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I Section B The Carolina Review: \ MARBLES... As the chief lobbyist for North Carolina teachers, the N.C. Association Os Educators has a lot of rasponsibility-and power. With a membership of 40,000 dues-paying members (slls per year average), another 8,000 retired members ($5 per year), an in-place statewide organization structure, and a fulltime lobbying staff (hous ed in a new, futuristic building in downtown Raleigh), the group would seem to have enough marbles to play the game. But the NCAE has been los ing face of late, and over the past few years, friends inside and out. • Last week, the NCAE failed to get a “favorable report” from the Senate Education Committee on the committee substitue for SB 515. That lull would allow payroll deduc tions from teacher’s paychecks for NCAE dues. Payroll deduction for associa tion dues is something other state employee lobbying groups won for themselves in 1981. 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Collective bargaining (unionization) by state employees, if you didn’t know it, is against the law in North Carolina, but not everywhere else. “Yes,” say opponents, “other state employees got deductions in 1981, although maybe they shouldn’t have.” The teacher’s group, though, is hooked up with the National Education Associa tion in Washington. “That bunch (NEA) is a militant, collective bargain ing group,” said one legislator opposed to SB 515. The NEA does espouse col lective bargaining and ap parafay home of its stands coulo Be classified as mili tant. Os the average $115.00 dues that North Carolina tethers pay each year to the gets almost half. So the lines were drawn in the committee meeting last week, when parliamentary maneuvers prevented maybe a favorable vote. Assessments are mixed on whether the number of votes NEA Still even exist in the committee to send SB 515 to the Senate floor. According to NCAE Presi dent Loretta Martin, the op ponents are “not being very reasonable.” “We’ve already agreed to the committee substitute compromise,” Martin says, “what else do they want us to do?” The compromise was writ ten by freshman Senator Bob Davis, D-Rowan, and reads simply that “if this organiza tion engages in collective bargaining, this act is null and void.” “I felt like I could vote for it with that,” Davis said. Others couldn’t. “They couldn’t get it through the House, so they thought they could bulldose it through the Senate,” said one senator, irate at some of the lobbying tactics of the NCAE. After conversations with the irate senator, the question was posed to Martin that maybe the problem wasn’t SB 515, but rather a growing legislative dissatisfaction with the NCAE as a lobbying group. Martin wasn’t surprised by the question. “I’d say that might be a pretty good assess ment that you’ve made. I won’t agree or disagree, ex cept to say you’re right that there is another reason (for the problems other than SB 515),” she said. Martin continued. “Why we’re not a popular as in the past? We’re more politically active ... (we’ve been) tak ing positions, not in the line with current popular opinion. We have only in the past few years begun endorsing can didates that agree with us and sticking with them,” she said. “Right,” says the irate senator, “they always pick the most liberal candidates and the ones that will promise the most Things they (the candidates) can’t possibly deliver:” Gov. Jim Hunt is one can didate the NCAE has put its money on in recent years. “The governor strongly supports the bill because it’s a matter of equity and fair play. Other state employees have it (payroll deduction),” says Brent Hackney, the spokesman for the governor. Opponents say, and some neutral observers too, that the Losing Ground governor wants NCAE and NEA money and strategic support in fats upcoming race for Jesse Helms’ Washington Senate seat They say that the governor can use the national organization's help in his con tinuing rise in national prominence. “Passage of the dues checkoff would be a plume in John Wilson’s hat, and ahnost assure him a seat on the na tional board-where he could Letter To The Editor Dear Sir: I read with interest and gratification that the House Judicial 1 subcommittee ap proved a bill to outlaw in voluntary servitude in North Carolina. This legislation is long overdue, as anyone in formed about the migrant situation in this state is well aware. Let us hope that the full committee and the legislature recognize this and support the bill. I am confused by the stand taken by Reps. Vernon James, D-Pasquotank, and Edith Lutz, D-Cleveland. Ac cording to the report, they at tempted to get the bill