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Show Thursday. January 3, 1980. THE HERALD, Provo Utah—Page 29 Teacher Poll Shows 88 Percent Rejection of Compulsory Unionism WASHINGTON, D.C — The National Unionism (CEAFL In October of this year, CEAFU The INSTRUCTOR poll is all the released statistics from an opinion More significant. because it was con sampling of 10.000 educators from ducted exclusively among teachers. Florida. Illinois. Kentucky, New York and a majority of those answering the and Oklahoma, matching the same higa survey are union members level of opposition to compulsory un ‘The poll underscores the fact that jonism that the INSTRUCTOR poll Right to Work committee today hailed the results of a national teacher poil showing that an overwhelming 88 per cent of American elementary teachers are against forced union membership The “First National Teacher Poll results were released in the January 1980, issue of INSTRUCTOR, oneof the nation’s leading el-ed publications. teachers’ union officials don't even represent their own members.” Staub A majority of the poll's 10.000 respon: forced unionism schemes “The lawmakersof this country need Conducted in August. among the magazine's total readership of nearly one million (275,000 circulation), the ‘the educa- ion has been rocked by the firing of teachers who refused to pay union dues or their equivalent It was at that tune that the once. to see the results of this poll.” said Professional association, the NEA Staub. “They need to roll back the proclaimed that it was determined to abusive powers of union officials and control ‘who enters, who stays, and allow educators to decide for who leaves the profession themselves whetheror nottojoin a un. Commenting on what teachers are up ton. against, Dr Anne B. Parks. a tenured The INSTRUCTOR poll follows Detroit. Michigan educator. fired last public opinion polls conducted by Gal year for refusing to support the AFT. poll shows massive rejection of the forced unionism policies of both the National Education Association-union (NEA) and the American Federationof Teachers-union (AFT) where is academic We can't surrender our schools to the dictates of union bossism and ex pect our children to respect individual rights,” said Parks Added Staub. “Obviously teachers’ union officials do not represent the interests of the profession — much less do they have any support when the’ havetoresort to forcing educators into unions in order to keep their mernbership up Since unionofficials refuse to letgo of the enormous war chest of compulsory union dues they reap every vear. it is up to the voters to demand that their elected officials restore freedom of choice to the nation's educators,” said Staub Concerned Educators Against lup, Roper and Opinion Research Cor- union, said: “If union officials who Forced Unionism (CEAFU), the educaporation, which for the past ten years function outside the control of the tion division of the National Right to haveconsistently shown that70 percent public can determine who has the Work committee, is a coalition of 30,000 of the American people oppose com- privilege of teaching America’s young educators opposed to compulsory unpulsory unionism where then is democracy, where is ionismin any form “There hasn't been a poll yet that hasn't shown overwhelming public opPosition to compulsoryunionism,’ “Yet they continue to use com: pulsory dues money to further their dents are union members. according to INSTRUCTOR Staub, said responsibility. freedom” said Susan Staub, staff director of Concemed Educators Against Forced Forest Service Plans Tree-Planting Idea fake PX, Na WINTER IN the Rocky Mountains makes for cold, icy scenes like this climber as he makes his way up the ice falls near Idaho Springs, Colo. Cold weather and snowwerereported last weekend throughout the mountains. (UPI Telephoto) WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Forest Service Monday asked Americansto celebrate the 75th anniversaryofits founding byplanting trees to mark birthdays and other special occasions during 1980. Forest Service chief R. Max Peterson said he hopes Americans “immediate and strong steps tocur- this growing problem.” ecent newspaper accounts indicate that sexual harassment of womenin the Armyis a pervasive and widespread problem,”’ Proxmire said. “While other disturbances of a similiar kind. specifically racial problems, have been dealt with aggressively by military leadership. abuse of women appears to have received little or no attention in rtion to its occurrence,” he said. In a separate statement. Proxmire noted ‘‘growing evidence that sexual abuse of women has become pervasive on certain bases.”’ “The pattern of sexual abuse He added that manyof the same indicators are present which existed during the height of racial discrimination in the Army —failure to enforce regulations, fear of complaining, lack of commandinterest threats and retaliation. “Mostof this can be cured by a simplestrong edict by the local base commandersand bythe secretary of the army,” Proxmiresaid. ‘‘If the secretarytold all coramanders that wereplanted in 1979. “In this way, people can give themselves and their countrya living, lasting present,” he said. The Forest Service an agency of the Agriculture Department, was founded in 1905 when administration of national forests was transferred from the Interior Department and combinedwith Agriculture's Bureau of Forestry The Forest Service's birthday celebration will be kicked off Tues: day during the Rose Bowl parade in Pasadena Calif Smokey Bear who represents the Forest Service's fire prevention program, and Woodsy Owl. who represents the service's anti- pollution efforts will be planting a tree on a float for the city of Tor- rance Calif MONSEN BROTHERS Sexual Abusein the Army Widespread, Senator Says WASHINGTON(UPI) — Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., asked the Army Wednesday to curb “pervasive and widespread’ sexual abuse of women. Ina letter to ArmySecretaryClifford Alexander. 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