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Pago 6 THE' TAR HEEL' . Thursday, August 7, 1969 University Need Not Have Food Service (Continued from page 2) University regulates Granville Towers and could guarantee the foodworkers' security immedi ately after the change-over, as well as dictate their pay scale Jones: You know, the Univer sity has not guaranteed job se curity for anyone working on Granville Towers. Agar: I just want to point out the scope of the University's po wer when it wants to enforce standards. Jones: The owners of Gran ville Towers applied for Univer sity supervision in order to quali fy to house University students. Agar: That's what I mean. FOR RENT: "A" frames-air cond., fireplace, carpeted, furnished, spiral staircase, loft, balcony overlooking lake. 15 min. from campus. One bedroom $125 Two bedroom $200 ,v Available Aug. 22 929-3118. The University can specify stan dards like that in contract. I want to know why the Saga con tract couldn't have guaranteed the food workers some job se curity. Jones: Saga wouldn't have signed, or they'd have contract ed to take losses and would have gone out of business. In any event, it was not in the Univer sity's power to guarantee the workers' jobs permanently. Agar: Couldn't the University have specified hiring and firing practices more stringently in Sa ga's contract? , Jones: Not to' my knowledge. Agar: You say that in con tractual negotiations it was "re cognized that reductions in force might occur ... as a result of program changes, increased effi ciency ... or diminished fund ing." Here the contract recog nizes Jones: "Contractual ne-gotiations.")-all right, negotia tions recognizes three distinct reasons for firing. Jones: I don't see how this is O O O O O O O O O O O O Continuing Summer Sale 214 W. Rosemcry near Lum's 0 0 o ooooaaao o relevant. Agar: It seems to me that in this kind of recognition there is an implied control. What's the sense of it if the University is powerless in these areas anyway? Ami reading this wrong? Jones: Yes. Agar: But the University could have been more demand ing with Saga? Jones: No, it could not. , Agar: If Saga had not accept ed, another company what with this being a free, competitive so cietywould have come along Jones: I think I have sound reasons for saying what I do. Agar: Well, among these recog nitions, were there any provi sions for reductions of regular work force in order to hire labor not covered by State and Univer sity wage and benefit agree ments? Jones: Would you explain? Agar: Students make how much? (Jones: $1.60hr )-And workers? Jones: I believe Saga's minimum is $1.80.) Do the students get any of Saga's fringe benefits? - Jones: No. . . . Agar: Would it have been pos sible for the University to have run its food service, non-profit, efficiently better than a profit maker like Saga? Jones: No, it would not have been . I have to put a caveat af ter each time you use "pos sible." Agar: Is it possible that the University dumped the food ser vice to get rid of its responsibil ity to the food workers? Jones: I don't think so. Agar: Your letter to Dr. Gas kin asserts that the University's sole responsibility in this issue is not to lose money on food. (Jones: That's right.) Is this the University's fu underline that position? Jones: You have a bad way of phrasing what I said. The only requirement the University has, if it undertakes to run a food service, is not to run it at a loss. If you recall, I was answering various rumors, one of which was that if Saga flopped, the University would have to hire another caterer, or resume direct control of the food service. The University is not legally required to do this. Agar: This being the limit of the University's responsibility, how long do you think it will be before we run a repeat of last Spring? (Jones: For what?) Strikes disturbances. . . Jones: I have no idea, John ... I hope it is eons and eons. What do you think? Agar: When does the fall se mester begin? (Jones: Sept. 13) October 13 maybe sooner, if Saga lets the situation go. Jones: Well, if you print my answer, please print yours. Agar: I'm not boosting distur bances; I don't think any sane person would, for their own sake. But sometimes you either get stepped on or hit back. Then, if you're on the low end to start with, the hitting back is called a disturbance. Jones: I don't doubt it I sin cerely hope, though, that there will not be any disturbances. No one really wins, though some will lose more badly than others. Agar: Well, we know who that'll be. Jones: As long as we're inter viewing each other, let me ask you another question. Suppose, when the fall semester opens, not one single student patronizes the campus cafeterias, and Saga has to ask the University to be released from its contract. What do you think would be the re sult? 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