Salt Lake Tribune | 1999-09-07 | Page 11

B3 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Tuesday, September 7, 1999 DAGGETT ‘Some prescribed burns are plannedin the Flaming Gorge Na- — Hal Edwards } SUMMIT tinal Recreation Area in the next two weeks. The purposeof the fires is to redice undergrowth and improve the habitat for the area’s bighorn ~p and for new-growth trees. fires are planned for Dowd aad Bare ‘Top mountains Thefire will also improve winter Summit County's Solid Waste Committee is recommending the County Commission approvea contract with BrownFerris Industries of Salt Lake City to be the county's new garbage hauler. Ata little more than $1 million a year, BFI had thelowestof three bids received stock -_ — ied Basi Standard Salt Lake and Pleasant Grove Brad Mertz, a spokesman for BF range for other animals and live- said the company wouldestablish a facility in Summit County if they a Counties Making Today's Headlines J#an County Health Senies can buy a new ambulance. ofganization hopesto raise $20,000. (gward the ambulancethat can cost as much as $100,000. Calvin Balch, the mayor of Landing, is chairman of the committee sponsoring the tournament. ‘Therewill be a free continental b¥eakfast and lunch for players. Cost is $135 for a team of four and $35 for a single player. — The San Juan Record oO SEVIER Gov. Mike Leavitt and members — NewUtah BFIhas managementfacilities in SAN JUAN A golf tournamentisis Si int Monticelloto raist Thefinancially strapped health with theaters, studios. offices, art gallery and classrooms. The .000-square-foot complexis expected to cost $12 million Thanksgiving Point sa sit will also provide the necess ry infrastructure. The donation of the land will helpfund-raising efforts, says Lehi Arts Council Development’ Director Ray Carter. of the Utah Legislature wili visit communities in southern Utah for three days beginning on Wednes- day. Thefirst stopwill be in Richfield at the Snow College South Conference Center. Topics for the “Capitol for a Day” tourwill be opportunities and issues peculiar to Utah Following a general meeting, representatives will meet with groups ofresidents After Richfield, the governor and his contingent will travel to Kanab, Panguitch and Cedar City. were awardedthe contract The County Commissionstill has, final approval onthe contract. The commission first wants to talk to the county auditor about the contractbeforeit takes anyaction — The Park Record oO UTAH The board of directors of Thanksgiving Point in northern Utah County, has offered to donate land for Lehi’s proposed Performing Arts Center. The four acres arenorth of the animal parkat Thanksgiving Point An existing brick promenadewill be extended to the Arts Center. The proposalcalls for a facility WEBER Students headed to Weber State University arein for a tug-of-war Ononeend, Internet sites. luring themto shopfor books at home. On the other, a book store advertising campaign aimed at winning them back internet companies hoping to a shareof the$2.7billiona year spent on college textbooks have Web sites that poke fun at campusbookstores Scott Mickelson, assistant direc tor of the WeberState University bookstore. said he’s firing back ‘Thestore is runningan adin the student paperthat points out students canget books immediatelyat the bookstore while Internet sites can take a week to 10 days — TheAssociated Press Union Members Celebrate Holiday With Picnic, icnic, Pride BY BOB MIMS THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE PUtah members of the Communications Workers of America had special reason to celebrate the last Labor Day of the 20th century Monday at Cottonwood Heights’ Butler Park, said Local 7704 President Gail Metcalf. | Not only was a crowdof about 900 commemorating a holiday that had its beginnings 117 years ago with a New York City parade ly thousands of trade unionists, \ntt US West workers who comprise the bulk of Utah’s CWA inembership were remembering last year’s bitter, but effective, strike. About 2,000 Utah CWA mem bers were among 34,000 US West workers in 13 states who walked out for 15 days. Among other things, the CWA wona newthreeyear contract including a 10.9 percent pay hike, pension imjrovements and a cap on manda- {pry overtime However, the first strike in US West's15-yearhistory had one casualty in particular: Local 7704's annual Labor Daypicnic had to be postponed to a chilly October. COPY “We've been doing this since, well, for eternity,” Metcalf said Mondayasshe sold raffle tickets to CWA pienickers. “But we didn’t get to have the party [on Labor Day] last year because of thestrike “So, this meansa lot to us. We can look back not onlyat the his- the high-tech and teleeommunica- tions areas forthe telephoneutility prior to her1988 retirement “Therearelots of new jobs and changesalong with them. Because of that, the workers are seeing the need for having commongoals,” Johnson said. “They're finding you need a common voice to watch out for yourinterests, to “| don’t think all the employees today realize that. They think it would be that wayregardless, but the unionhasto fight to keep those benefits.” Metcalf is optimistic the sacri- fices made by workers to