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The Michigan Chronicle
Detroit "You
know, every time this
country gets a cold, blacks
get pneumonia."
That was a truism from
Rev. Joseph Lowery,
president of the Southern
Christian Leadership Con
ference, while speaking
about the ailing U.S.
economy during a recent
press conference in New
York.
And that is the precise
consequence facing blacks
if the financially troubled
Chrysler Corporation is
forced to close its doors.
A recent analysis of the
corporation's financial
position revealed that the
loss in salaries and health
care for its 35,000 black
workers would be a stag
gering $1 billion. But, ac
cording to Albert J. Dun
more, Chrysler's director
of Community Relations
and Urban Affairs, the
full financial impact a
Chryler closing would
have on the national black
economy well exceeds that
figure.
'The billion loss in-
; eludes $609 trillion in
salaries, $150 million in
health care and $250
million paid to minority,
workers employed by ourv
dealers, vendors and sup
portive services," , Dun
more explained. "But that
figures does not include
the loss of salaries due to
layoffs of city workers in
municipalities where
Chrysler is , located that
would be necessitated by;
the loss of taxes the cor
poration pays.
"Last year Chrysler
paid more than $22
million in city, school and
withheld employee income
taxes to Detrpit, $4.5
million to Highland Park,
and more than $1 million
to Wayne County. In.
each, a large number of
blacks are employed. So
you see, this goes far
beyond just Chrysler
workers.
"The total impact on
the state would include the
loss of more than 75,000
employees, 34 per cent of
which are minority; more
than 86,000 employees of
suppliers, more than 6,000
dealership employees,
$2.4 billion in salary and
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fringes, $94.6 million in.
corporate state and local'
taxes, $89 million in
' employee state and local
income tax withheld and
$3.3 billion in purchases
from suppliers in
Michigan."
Nationwide, he said, a
Chrysler shutdown would
cost the jobs of 544,000
employees, 28 per cent of
which are minority.
Mayor Coleman Young
of Detroit warns of the
domino impact in urging
support to Chrysler.
In addition to the loss
of jobs, Dunmore remind
ed, the national black
community it would be
impacted by the loss of
Chrysler's leadership and
support in the area of
social activism.
"Chrysler has taken a
strong leadership position
in! the area of social
awareness and respon
sibility," he pointed out.
"It has gone above and
beyond its responsibility
in its participation in
almost every major social
effort.
"Included in our annual
$3 million in charitable
contributions are thei
NAACP SCLC, Urban
NMPC MERIT AWARD TO AVON CHAIRMAN A special National Minorf-"
ty Purchasing Council Merit Award was presented to David W, Mitchell, Chairman
of the Board of Avon Products, Inc.; by Margaret Z. Richardson, NMPC Executive
Director. The award recognized Mr. Mitchell's strong commitment to the National
and New York City Councils and Avon's generous donation of office space for the!
National group at Avon's world headquarters in New York City.
The Company's continuing support of the Council stems from a firm conviction'
of the value of the Council programs.
Among many other efforts, Avons assists minority vendors by giving them the op
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Mrs. H. D. Craigo Joins NSLS
As Social Worker
HILLSBOROUC-H 1
North State Legal Services
(NbLS) has announced
that Ms. Hather
Craige has joined the pro-
gram's sjaff as Social
Worker, according ToT
NSLS Executive Director
Affirmative Action
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cause is our cause. We cannot be free until1
they are free.
Effective affirmative action means that
less of our ranks will be incarcerated and
more of theirs: i.e. "Watergaters," price
fixers, KKK members and the like.
We must not make the mistake of some of
those who have gone before us who failed to
realize that it is impossible to deal with an
issue such as affirmative action in isolation
from the Other hnrnino iccimc nf nn. .
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Reversing discrimination means linking arms
with those who are imprisoned because they
dared to speak out about inequality.
The National Conference of Black
Lawyers should be congratulated for their
pioneering work and bringing those fun-
damental troublesome issues to ou,r attention
that some would like to push from public
view.
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Dick Taylor.
