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Smith Says Extreme Labor
' Costs Cost Americans Jobs
NEW YORK The
ultimate price of non
competitive labor costsf
in the nation's auto in
dustry is jobs, the chair
man of General Motors
declared recently.
Keynoting the 50th In
ternational Conference
of the Financial Ex
ecutives Institute, Roger
f B. Smith said that accor
ding to the U.S. Depart
ment of Transportation,
in the last two years
domestic automakers
have closed or announc
ed the closing of more
than . twenty facilities
i resulting in the 50,000
workers being affected.
In !' many cases, those
jobs
lost,
reduction in the com
munity! economic base.
I -Th lights io U.S.
auto plants; have been
a-;. going ' out " f alt ; over
at a critical time like this,
according to Smith. Such
an agreement could have
a beneficial influence on
negotiations in other .
American industries, and
it would represent an
enormously important
contribution to the
welfare of our entire
country.
Smith went on to point
out that while plant clos
ings are taking place
regularly, GM is looking
at alternatives to closing
facilities completely.
GM, he said,, is faced
with a non-competitive
labor-cost situation at its
New Departure-Hyatt
Plant,
At riarV Noiv
were permanently ffersey. Rather than clos-
ahd there Was a ins the hlsnr anri mitrino
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the employees out of a
job, GM is planning to
sell the plant to
employees, most of
whom are represented by
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and it's too high for our
employees, Smith said.
"Remember, the
ultimate price of non
competitive labor costs is
jobs."
price is too
Smith said there is an
urgent need for GM and
the UAW to sit down
now and discuss these
labor costs.
"unless -we can get a
intend to run the plant
themselves," Smith said.
'But in order to make it
competitive, they'll be
paying themselves thirty
percent less than they
currentlyreceive from
General Motors."
Smith then pointed to
the changes under con
sideration in the Clean
Air Act as holding the
industry and related sup
plier industries.
"The sooner Congress
acts in revising the Clean
Air Act, the sooner
General Motors can
begin to take some of the
emission-control equip
ment off these cars," he
said. "We can't take all
of the equipment off, of
course, nor would we
want to. But we might be
able to remove some
$300 worth from our
base cars."
He said whatever GM
can remove will be
reflected in sticker-price
reductions as soon as
possible after the
changes are in effect.
"Lower prices should
create greater demand.
And increased demand,
in turn, should result in
the hiring of more
employes," he added.
According to
preliminary ..-"' studies;.'
smith said GM estimates
that every one per cent
reduction in prices made
on an industry-wide
basis could result in a
new gain of up to 4,500
auto industry jobs. And
in the supplier industries,
there would be an addi
tional gain of 9,500 jobs.
"A total of 14,000
jobs in all," he said,
"and for every additonal
one per cent cut in price, ,
another 14,000 jobs 1
could be created."
Minority
Industrial
Trade Fair Slated
handle on excessive labor '?, potential for creating ad
costs in our industry, ditional jobs in the auto
there will be more plants
shutting down and
more auto industry jobs
going offshore," he said.
"Because of our long
lead times, important
business decisions affec
ting General Motors'
future and our
employees' future are
being made every day,
based on present cir
cumstances. We can't
.wait until next year to
start our discussions. We
need to address the labor
cost differential now,
before too many more
jobs are lost."
Smith said GM's labor
costs are currently eighty
per cent higher than
those of Japanese
automakers and also
about eighty per cent
higher than the costs for
all of , American
manufacturing.
Over the last decade,
the situation has greatly
deteriorated, he added.;
For. example, the
premium iq labor costs
at General : Motors, was
only some fifty per cent
higher than those, in the
rest pf-v American
manufacturing. But to
day, the ' premium has
grown to eighty per cent.
"If this sort of trend
were to continue, becom
ing competitive would
not just be difficult but
impossible,'! Smith said.
"All this? adds up. to
one simple fact of life: If
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continue to have viable, suppliers, see samples of, gggj JSS'bSI
operation here in North their . products or ser-' TL?T
America, and if we are to vices, ana discuss pur
chasing opportunities,"
Miller said.
Major .corporations,
particularly those in the
southeast, are encourag
ed to participate in this
year's trade fair. In
terested persons' should
contact William Miller at
(404)321-0843;-
The trade fair will be
preceded (October 21-23)
ATLANTA-The
fifth Annual Minority
Industrial Trade Fair will
be held Thursday, Oc
tober 29 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. at the Georgia
World Congress Center,
announced William
Miller, executive director
of the Atlanta Regional
Minority Purchasing
Council, the trade fair's
sponsor.
More than 200 ex
hibitors, mostly Atlanta
area minority firms, and
an estimated 500 cor
porate buyers from
arpund the country are
expected to attend,
Miller said.
Last year's trade fair
stimulated a record
breaking $800,000 in
business for area minori
ty firms. ,
Georgia Lieutenant
Governor Zeir Miller,
Atlanta Mayor Maynard
.Jackson, -and other
'dignitaries will officially
open the day-long event. .
Initiated in 1977, the
industrial .. fair e
courages trade between
minority-owned : firms
and major corporations.
