p«fl* 2 Section I Portiend Observer, April 27, 1983
Petett wins Kellogg fellowship
Frcddye Jean P etett, executive
an associate degree in systems and
director o f the Urban League o f
data processing from Portland
Portland, Oregon, is one o f 47 out
Community College.
standing
young
Am erican
A member o f several local
professionals chosen lor Class IV of
organizations, she was named one
the W .K . Kellogg F ou n d atio n ’ s
of the ten most influential blacks in
National Fellowship Program.
Oregon in 1978, and one of the 100
The
Fellowship
Program ,
most influential women in Oregon
initiated in 1980, is aimed at helping
in 1982. She has also been named to
the nation expand its vital pool of
IPA o’s
M-’/ro
Am ong
Black
capable leaders. The program is
Americana.
structured to increase individuals'
Each Kellogg N atio n al Fellow
skills and insights into areas outside
receives a three-year grant of up to
their chosen disciplines so they can
S 3),000 to pursue a professionally
deal more creatively and effectively
broadening self-designed plan o f
with society's complex problems.
study. Participation in Foundation-
Petett, 39. has served as chief of
designed seminars that focus on
the Urban League of Portland since
issues facing leaders in domestic and
1979. She was employed by the o f
international settings is also
fice o f the mayor o f P ortland in
required. Travel experiences and
1973 as emergency services coor
consultations add to the program's
d in ato r, and soon after became
scope.
director o f the m ayor’s crime
Foundation C hairm an o f the
prevention bureau. Most recently
Board Russell G. Mawby said, "The
she was an administrative assistant
Foundation has, in recent years, in
to the mayor.
tensified its effort to support projec
P etett, a native o f M onroe.
ts that approach human problems
Louisiana, did graduate study in
from a multi-equipped and m ulti-
public administration at Portland
in f o r m e d
p e r s p e c t iv e .
Stale U niversity, where she also
Specialization, for as much as our
received her bachelor's degree in
society has encouraged it, has not
business administration. She holds
solved the problems o f our nation
and world. It is our belief that the
creativity, motivation, insight, and
intellect o f the Fellows will be fully
tapped as they explore avenues of
growth beyond their disciplines."
M aw by noted that the Kellogg
Foundation has made grants
totaling more than $643 m illio n since
its begining in 1930, to support
projects that are focused on the ap
plication o f existing knowledge to
the problems o f people. The Foun
dation's three fields o f interest are
agriculture, education, and health.
Areas o f emphasis w ithin those
broad fields are adult continuing
education, health prom otion and
disease prevention, coordinated
cost-effective health services, a
wholesome food supply, and
broadened leadership development.
Fellows were selected on the
basis o f recommendations from
their institution's or agency's chief
executive o ffic e r, and their own
credentials, skills, interests, and
demonstrated leadership potential.
Conditions o f acceptance require
Introductory Perms
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FREDDYE PETETT
minor ones, some delegates ques
tioned the need for them and ex
pressed concern over a trend that
was developing to take power from
Sharp differences over the future
local unions and the rank and file
tactics o f the International Long
and place it into the hands o f the
shoremen's Union (IL W U ) in the
international president.
face o f unprecedented employer
James Herman, president o f the
attacks and the effects of Reaganom
IL W U , defended the policies of the
ics burst onto the deck o f the 23rd
international officers by explaining
biennial convention of the union in
that times were much different than
Portland April 11-17.
in the old days; he said union mem
The debates over organizing and
bers don't attend meetings, fall prey
rank and file control o f the union
to slick union busting techniques,
reflected the concern of many of the
and that the unions have been faced
293 delegates from IL W U locals
with increasing numbers o f suits
stretching from San Diego to Alaska
filed by members against them.
and Hawaii.
“ This would never have happened
With the increase in decertification
in the old days," Herman said.
elections and National Labor Rela
" I cannot imagine a president of
tions Board (N L R B ) setbacks, the
this international who would not re
emphasis of the union's leadership
spect the rights of the rank and file
was on retrenchment and a "holding
of this union," Herman said.
pattern."