winbetter working conditions and tory of the labor movementbut our ownhistoryas well.” sort of level the playing field.” That has always been the mes- benefits for the future won't be While nationally union mem- sage of the labor movement. said forgotten. bership has slipped to 13.9 percentof the work force, down from a peak of 35 percent in the mid1950s and nearly 21 percent in 1983, the CWA is thriving. The largest telecommunications union in North America boasts 630,000 members, having added more than 25,000 new membersin 1998 alone. In Utah, CWA’s rosters have swollen by 500 membersfrom the 1,500 it had in 1995, reflecting the telecommunications industry's steady growth and economic muscle in the marketplace. Dennis Johnson, a 28-year US West employee specializing in high-speed data transmission ser- vices, says there’s no question the 21st century's “growth area” for CWA organizing efforts will be in Mike and Colleen Peterson, a son and mother who between them have nearly six decades of work history with US West and its pre- decessor Mountain Bell. Memories of last year’s strike “T think the next generation will be moreinterested, actually, she said. “Corporate greed is to Union President Spends Holiday Celebrating Labor @ Continued from B-1 union percentages: South Dakota Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi with 6 percent, South Carolina at 5 percent, and North Carolina — the nation’s least-unionized state — reporting just 4 percent the work force. belong tounions. according to federal Bureau of also showed that among those Labor to 24 years old. 88.7 “T’ve been in the union the 30 years I've worked here,” he said. “[The strike] just reconfirmed the US ayneadmits unions nolonger weigh in with the economic and political heft they once had, but argues that organized labor — ad- justing to the explosion of high- tech and service-industry jobs andattracting disaffected work ers in other emerging sectors — is making a comeback The CWA is a fine exampleof that. Maynesaid, noting its growth from 1,500 Utah members in 1995 to more than 2.000 now Indeed, the state’s economy is hot. fed by freeway reconstruction projects as well as high-tech and telecommunications growth, Utah's unemployment continues to run 1 percent or more below thenational jobless rates We've weathered the storm,” Maynesaid. “Now we're looking forward enthusiastically to the 21st century. We need to make sure ourvoices areheardnot only in Washington, D.C., but in Utah andin our communities. A new public opinion survey should buoy unionorganizers. Ac- cording to the Labor Research Association, the majority of Americans (51.4 percent) say unions havehad apositiveeffect on thenation, The poll of 952 likely voters the point where people areget- EMERALDS and DIAMONDS. Emeralds Diamonds collectivevoice to represent them FREE Windshield! 587 dwt Ez, OurPrice State Safety Inspection! His mothersaid it was a lesson BRS Rock Chip Repair! MobileService! Call fords worth learning, and repeating to the next generation “It was muchbetter,in terms of bor’s contribution: One particularly vexing labor demograph Mayne is thi growing number of people earn ing their livings in the so-called mobile workforce More and more, » said highly specialized workers in the crafts and burgeoning high-tech and communications industries arefinding “10to 15 job changes in alifetime.” Companiesare such workers, saving on medi care and retirement expenses problems ofthe portability of healthcare, the por tability of pensionplans.” Mayne said. “These are issues we have today that will have to be solved and the labor movement will be havingasayin settling them Sitting in a folding chair under acanopy. the union leader sniffed the air. CWA members had just fired up their barbecues. and the billowing smoke from. sizzling meat overglowing charcoal elicit ed both a smile — andasigh That’s the only bad thing about this.” Maynesaidpatting an amplebelly. “Labor Day weekend is a 5-pounder for me. I eat too many hamburgers and hot dogs The Truth About Hearing Aids And Hearing Loss. Don't Be 28 C Appraisal $4,580 ALK GARDEN 24 pe Recorded Message Service Provided by eee Hearing SaltLake Provo/Orem OgdenArea 533-8844 373-8726 392-1072 TTReRUCs Ummmm. Cherry Chocolate Cake (See page220) Cooking With Donna Lou Morgan $12.95 at the TnbStore 143 South Main. Salt LakeCity, Utah 84111 Ph 237-2018 a ay) COMPLETE DIRECT VENT FIREPLACE 295-7404. laser hair © 20,000-13,000 BTU’s. removal © Ceramic Glass Front Panel. for Women and Men © Energy Efficient FDA Approved for permanent hair reduction. Natural Gas. Safe, fast and effective. Call for 2 complimentary consultation David S. 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People are wanting a gaining unit.” benefits and working conditions. after the union came,” said Col- Statistics unions reached the peak of their arestill fresh for Mike, a ot yearold father of four, who s the struggle made Labor Day 1999 all the morespecial Salt Lake Teibne Ed Mayneat a picnic Monday Nationally ore than 16.2 mil lion workers. or 13.9 percent of Publishing in The Sait Lake Tribune and Deseret News Sunday, September 19 Spoce Reservation and One-Proof friday, September 10