The
      Panther
      Prints
      February
      13,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letters
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letters
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      My
      letter
      is
      in
      reference
      to
     
     
      the
      ongoing
      strike
      by
      Marriott
     
     
      workers.
      I
      am
      a
      residence
      student
     
     
      and
      as
      a
      result
      I
      am
      required
      to
     
     
      purchase
      a
      meal
      plan.
      As
      of
      Feb
     
     
      7,
      the
      unionized
      workers
      went
      on
     
     
      strike,
      primarily
      over
      the
      issue
      of
     
     
      wages.
      Although,
      I
      respect
      the
     
     
      workers
      right
      to
      strike,
      I
      am
      very
     
     
      concerned
      by
      the
      current
      turn
      of
     
     
      events.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      crossed
      the
      picket
     
     
      line
      to
      get
      to
      the
      Dining
      Hall
      to
     
     
      get
      my
      meals.
      I
      was
      under
      the
     
     
      belief
      that
      there
      was
      to
      be
      no
     
     
      picket
      line
      established
      there,
      but
     
     
      there
      is.
      I
      don’t
      have
      a
      problem
     
     
      with
      a
      strike,
      but
      the
      picket
      line
     
     
      and
      picketers
      have
      no
      right
      to
     
     
      harrass
      students.
     
    

    
     
      As
      students
      we
      have
      paid
      for
     
     
      meals,
      and
      I
      feel
      that
      I
      should
      get
     
     
      those
      meals.
      When
      I
      cross
      the
      -
     
     
      picket
      line,
      it
      is
      not
      because
      I
      am
     
     
      supporting
      Marriott’s
      position,
      it
     
     
      is
      because
      I
      want
      my
      food.
      I
      find
     
     
      it
      very
      disturbing
      to
      have
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      ~
      Concerned
      in
      Bernardine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      union
      members
      offer
      me
      a
      bread
     
     
      and
      butter
      sandwich
      for
      lunch
     
     
      because
      that
      is
      all
      they
      can
      afford
     
     
      on
      their
      salary.
      Unfortunately,
      I
     
     
      do
      not
      pay
      their
      wages,
      so
      it
      does
     
     
      little
      good
      to
      harrass
      me.
      As
      I
     
     
      was
      leaving
      the
      Dining
      Hall,
      I
      had
     
     
      an
      apple
      for
      later,
      and
      I
      heard
      a
     
     
      picketer
      remark
      “stealing
      a
      green
     
     
      apple.”
      This
      really
      bothered
      me.
     
     
      I
      have
      paid
      for
      this
      food
      and
      I
      was
     
     
      taking
      it
      to
      have
      later,
      so
      the
     
     
      picketers
      should
      not
      be
      saying
     
     
      such
      things
      to
      me.
      Personally,
     
     
      this
      harrassment
      does
      not
      make
     
     
      me
      support
      the
      union.
      I
      am
      not
      to
     
     
      blame
      for
      their
      grievances,
      and
      as
     
     
      such
      do
      not
      deserve
      to
      be
      put
      in
     
     
      the
      middle.
     
    

    
     
      I
      hope
      there
      is
      a
      resolution
     
     
      to
      this
      problem
      soon.
      In
      the
     
     
      meantime,
      I
      request
      that
      the
      union
     
     
      members,
      whose
      cause
      may
      be
     
     
      well
      and
      just,
      remember
      that
      the
     
     
      students
      are
      not
      the
      enemy,
      and
     
     
      harrassing
      us
      is
      not
      the
      way
      to
     
     
      make
      Marriott
      respond;
      it
      may
      in
     
     
      effect
      have
      the
      opposite
      result.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Yvonne
      MacKean,
     
    

    
     
      Bernardine
      Hall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      my
      concern
      for
      the
      environ-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ha
      ¢
      heard
      about
      the
      caf
      strike.
      That
      is
     
    

    
     
      t
      I
      want
      to
      publicize
      is
      the
      use
      of
     
    

