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Show i V ' - S Lowell Baum Lowell Baum Hew Presidenl-Elecf of Education Assn. Lowell Baum, science teacher at the Orem Junior High School, was . elected by the teachers of the Alpine Education Association Associa-tion to serve as President-Elect for the present school year and as president for the coming 1968-69 school year. This election elec-tion took place at the Wilkinson Center on the Brigham Young University campus on September Septem-ber 25, where most of the 662 Alpine Education Association members met for their annual dinner meeting. Mr. Baum has been recognized by his associates as qualified and worthy of the Dosltion he Is to hold. He graduated from Provo High School in 1950 and attended the Brigham Young University Uni-versity two years before he was called to serve in the United States Army. After two years of military service, he continued his education until he graduated with a teaching certificate. In 1964 he received a Master's Degree De-gree from the BYU and since has continued his graduate studies in Science-teacher Education Edu-cation at the University of Georgia. Geor-gia. Lowell's professional activities activi-ties Include two years as a faculty fac-ulty representative, a member and chairman of the Teacher Education and ProfessionalStan-dards ProfessionalStan-dards Committee, and a member of the committee working on guidelines for the new certification certifi-cation of teachers. He is a life member of the National Education Association and a member of the Utah and Alpine Education Associations and the Utah Council Coun-cil for the Improvement of Education. Edu-cation. Mr. Baum is married and has four children who reside in Provo. He is an active member of the IDS Church and has served as a campaign manager for a United States Congressional candidate. can-didate. He pledges that he will do all that he can In order to assure the continued growth of the teaching profession through action programs which will stim ulate each teacher to become Involved In making a stronger profession. During the present school vear. Lowell will work closely with Miss Loree Brown, teacher at American Fork Junior High and acting president of the Alpine Education Association. Health Center to Hold Open House In behalf of The Central Utah Community Mental Health Center Cen-ter the Utah County Mental Health Association wishes to announce an-nounce that on "Open House" will; be held at the Center on October 9, 1967, from L30 to 8:301 p.m. for all persons interested inter-ested in visiting the new facility. The Center's address is 160 East Center In Provo, telephone number num-ber 373-7393. The Center, which offers immediate im-mediate guidance and help in all phases of mental health, is serving serv-ing (Jentral Utah In much the same way;as the neighborhood clinic or hospital serves physical ailments. ail-ments. It provides early diagnosis, diag-nosis, treatment, and after-carc.the after-carc.the kind of services that prevent the tragedy of emotional and .' mental Illness in a family. In addition to a guided tour of tle building, exhibits and films will; be available for viewing. A special Invitation is extended to tife public as Individuals, clubs, and ;school groups, if you wish to attend with a group, please contact the Utah County Mental Health Association in advance at P.Cv Box 78, 1300 East Center, telephone 373-4400, Ex. 276 in Proyo. Automotive engineers are paying pay-ing inore attention to safety devices de-vices on today's cars. But the Utall Safety Council reminds you that'; your welfare on the highway will be mostly determined by the driver. It's still up to you to drive defensively - obey the traffic laws, and yield the right of way if there's any question. A Special Report on the Copper Strike Aware that the people of Utah are vitally concerned with the nation-wide nation-wide strike by unions against the copper industry, the Industrial Relations Council of Utah makes public the following report in the hope that fruitful negotiations can be resumed immediately tc end the strike: THE STRIKE AGAINST THE COPPER INDUSTRY Everywhere there are questions about the lack of negotiations in the copper strike. The damages to business, industry, and the working people of this community have been far greater than the much cried over loss or tax revenue. Local union leaders tell us stories that cross check closely. None of these men is willing to be quoted, but many of them deplore the strike and the reasons for it. This is what we hear: International officers of the Steelworkers have been in complete - control ever since that union merged with Mine-Mill and persuaded the - small unions to go along with a united front against ALL COPPER COMPANIES. Local union bargaining teams have had no authority to make any settlement. They are only puppets on strings held by the men at the top. The men at the top want an industry-wide contract because this will give them greater control over future bargaining and over the smaller unions. In fact, the big union may smother out the small ones and, in time, absorb their members. Industry-wide bargaining makes it easier to service the contract. Less union agents are required. More union dues money can Ix used to organize new workers or for political activity. The international union leaders think that they can get an industry contract NEXT TIME, if thev prove that thev can SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY THIS TIME. They will probably try to at least win common expiration dates this year. Almost all the basic industry and refineries will have been struck by October first. The last big refinery will be struck in November. Many fabricating plants will have been brought into the picture by then. At some time after October first, most insiders expect that the union leaders who are calling the shots will be satisfied that they have proven their ability to shut down the entire industry. Only then will ihcy allow effective bargaining. More likely, they will privately encourage cooperating cooper-ating federal government officials to use the emergency provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act to get the union members back to work for HO days. That 80 day period will then cover any time needed to allow a few more fabricating contracts to expire. Government officials, including our Governor, Gov-ernor, are well aware of these objectives. Union leaders will protest and grumble about any return to work order. Such grumbling will be for the benefit of the public and for the poor union member who is nothing but a pawn in this game for more union power. We arc satisfied that almost all those in the bargaining have long known that an offer that could easily be sold to the union membership could have been obtained EVEN WITHOUT THIS STRIKE if a nationwide contract had not been the undisclosed goal. Bargaining probes and private talks with the mediators would disclose this fact to any skillful skill-ful bargaining representative. These men are not beginners. They well understand how to learn approximately what can be achieved. Until the international union officers are willing to permit acceptance or an offer, none of the companies can shorten this strike by making a final or a better offer. This is the reason nobody wants to meet and the reason mediators do not call for meetings. Rank and file union members arc not supposed to learn that they have lost MANY WEEKS of work and income NEEDLESSLY. The union members and the public arc to be told over and over that the strikers had to suffer all this hardship in order to get the companies to increase their offers. The unions absolutely refuse to budge until companies offer more. They do this in order to lay the blame at the company door. The real purpose is to hold up any settlement and keep the men on strike. The most vicious part or this whole scheme is the Tact that the first ELEVEN or TWELVE WEEKS or this strike could all have been avoided. Union leaders could have extended all contracts until now. They could have begun this strike at a time when it was possible for them to shut down the entire industry almost immediately. Instead, they chose to get 37.000 men out of work on strike in JULY and then stall effective negotiations until OCTOBER or NOVEMBER. This may seem rantastic and cruel to you. You do not think like a union leader thinks. How could those 37,000 union members, scattered all over as they are and with years or practice in negotiating their own terms, be persuaded to rorcgo wage and benefit negotiations in the summer sum-mer and strike Tor a national contract in the fall? Too many union members mem-bers and local leaders are ind(xtrinatcd with the idea that the strike must Ix.' in the summer. It is sheer nonsense to believe that any of the companies would want a strike, or that they want it extended ror even one day longer than necessary. nec-essary. The cost t the companies is staggering. The cost to the community is staggering. The cost to the strikers is staggering. Only the Slecluorkcr Union leaders at international levels stand to gain by this long strike. We believe that most of these facts are well known to government oflicials and to the Governor of Utah. You should know these facts so that you can properly evaluate this strike and the public statements that arc made and the actions taken by government oflicials. The strikers and all who have lost because of this strike deserve our svmpathv. NOBODY HAD TO LOSE. Yours truly, s Ross Tiioki si Ross E. Thorescn Manager Industrial Relations Council of Utah |