"We feel the addition
of a professionally-trained!
social worker to our staff I
will help us better serve!
our client community,"'
said Taylor. "To ef-l
fecitvely help low income,
people we cannot treat on-1
ly their legal problems.!
We need to go beyond that
and help them solve social !
and economic problems asl
well." j
Taylor said that one. of
the first projects Ms. I
Craige will undertake will
be to develop a client 1
referral network in the
five counties served by
NSLS. She will be meeting
with directors and staffs
of social agencies to ex
plain the kinds of legal
services provided by NSLS
and to learn about human
services available in the
community for NSLS
clients.
He said she will also
provide staff training on
various social problems,
and develop materials for
community education in
the area of welfare rights
and benefits
' A New York native,
Ms. Craige receivd her
Bachelor of Arts degree
with honors from Barnard
College, Columbia
University in New York,
City in 1976. She earned
her Master of Social Work
degree at the University of
North Carolina in 1979.
During her graduate
training, she served as a
social work intern with the
Durham Community
Outdance Clinic for
Children1 and Youth, and 4
with UNG's Division for
Disorders of Development
and Learning, .
League, United Negro
College Fund and many
others. We have been cited
by the NAACP for being,
the first majdr automotive:
corporation to advertise
widely in the black Press,
the first to use black,
models and the first to.
establish a black dealer
ship.
In addition to financial
involvement, there is also
personal involvment by
our top executives" he ad
ded. "Our board chair
man, John J. Riccardo, is
the corporate chairman of
the Legal Defense Fund
contributions campaign,
and in that position, has
generated more than $3
million for the organiza
tion. He's also a board
member and the chairman
of the Public Safety and
Justice Committee of New
Detroit, Inc."
Dunmbre's participa
tion in campaigns has
generated thousands of
dollars for a number of
organizations.
Dunmore said that
Chrysler's lead in suppor
ing black organizations'
has prompted involvement'
from othe rmajor cor-,
porations.
"Chrysler is the tenth:
largest industrial eor
poratin in the country,"
the pointed out.
"Naturally when we con-
tribute a certain amount
to an organiztion, the
larger corporations top
1 that amount. So even
', though our contributions
are often exceeded by
those from corporations
with more money, it has
been our initiative that has
generated much more for
black causes."
Dunmore siad the
economic situation of
blacks if further
periledbecause of the poor
track record of foreign
manufacturers who
would take over much of
Chrysler's market should
the company fail in
employing blacks.
"Those who might get
hired would be relegated
to the lowest rung on the
totem pole," he predicted,
"last year in Chrysler, the
weighted average salary
for black hourly
employees was $17,500.
The average for black
salaried employees was
$22,000 and, interestingly
enough, some 4,000 of
these earned in excess of
$22,000.
"In addition, for those
that might be hired by
.foreign manufacturers,
upward mobility on the
job might be non-existent,
whereas our company has
shown a steady increase in
the number of blacks in
upper classifications.
"Chrysler has made
continuewing , efforts to
provide opportunity for
upward job mobiJIFy to
minorities as is evident in
its increasing percentage
in
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WELCOME TO "THE AUG." - Purdie Anders, vice
president for development at Saint Augustine's College,
welcomes Earle Raveneau, director of Deferred Giving at
the College. This is the first time that Saint Augustine's
College has employed a full-time person in this position.
the' emolovment in
managerial, professional,
and skilled positions.
"Dout Fraser (UAW
TtrenAtit ham tsAA that liJ
concern is r not for
Chrysler; it's for the peo
ple who will be affected,"
Dunmore added. "Wdl I
think it is obvious that it
wffl be blacks who win
suffer the most
Again quoting Mayor
Young, Duore remind
ed, "ft U not a Chrysler or
Detroit problem, h is truly
a national crises."
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Acq. Post
RALEIGH Dr. Prezell
R. Robinson, president,
Saint Augustine's College
has announced the
appointment of Earle
Raveneau, who wiD be the
first full-time Director of
Deferred Giving at St
Augustine's in this Devel
opment Office.
Raveneau was with the
United Negro College Fund
from 1965 through 1974,
first as controller and then
as assistant executive direc
tor. Raveneau is a graduate
of Pace College, Brooklyn,
New York.
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