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South Africa is a divided country. Through V
dehumanizing and degrading system of racial
! separatism and oppression, South Africa's white
ninority has sown the seeds of violence.
The unwillingness of the white. South African
leadership to implement significant reforms has
helped strengthen the hand of anti-democratic left
wing opposition movements. For those who are
committed to the establishment of a non-racist and !
democratic South Africa, the growth in left-wing
radicalism is as disturbing as the parallel growth of
right-wing extremism within the white Afrikaner:
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Riots and protests a product of South Africa's
denial of basic human rights and democratic
freedoms to the vast majority of its population .
erupted with increasing frequency in the late seven
ties. Industrial unrest was on the upswing as South
Africa's black workers, began asserting their
demands with greater self-confidence. Under the
pressure of this upswing in protest the South
African government passed labor reform legislation -in
1979 guaranteeing black and other non-white
workers the right to join and establish trade unions. .
And while this reform has not eliminated an
apartheid system tinder which black workers are
horribly exploited and degraded, it has set into mo
lion powerful forces which can eventually lead to a
workers have less than a primary education and
30 have had no schooling at all. black-led unions
Committee Non-Endorsement
As a candidate who made a second run for the of
fice of Sheriff of Durham County on June 29, 1982, ,
I wish to thank all who endorsed as well as sup-;
ported me in that election. I shall treasure the faith
that you placed in me. I felt that I was more
qualified to hold that office in terms of my former
police work of 22 years, my training in criminal
justice, and heading a program at North Carolina
Central University since 1970. This is not said as a
person who is on an ego trip and is bitter about the
Tecent loss. I have never been a bitter person nor has
the same been said or written about me in my
former employment and twelve years in Durham.
For such a reason this letter has two parts: one of
genuine thanks to those who busied themselves to
vote on all the candidates and the amendments, ex
ercising their democratic right. Again, thanks to
those who endorsed me and other individuals who
supported me. The second part of this letter relates
to the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black
People.
When 1 ran for the office of Durham County
Sheriff in 1978, I was endorsed by the Durham
Committee on the Affairs of Black People. In the
election of June 29, 1982, I was not endorsed by
that committee. Another gentleman received its
support. What had happened between 1978 and
1982, as that time span related to me, remains a
mystery. Since the reporting in The Carolina Times,
July 3, 1982, 1 must in my own conscience set the
record clear and the Committee in its proper
perspective. When I appeared before the Durham
Committee on the Affairs of Black People prior to
the recent election, a basic question was put to me
never inquired of me at North Carolina Central
University by the top administration in these twelve
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years, nor asuca 01 mc oy mis umimiuce in iyo. 1
was asked if I had employed any blacks Jrr my .
NCCU program in Criminal Justice. -My reply was
that I had none at this time and further explained
the "why". This minor official from NCCU's ad
ministration, objecting to my explanation, said to
the Committee and to me: "This is an untruth.
Don't mislead this Committee." I was flab
bergasted. The inference was that I had prejudice
against blacks in job employment, was a racist, and
not worthy of the Committee's endosement. In cor
roboration of this incident, The Carolina Times
stated in its issue of July 3, 1982, "That backing fell
through Sunday when it was noted at the commit
tee's meeting on endorsements that Bowe's entire
staff at NCCU is white and the chances of blacks
joining the staff were slim to almost none."
The tragedy of this indictment makes it all the
more pitiful because this minor official from
NCCU understood fully that I have had part-time
black teachers from the time I began the program in
1970; and that recently, I had a full-time black
the teaching program. This minor official knows
first hand that it is most difficult to locate blacks
with the minimum master's degree in Criminal
Justice. He knows full well that from the Consent
; Decree between the North Carolina Board of
Governors, HEW, and NCCU that no one could be
hired, looking toward any degree of permanency,
j unless that person holds a terminal degree in the
' area of his or her specialization. Not being able to
find black personnel, it was necessary to use part
time personnel and it was both black and white. It
was equally necessary to let the one full-time in- .
structor leave because we could not guarantee him '
any possible, degree of permanency without the ter
minal degree. These results ensuing from the im
plementation of the Consent Decree and the effect
it has upon personnel hiring policies were no deci
sions of mine. And, for this minor official to give
the Committee on the Affairs of Black People the
inference that this was an anti-racial decision on my
part reveals a lack of knowledge about the
guidelines under which the University operates,
reveals a lack of academic integrity, reveals a lack
of sheer character in the area of human relations,
and reveals on his part a "cheap political shot."