"The fair gives cor-'
porate buyers a chance
to meet area minority
.continue , to , maintain a
high level of employment ,
in the United, States, then
we and the' unldhs are
going to have to sit down
together." :, ,
Any agreement that
would help 'correct the
labor-cost ,t-disparity
.could $cnd positive
signals throughout the
economy particularly
by the 1981 Annual Con
ference of the National
Minority Supplier
Development Council
(NMSDQ. "Partners
Fot Prosperity" is the
theme of the conference
being held at the
Downtown Atlanta
Hilton Hotel,
the ' NMSDC con
ference will mark the
first time the annual con
ference has been held
outside the head
quartered cities of
"Washington, D.C. and
New York. Along with
the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce, the Atlanta
Regional Minority Pur
chasing Council (ARM
PC) is providing
assistance to the twelve
ARM PC corporate
members which t are
hosting the event.
An affray of national
business leaders will join
the expected 500 par
ticipants in outlining the
future role of the private
sector in meeting socio
economic needs, and
supporting ' minority i
business, now faced with
uncertain government
funding.
Since the founding of
the National Minority
have increased their an
nual sales from about
$86 million to more than
$3 billion by 1980.
In the Atlanta region
alone, seventy member
firms of the Atlanta
Regional Minority Pur
chasing Council an af
filiate of the NMSDC
purchased $64 million in .
goods and services from
minority companies in
1980.
NEW YORK-Speak-,
ing to over 1 ,000 United , .
Negro College Fund supry
porters in . Houston,
Texas,'- Senator Lloyd
Bentsen said private'
.black colleges ' have a
vital role to play, in U.S.
higher education.
Senator Bentsen was
the' keynote speaker at
the ' 37th Anniversary
Dinner commemorating
the founding of' the
United Negro College
Fund, which was held in .
Houston October;' 1.
Dolph Briscoe, former
governor of Texas, was
the evening's guest of
honor.
"I believe in what you
are doing," said Senator
Bentsen, to an audience
that included the
presidents of all 41
United Negro College
Fund colleges and
universities and the
organization's Board of
Directors. "I share your
pride in what has- been
achieved in the past
against incredible odds.
And I look forward to
helping you build an, en
vironment in which in-,
dependent black colleges
can continue to bring
education and ; oppor
tunity to our people."
Briscoe was honored
for his years of dedicated
service to the 'United
Negro College Fund. He
was the first Governor of
Texas to serve as
Honorary Chairman for
UNCF, a position he
held from 1975 to 1979.
The 37th Anniversary
Dinner was the highlight
of a national gathering
of the organization's 41
college presidents and its
Board of Directors,
whose semi-annual
meetings were held Oc
tober 1-2.
A major topic of con
versation during the two
day gathering was how a
sluggish economy and re
cent budget cutbacks will
affect the private,
historically black coltf
Many of them will be af
fected by the federal
budget cuts in student
loans and grants. Max
imum Pell Grants, which
assist the nation's' most
financially disadvantag
ed young people who
want to attend college,
were reduced by $80 this
semester from $1,750 to
$1,670.
"On the outset, $80
Mindpower
Week
'leges that the United
Negro College Fund
helps support.
"The historically
black colleges have
always had fewer finan
cial resources than the
average college and
university, so' these
schools know how to do
more with less, com
mented Christopher F.
Edley, Executive Direc
tor of UNCF. "But the
twin ravages of inflation
and the energy crisis
have put a tremendous
strain on their budgets.
Our institutions are rely
ing on the United Negro
College Fund now more
than ever before to raise
the funds that will help
them close the budget
gap."
Over half of the
students studying on
UNCF campuses come
from families earning
less than $12,000 annual
ly. More than ninety per
cent of these young peo
ple require financial
assistance to pay for.tui-
Benjamin Ruffin, special assistant to Governor James B. Hunt, was one of
the speakers at North Carolina Central University last week during the univer
sity's observance of National Mindpower Week. Here he listens to the views of
an unidentified NCCU student. Standing next to Ruffin is Mrs. Lou S. Barnes,
program director of the Alfonso Elder Student Union. Photo by Roy Harris
may not seem like a great
deal of money," Edley
continued. "But many
students at UNCF col
leges receive full finan
cial aid. They have no
place to turn to find the
extra $80. So, they get
discouraged and drop
out of school. Our col
leges are searching fran
tically for new sources in
the private sector.'
This year the United
Negro College Fund
plans to raise $21 million
to help the operating ex
penses of 41 private,
historically black col
leges and universities.
The organization is
known by its motto: "A
Mind Is A Terrible Thing
To Waste."
Accounting Student Awarded
Scholarship From NABA
ELIZABETH CITY
Business Administra
tion majors with concen
trations in accounting, in
the Walter R. Davis
Department of Business
and Economics at
Elizabeth City State
University, continue to
receive wide recognition
for their achievements.
Dr. William H. Lane,
professor of business,
announced that Terry O.
joraan, senior, Mqyock,.,
a $1,000 scholarship by -the
Charlotte Chapter fb
the National Association"
of Black Accountants,
Inc. (NABA).
Dr. Lane stated, "We
certainly thank the
Charlotte NABA
Chapter for joining
other organizations, in
cluding the American In
stitute of Certified
Public Accountants, in
recognizing and pro-
..:a: e
deserving ; students f 1
Mr.
Jor-
, Jordan, son of
and Mrs, Charlie D
dan, is a 1978 graduate
of Currituck County
-High School where he
headed the senior class
and won awards in
English " and
mathematics. Currently
vice president 5f Alpha
Kappa Mu Honor Socie
ty and student book
keeper for the Pas
quotank Action Council,
he continues to maintain
a- 'Very -high-Vrafce.
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