Monday, October 25, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
Page 3
Management,
labor discuss
compromise
By Pat Higgins
Management and labor must be more
willing to compromise during negotia
tions, according to representatives of
both groups. Union and management
leaders squared off at the second annual
Delta Sigma Phi debate at the College
of Business Administration Friday
morning.
Because of the current economic
climate and foreign competition, both
sides agreed that survival of the organi
zation and job security are the key
issues. ,
"We have to recognize that both
sides have mutual interests. We have to
break away from the old pattern of
confrontation and recognize that the
organization has to continue to exist
and that people need jobs," said Leeta
Mackey, personnel staff supervisor for
the Lincoln Telephone Company.
In the automobile industry, new
contracts have been negotiated that
involve unions giving back certain bene
fits because of the weakness of the in
dustry. Local union representatives disa
greed with the necessity of these con
cessions. "The only time that unions should
give concessions is if it is an essential
means of getting the industry on its feet.
The problem is that financially sound
companies are trying to take advantage
of the economy," said Arlie Heald.
Heald, the business representative of
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local 265, said a "unionbusting"
climate is being encouraged by a group
called the Business Round table, which is
made up of major corporations.
"The true desire of these moguls of
the Business Roundtable is to create
a union-free environment. This is shades
of Poland," Heald said.
Mike Bruggeman, personnel director
of Square D Co., said that he was of
fended by the reference to Poland. He
said he had been a union member when
he worked at a slaughterhouse, so he
understands working people's attitudes.
'"Unlike Poland, we have the free
enterprise system which allows us to
make progress." Bruggeman said "When
corporations organize politically, they
are doing what unions have done all
along with political action committees."
Lloyd Worley, president of Lincoln
Central Labor Union, said an atmosphere
of trust must be established before
concessions can be made. Management
has told labor representatives that cer
tain items were not profit-making, when
in fact they are, he said.
"We've had experiences where manage
ment has continually told us that they
weren't making money and then lo and
behold, we find out that they were,"
Worley said.
Gilbert Laws, president of the United
Rubber Workers 286, said that the union
has a good working relationship with
Goodyear because the union and manage
ment at Goodyear have learned to co
operate. "Management has finally realized that
the employees know something about
their job so they listen to us. If labor
and management can cooperate in Japan
why can't we? If given equal opportunity,
no other country in the world can equal
the American worker," Laws said.
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