While the union went on record in
"L ocals have got to 'circle the
favor of many progressive actions,
wagons,’ in order to protect them
denouncing the U .S . actions in
selves from union busting, decerts
Nicaragua and reaffirming a policy
and other attacks," the report from
of boycotting military shipments to
the organizing committee said.
the U.S.-backed government in El
Interestingly enough, the sharpest
Salvador, there was concern here
criticism against the defensive posi
among some delegates o f a subtle
tion came from two warehouse locals,
shift in the union's policies toward
San Francisco Bay Area and Local
the political center.
26 in Los Angeles, both o f which
The minority report on Peace and
have been hardest hit by union bust
Disarmament brought in by four
ing activities of the employers.
delegates from Local 6 called for
"Retrenchment is not the answer,"
joining with other progressive unions
Joe Figueiredo of Local 6 said, call
to form a united front against "the
ing such a policy "disastrous. W ill
cold war mentality" prevalent in the
the union busters stop because we
labor movement and improved
slop organizing?"
relations with socialist countries. A
Louisa Gratz from Local 26 said
debate on it was met with some flag-
that while she understood the holding
waving speeches by a few delegates
action proposed by the union leader
who used the reference to socialist
ship, " th e labor movement must
countries to attack the Soviet Union.
turn the unemployed into an orga
One delegate from Alaska respond
nized force." and that "circling the
ed by saying, " I think what I'm
wagons must include the demand for
bearing here is that some of our own
jobs at union wages and conditions."
people are being attacked,” by the
"Just because the international is
anti-Soviet mentality that is sweeping
having a holding action we in our
the nation.
locals must organize," Ben Badrid
The minority report, which was
from Local 6 said.
passed at a Local 6 convention earlier
" W h ile the union's leadership
this year, was complementary to the
pointed out the uninvolvement o f
m ajority report on Peace and Dis
the rank and file in union affairs as
armament, a fact acknowledged by
a need to "o rg anize ourselves,"
Herman. But while there was senti
Figuieredo said "there is no dicho
ment for both reports, the delegates
tomy between serving our locals and
were forced by convention rules to
strengthening and organizing."
accept only one, the majority state
If Local 6 doesn't begin organizing
ment.
the open shops that compete with
Jim Ryder o f Local 6 explained
union houses, Figueiredo said, when
that the minority report was not only
contract negotiations come up "we
consistent with the officers report to
will not have the muscle."
the union on international peace
Dave Arian from Longshore Local
policies, but complemented the
13 in Los Angeles, speaking on a
m ajority report which contained
proposal to elim inate one o f the
" n o specifics" on what the union
four titled officers of the union, the
would do toward peace and disarma
organizational director, said, "There
ment.
is a lot of defeatism around organiz
Several older delegates reported
ing." We won’t organize many at all
they were part of worker delegations
with that attitude."
from the IL W U to the Soviet Union,
The one titled officer was elim i
denouncing the anti-Sovietism that
nated and the remaining three officers
reared its head at the convention.
were placed in charge jo in tly for
But while the differences over the
organizing.
direction o f the IL W U were hotly
There was extreme concern shown
debated, the prevalent feeling was
over constitutional changes dealing
the need for tighter unity in the ranks
with per capita payments — Money
of the union and a concern over the
paid by local unions to the in te r
future.
national — by which some delegates
There was one thing that became
feared a weakening of local union
clear from the delegates who spoke
autonomy and rank and file control.
and debated, and that is the future
A ntio nio Salcido o f Local 13
of the IL W U rests in the local unions
called one o f the changes a "co m
and the rank and file leadership
plete flip flop from what I grew up
determination to keep the Il.W U the
to understand what this union is
progressive and powerful force in
about."
the labor movement that it has
While many of the changes were
traditionally been.
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