amend ed to remove any penalties from the owners of the farms on which such practices were employed. The statement reported was, “If there is a problem, it is with the crew leaders.” It seems a natural question to ask who employs the crew leaders. The answer, obviously, is that their employer is the farm owner. How can the employer of the crew leader justify his ab dication of responsibility for the practices of Ms employee, and for the conditions on his property? I assume he does not concede his rights to whatever income is derived from his crops. If the crew leader abused the farm machinery I feel sure the farm owner would feel called upon to exercise his authori ty. This sounds m though the people are lees important than machinery. Is this the message North Carolina farmers want to give? Farm workers are not organized to have power to present a united front. Perhaps the representatives’ constituents hope this won’t happen. Bid, being unorganiz ed, the workers are relative ly powerless to claim their rights. For more powerful groups to exercise their favored positions by pro- Sermon Topic Is Chosen “Giving away the advan tage” will be the sermon title Sunday, June 12th at First Presbyterian Church at the 11 A.M. Worship. The Pastor, Rev. H.E. MalUnson will preach. A Litany by members of the congregation will be of fered for the Reunion of the Presbyterian Church, U.S. and the United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. This Sunday the Summer Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church begins at 10 A.M. Members of the Church have prepared the 12 week study around the theme: Who’s in charge here?” The study includes events from Genesis to Revelation. Members of the congregation will lead the study which will take place sometimes at the church sometimes in homes. The Worship sermon will follow the Sunday School theme for that day. A play invahnag everyone present will lead off the study this Sunday. The story of Abraham and Lat and their families - from Genesis IS, 18 and 18 will be dhweted by the Pastor. that mm! oa foe fief of yaw home. oQCCfOn d best help Jim Hunt," said owe opponent of SB SIS, but a sup jqjgl B tite oast president of the NCAE and is naming hard for a seat oa the NEA board. If the NCAE has an ace, and they may not. Gov. Hunt is it. “We’re still expectiM the Education Committee to give us a favorable report,” Mar tin said. moting legislation which denies protection to those workers is upjustifiable. Mr. James is quoted as say ing that such a bill might “in dict the forming communi ty.” The indictment comes in the opposition to such legisla tion. The implication is that farm owners have something to fear and that, where pro blems exist, they want to Murk their responsibility. I hope ttie constituents of Reps. 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Improvements To Be Considered RALEIGH - The North tatien will hold its next meeting on Friday. Thu meeting, to be held in the heard room of the Highway Building located in downtown Raleigh, will begin at* AIL, an hour earlier than meetings. Interested in dividuals are invited to attend. Among the itmes that the hoard members will consider are T* contracts for highway improvemnts affecting 76 counties across the state. Fifty-four of the contracts in HPaid Pol Adv Gasoline taxes have been sky-rocketing for a long time now as any wonting man or woman can tell you. When the five cents per gallon gas tax increase was being debated in the Senate, Jesse worked hard day and night to defeat it. Almost sktglthandedfy he fought to keep your gas prices and your taxes lower. Jesse Helms ... The Taxpayer's Best Friend Nd lat W HRMS is, Sma*. MaA fee phem Treasurer voive resurfacing work while six specify bridge replacements. State Secretary of Transportation W. R. Rober son Jr. commented, “Our main emphasis continues to be on maintenance of existing highways. North Carolinians have over $25 billion invested in the state’s highway system and it is our responsibility to protect that investment.” “Oar thanks go to members of the 1981 General Assembly who approved Gov. Jim Hunt’s program generating necessary funding for highway maintenance. We appreciate their support and assistance in recognizing that critical need,” he said. In all the 70 contracts total more than $36-million. Honor Roll The students listed below were named to the Honor Roll at Pitt Community College for the 1983 Spring Quarter: Gregory S. Barham of Eden ton and Michael W. Jordan of Tyner The students listed below were named to the Dean’s List: Marcus F. Bass, Jr. and Kimberly J. Swanner, both of Edenton.
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