t be
passed until later in the month.
Ward 2 Councilor Betty Taylor said
she would still like to see more.
“What I want is a resolution be
cause I think that’s a stronger expres
sion of our opinion,” she said.
Nathanson, however, opposed the
idea of a resolution. Nathanson said
the letter is appropriate because it rep
resents the opinions of individual
council members, whereas a resolu
tion makes the statement that the en
tire city is unified in its opinion.
“I don’t believe it’s appropriate for
cities to adopt resolutions in general,”
she said.
Mayor Jim Torrey expressed simi
lar sentiments at the Nov. 12 council
meeting. Torrey was out of town
Wednesday, and it wasn’t known
whether he intended to sign the letter.
Contact the senior news reporter
at kenpaulman@dailyemerald.com.
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