If the Durham Committee on the Affairs of
Black People had made the choice of endorsing
another candidate in the race for Durham County
Sheriff and was using him to provide a reason for
its non-endorsement contrary to what was done
in 1978 then he was "used'., which again, does
not speak well for any person aspiring to highter
levels of administration where truth is more impor
tant than untruth.
I Again, I thank the committee on the Affairs of
Black People for its endorsement in 1978. And, to
refuse that endorsement in 1982 because of a bla
tant untruth simply says to me'that there were more -fundamental
academic sources from which the
Committee could have sought verification on
statements made glibly, and especially by this minor
official. After all, North Carolina Central Universi
ty has a Chancellor and a Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs high authorities on faculty
personnel who is hired and who is not hired.
And, neither of these was running for the office of
h Durham County Sheriff. If The Carolina Times
" parries an accurate account of why I was not en- ,
,:.' dorsed, and it seems that it does when I correlate
C the spoken statement that I was misleading the
y: Committee, then, in my opinion the Committee
pwes me and NCCU an apology for maligning my
i name and letting stand the alleged assumption that .
the University permits the engagement of anti-racial
ii policies. .
;:. Jess J. Bowe, Ph D, Director
n:-Criminal Justice Program , ',
North Carolina Central University
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mSRSSSSSK ; SATUSSAT, JULY 17. 1S32 THE CAK3UNA T1V.5-15
I The South African Trade Union Struggle
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i By Bayard Rust in
A. Philip Randolph Institute
multi-racial unions with- office equipment
peaceful transformation of South Africa.
In recent years, South Africa has been witness to
a remarkable upsurge in the black trade union,
movement. Although the leaders of that movement!
are subjected to harassment, intimidation,: arrest
and, sometimes, death, although dozens of trade
unionists languish in jails and are subjected to tor-,
ture and degradation, a number of trade union ;
federations have emerged and shown substantial
growth since 1979. The largest of these unions is the '
federation of South African Trade Unions "
(FOSATU). FOSATU's membership has climbed
within the last year from 59,000 to 95,000. The
Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) has
likewise exhibited phenomenal growth and now in
cludes 50,000 black workers in its membership.
In all, less than 200,000 of South Africa's black
workers belong to trade unions. The organizing of a
larger proportion of the black work force has been
blocked through the South African government's
repression of trade union leaders, through the im
pounding of union records and - property, and
through the disruption of union meetings." '
Moreover, because some tOV of South Africa's'
must engage in a painstaking process of training
and developing new black trade union leaders.
Without question, the road ahead for South
Africa's black workers is perilous and difficult. But
'the amazing progress they have made inrecent years
indicates that the movement has unlimited potential
for becoming a principal factor in the toppling of
racism and in the establishment of democracy. , '
Like Poland's workers. South Africa's black
workers are motivated by a simple desire to live in
dignity, to speak freely, to work in a healthy en
vironment at a decent rate of pay, and fb determine
, their own destinies. It is this democratic impulse
which makes support for South Africa's black trade
unions so essential to the promotion of human
rights. It, likewise, is the reason why in 1981 the Ex
ecutive Council of the AFL-CIO adopted a "Pro
gram of Action in Support of Black Trade
Unionists in South Africa' VThe program, which is
raising funds from individual workers, interna
tional unions, and union locals, seeks to provide
labor education for black South African trade
unionists, to promote union organizing and recruit-
Letters to the Editor:
Thanks Independents
Allow me this opportunity to thank the 9,126 in
dependent minded individuals of the greater
Durham's voting public who of their own free will
cast their ballots in my favor on June 29, 1982. 1 am .
indeed and shall always be grateful for this'
manifestation of support Of my candidacy for one
of three seats to which Durham County is entitled in
the North Carolina House of Representatives.