    
     
      |
      acknowledge
      the
      fact
      that
      due
      to
      the
      strike
     
     
      S.
      s.
      1
      fly
      want
      to
      ee
      out
      the
      EN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      r
      ed
      per
      ‘meal
      as
      diy
      are
      Catone
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      our
      environment
      is
      going
      to
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      strike
      please,
      Marriott,
      give
      the
      workers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      employees
      of
      the
      Universi-
     
     
      ty’s
      food
      service
      department
      are
      prepar-
     
     
      ing
      for
      a
      strike
      vote
      on
      February
      6th,
     
     
      1996.
      Negotiations
      broke
      off
      in
      De-
     
     
      cember
      and
      conciliation
      was
      set
      for
     
     
      January
      16th
      and
      17th,
      1996,
      In
      the
     
     
      course
      of
      conciliation
      the
      company,
     
     
      Marriott
      corporation
      made
      their
      first
     
     
      and
      final
      monetary
      offer.
      This
      offer
      was
     
     
      0%
      the
      first
      year,
      0%
      the
      second
      year
     
     
      and
      1%
      the
      third
      year.
     
    

    
     
      _
      Some
      people
      could
      probably
      live
     
     
      with
      this
      offer
      if
      they
      were
      making
     
     
      $15.00
      or
      $20.00
      an
      hour.
      Did
      you
     
     
      know
      that
      65%
      of
      the
      workers
      in
      the
     
     
      food
      service
      department
      are
      earning
     
     
      $4.75
      an
      hour
      and
      that
      the
      average
      wage
     
     
      of
      all
      their
      employees
      is
      between
      $6.00
     
     
      and
      $7.00
      an
      hour.
     
    

    
     
      The
      company
      is
      hoping
      that
      the
     
     
      university
      students
      that
      are
      employees
     
     
      in
      the
      food
      service
      department
      as
      part-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _time
      workers,
      will
      cross
      the
      workers’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      picket
      line
      and
      do
      the
      work
      for
      this
      anti-
     
     
      union
      company.
      We
      are
      urging
      these
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      to
      honour
      our
      picket
      line
      and
     
     
      to
      apply
      for
      their
      strike
      pay
      the
      same
      as
     
     
      all
      the
      the
      workers
      at
      Marriott
      Corpora-
     
     
      tion.
     
    

    
     
      We
      sincerely
      apologise
      to
      all
      the
     
     
      university
      students
      for
      any
      disruptions
     
     
      that
      may
      occur
      during
      the
      strike
      but
      the
     
     
      workers
      in
      this
      department
      deserve
      a
     
     
      fair
      wage
      for
      the
      work
      they
      do
      and
      for
     
     
      the
      service
      they
      supply.
      A
      raise
      of
      four
     
     
      or
      five
      cents
      over
      the
      course
      of
      three
     
     
      years
      is
      nothing
      short
      of
      an
      absolulte
     
     
      insult
      to
      workers
      who
      have
      served
      this
     
     
      community
      for
      as
      many
      as
      20
      years.
     
    

    
     
      As
      you
      are
      probably
      aware,
      the
     
     
      union,
      U.F.C.W
      local
      864,
      will
      be
     
     
      recommending
      that
      the
      workers
      vote
      in
     
     
      favour
      of
      a
      strike
      and
      again
      we
      would
     
     
      ask
      that
      the
      students
      employed
      with
      this
     
     
      company
      to
      honour
      our
      picket
      line.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ray
      Gallant
     
     
      Union
      President
     
     
      U.F.C.W.
      Local
      864
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      2.
      The
      Hunger
      Response
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      of
     
     
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      (EEG)
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      (L/HR)
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      If
      you
      crave
      something
      really
      satisfying,
      experiment
      with
     
     
      a
      Subway
      Footlong
      sandwich.
      With
      our
      fresh-baked
      bread
     
     
      and
      loads
      of
      fresh
      fixin’s,
      we've
      sure
      it
      will
      be
      a
      success.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
        
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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