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Show ( Wives Write 10,000 Names Now on Way to President also of other unemployed and potentially unemployed in the Beehive State and in the nation will be shown to President Reagan. The group began because of the manv laid off workers at Geneva Steel, and expanded throughout the state with layoffs and potential layoffs at Kennecott Copper and other Utah industries. The wives joined with the group of Concerned Wives of Laid-Off Workers and Americans for Solidarity" in Steubenville, Ohio - an effort now joined by people in 42 states, Mrs. Friant said. Included are signatures on petitions from individuals who have lost their job, are concerned about their jobs because of the economy, or just anyone who agrees with the petition. The petition says in part: "We are tired of being knocked out of work by unfair imports from other countries. "We want the unfair imports to stop. We need your help and we need it now. "The government has asked for our Continued on page 12 More than 10,000 petitions are on eir way to Ohio and eventually to President Ronald Reagan - petitions bating the plight of Utah workers and asking for the President's help in warding off further economic loss in the state. The petitions were sent last week by members of a group calling itself Concerned Wives of Laid-Off Workers - a group of wives who joined with another organization, the Coalition to ave Geneva and American Jobs, in an effort to help keep U.S. Steel's Geneva Works and other industrial Plants in the area open. Mrs. Eddie Friant, American Fork, spokeswoman for the group, said the Petitions came from everywhere in Utah and are being sent to a similar Broup in Steubenville, Ohio, where 'ney are being gathered for pr1entatin to President Reagan. The response has been tremendous, tremen-dous, ' Mrs. Friant said. "When we : started we looked for maybe 1,000 signatures." ; ough the effort, it is hoped the P"gnt not only of steelworkers but From the Front Geneva Continued from Front Page help many times. Working people have responded quickly in national emergencies. It is mostly working people who give their lives to perpetuate per-petuate our kind of government. "We want -- and desperately need -our jobs back. We need interest rates lowered so we can get back on our feet. We want the imports that are causing our factories to close down to cease. We need jobs now. Please help us! Make us, the working people, your top priority." Mrs. Friant said the group fears that by laying off a few workers now, and a few next week, gradually the entire Geneva Works , 4 down. m be 1 "If the steel plants (thrn.M J nation) keep dosing and thl'i which are related to N ' closing their doors, this going down the tube" ShP i "We want to help kelat' : .u happening," added Linda (Vs f member of the group. f S Others associated with the r Coalition are Beverly pm, : & Jeanette Ekins, Pleasan Cindy Morco and Sandra N American Fork; Cleo Hanse? ?' jl Daleabout, and Cathy Austin |