What was most gratifying is that these 9,126 in
dividuals supported my candidacy without the en
dorsement of. any self centered faction, interest
group, committee or population segment which at
tempts by prepared slate or other methods to per
suade, influence, force, bully, intimidate or coerce
others to their way of thinking on Election Day.
Much appreciated is the fact that these 9,126 in
dependent minded acting of their own free will
dared to exercise their ballot with integrity and
without fear or favor in behalf of my candidacy. .
While my efforts to return to the North Carolina
General Assembly as one of your three Represen
tatives were unsuccessful on this occasion, please be
assured that I view my endeavors in this regard as
an entirely positive experience from the date on
which I formally declared as a candidate (May 5,
1982) through the present and certainly beyond.
It is my intention as has been my purpose for the
past twenty-one years to continue to work for and
in behalf of the greater Durham Community to help
this area succeed as an Ail-American County
which in my perception it most deservedly is.
Again, thank you for providing me with this oppor
tunity. My wife Dolores, and our three daughters
join me in this expression of gratitude.
Finally, permit me this occasion to urge all of the
readers of this letter to exercise your free and in
dependent will to vote for and support the in
dividuals of your choice on July 27, 1982. Who you
cast your ballot for on that date is important to me;
however, it is more essential that you, your family,
friends and associates exercise your precious fran
chise in an independent fashion on that Tuesday.
Please vote.
A.J. Howard Clement, III
men!, to establish a legal fund to defend arreted
and harrassed workers, and l o provide Hack ami
typewriters, and duplicat ing machines. t
j, Some voices in the United States and in the black
community have argued that the best strategy
toward South Africa is one of boycotts and
disinvestment. Bui in the view of manV tenecteA-
advocates of democracy and human rights, such a.
policy would lead to the isolation of democratic:
elements withfn South Africa As Franklin Thoma :
president of the Ford Foundation and a respected ;
black leaderhas argued. "Maximizing U.S. in:;-
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iiuvnvh wuui niiita iiyuiic infill llHIIdll vfitt -
actions and words that make our fundamental op:
position to apartheid unmistakably clear." t
; Many South African black trade unionists agree.' I
. After all, they have made their most substantial
progress in organizing workers in factories fun by '
' Western based multi-nationals. Such Western.
oasea corporations are subject to pressures exerted,'
V by trade unions and human rights advocates within
tnetr own countries and arc frequent Iv less resistant
to unionization. ' ;! '
In his recent speech to the members of the British
Parliament in Westminster. President Reagan cali
co lor a woriawiuc crusaue lor democracy and
freedom. If these words are to be more than empty
rhetoric, they must be backed by significant
American support .for those organizations inside -South
Africa working for democratic change. And
the cornerstone of any such democratic strategy
must be the support of South Africa's young but
growing black trade union movement. American
trade unions, led by the AF1.-CIO, arc beginning to
develop such concrete support. It remains to be seen
whether they will be joined in this endeavor by
other segments, both black and white, of the
American communitv.
Ministers Contest
Letters to the editor MUST BE SIGNED BY
THE WRITER and a return address given.
What appears to be a very legitimate letter per
taining to the Ministers Popularity Contest was
, received by The Carolina Times this week, bur will
not be published until the writer comes to sign
hisher name.
However, the letter was misdirected. The
, Carolina Times DID NOT run this contest and only
contributed space for the Edgcmont group a fact
which was clearly stated in that space repeatedly.
We did, however, try to advise the group, early in
the proceedings, of the very points made in the letter.-
All correspondence pertaining to the contest
, should be addressed to the Edgemont Communitv
Center, NOT to The Carolina Times.
If no one comes forth to sign the letter for
publication by Monday, July 19, we will forward
the letter to the Edgemont Community Center.
Editor
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