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ACTWU! By ROBIN ADAMS Chronicle Assistant Editor After 15 month* of organizing, the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union of America lost its battle to unionize Cannon Mills in Kannapolis. Cannon employees voted 5,982 to 3,530 against the union last Thursdav markino r hp ?^ y ????M UIV JVVVUW time the ACTWU has failed to unionize 98-year-old Cannon Mills, the nation's largest proQfeTW* . 4 Vk \ ^1 VHUfl 'Can Do!' Former North Ward Alderman F president of Ziglar Distributing the new recycling machine ai Startfght Dffve (phdTa"ByAft B1 Businessma NMNniNfHIIHHMHIiaillllllllllHIIIIIIIiaNaNNIIIIIIIi Beth Hopkins, a consultant to a coordinator of the event, agrei "It was a worthwhile evening I she said. "It gave business owne discuss what tangible opportunit That information exchange ine of B&C Associates Inc. in Hi speaker. Brown, who served as a goven during the Nixon adminstration, ing long hours to be a busines business, you have to mind the s Brown also said that blacks sv have an obligation to help othei forget their roots after they've something back to their commur Brown said there is "a golden businesses. Minority businesses c government to help them, he sail In addition, the reception fe business resource people in the a James Mack, owner of HRC I of the Chronicle, were the co-cl sponsored jointly by the Chamb< Furnishings, the Chronicle and Y Pitt served as master of ceremo ed with greetings from Chamber N\ ACCIDEN N_y The Cobb Chiropractic Clinic Winston-Salem nnintc nut that citrh arririonte l/WIMI* VUl ???? "WW.. wwv.ww,..?, even the most minor ones, can produce injuries to the neck, back and spinal cord, causing pain and discomfort. These injuries can disrupt your normal, healthy way of life and result in more serious disabilities unless they are treated. If you have been unable to find relief from back and neck pair due to injuries . contact ... Call the Cobb Chiropract at 725-5: Or Robert Schick. Clinic Director Office 2200 Silas Creek Pkwy Suite 3-A / loses union ducer of sheets and towels. Because of several factors - including more blacks and females employees in the plant - the union had expected a better showing than the vote in 1974, when the union lost 8,473 to 6,801. In fact, the day before the noting began, the union conducted a telephone poll that gave it the edge. Similarly, Cannon conducted a poll that gave it the edge. Union officials said they con wM v Is I . <hHr^m w^JBk lichard Davis and Richard Ziglar, I Co., watch a demonstration of Ziglar Recycling Center, 3121 ?^?*:&GK3t1 * ,"Y.T tr?". " . ? ?v ft From Page A1 lllllllltlllllllttlHMMIimtlltmillllllllllltllMIIIIIIIIIIII the Minority Business Council and ed. or the exchange of information," rs a chance to build alliances and ies are available for them." luded Robert J. Brown, chairman gh Point, the reception's guest iment adviser for small businesses discussed the importance of works success. "If you're going into tore," he said. ho become successful in business s. He asked business owners not ; become successes and to give lities. i opportunity" today for minority ion't have to wait for the federal d. They can help themselves, atured short presentations from rea. nc., and Ernest H. Pitt, publisher lairmen nf fhp pvpnf u/hirh vi/ac W ? ? V 9 " IIV i i WO ?r of Commerce, Contract Office *RC. nies for the program, which openPresident G. Dee Smith. TS CAN HAPPEN! ic Clinic of Winston-Satem 353 today! Hours Mon Tues Wed A Fri 8 30-6 30 Thurs : 8 30-2 00 Saturday 8 30-12 30 vote at Cai sider the loss "a very respectable showing rather than a decisive defeat." Said union organizer Roosevelt Broadnax: "It was the workers' decision, but this won't discourage us (the union) from targeting some other plants to go after." Cannon President Doug t/ : ' ^ ivingsmore saia ne never nad any doubt the company would win. "I've been confident from Day 1," said Kingsmore. The union's effort to unionize Cannon Infills was one of the largest such undertakings in the nation since 1977. The ACTWU's membership has dropped from 509,000 to 350,000 since 1977. A union victory would have provided a boost in membership for the ACTWU and might have indicated that Southern attitudes about unions are changing. Despite the loss, union organizers say that eventually Cannon will have a union. "Your chances improve in North Carolina after you've had , two or three elections," said union organizer Bill Patterson. "With each election the company says, 'Give us one more chance.' Then, after the election, it N VIR< SI & n i i VIRGINIA t sLiMv? r j 0-4^ ^ j l0* t?. . .. . I bum, light i c and extra (003. C I'lllhp \t. 'I IIS Ills l,|S' SURGEON GENERAL'S Now Greatly Reduces nnon Mills doesn't prove itself. Those promises get pretty hollow " Kingsmore called the fight between the ACTWU and Cannon a "battle for survival." The union's strategy was an all-out attack on David Murdock, Cannon Mills' owner. The union called the California millionaire "a greedy man who is raping the community." Murdock in turn, referred to the union organizers as "carpetbaggers." The determining factor in the union's loss may have been Murdock's last-minute appeal to Cannon employees. Days before the vote began, Murdock showed employees a mandatory 45-minute videotape and held a press conference during which he threatened to close Cannon if the union won. "If 1 determine that Cannon cannot operate competitively, I can and I will cease to operate Cannon," Murdock said on videotape. * Posters of Cannon Mills with a padlocked gate were also posted throughout the plant. The union has filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board claiming that the Please see page A12 IEW GINI/ ik ar* -IMb The LONGES Slims of all. vJ',. -? ^ ' A F Im j VIROmia i 1 f ? iO\+ ; - I K ? 5 WARNING: Quitting Smoking Sertous Risks to Your Health. I The Chronicle, Thursday, October 17, 1985-Page A3 The 28th Annual EBONY Fashion Fair Presents I S&ifWHfwe || 8:00 PM : F Reynolds Auditorium Benefit of Urban League Scholarship & Building Fund TICKET PRICE: $15.00 & $18.00 all 725-5614 for more information Ticket prices I k include one year subscription to EBONY or six months to JET. # *\^1 ?" ,WRj&S*>C * y f . I, ? i 14 mg far. 1 0 mg nicotine av per cigarette by FTC mpthori 4 < ??? i
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