The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin • 29

Even After Transfer of Firm Bus Drivers Still Don't I Know Who The Boss Is rights agreed to in the federal November we gave the city six labor agreement as yet unap- months to get its house in order By TOM FOLEY (Of The Capital Times Staff) With tender of a check for oroved by the City Council. Theiby agreeing to an extension of wait?" Eaton suggested that council approval of the labor provision, necessary for the city's federal aid application, "would get us partly over the hump in agreement is up for considera- the labor agreement until May $824,861.97 today, the City of Madison formally took over operation of the city's bus system, tion at next Tuesday's council 10." meeting. "We didn't take advantage of "If the council decides them then we gave up talking effective one minute after mid against that agreement, all some valuable rights by He also urged the city to for- extending that agreement, 'mally make Madison Transit those matters will become part of our wage negotiation package," Eaton said. "Look," Eaton said bluntly today, indicating the shortening based only on a 37.5 cent hourly wage boost," he said. "What have they been doing all this time?" he asked.

"And night tonight. But the transfer will not resolve one matter considered vital to the continued running of the bus system past the May 10 expiration date of the labor agreement with the Teamsters private contractors, thus avoiding difficulties presented by the agency shop question. Agency shop agreements are legal for private employers. temper of union members, "last how long are we supposed to Union, which represents bus drivers and employes. That unsolved question is whether the drivers will become city employes after the takeover or whether they will be em ployes of the private firm hired by the city to run the system.

In other words, as Teamster officer Donald Eaton said of the takeover from the Madison Bus Company today, "Who will the drivers be working for the city or a private contractor? The distinction is important in The assets of the Madison Bus Company were formally transferred from the hands of compny president William H. Straub to Principal Asst. City Atty. Robert Semrad today. City control over the bus system will begin one minute past midnight tonight.

Present at today's transfer were, from left: bus attorney Eugene Gehl, Straub, Director of Transportation John Bunch, City Comptroller Paul Reilly, and Semrad. (Staff photo by Carmie Thompson) several respects, one of the more important being that pr- vate employes have the right to strike, but municipal employes lift 4 1 (i'iW'-'v VAfW THE CAPITAL TIM at least theoretically do not Other distinctions include employes bargaining rights and en MADISON, Thursday, April 30, 1970 forced contributions to the state 29 retirement fund. Municipal employes are felt to have less fa vorable bargaining rights than private employes. The question of bargaining status is particularly important See Seminole Highway Turned into 'Speedway 20th Warders Swear, Shout Over Beltline Plans with the end of the present labor agreement looming only 10 days away, tawn said mat "it a pretty strong possibility" that Teamsters would halt bus oper ations if no new agreement were not made by May 11. for redesigning by the city traf Eaton said he had been ad fic engineers.

best to cope with the increasing fury of the audience. Myhre said the Beltline changes were aimed at increas vised by the City Attorney's of Somerfeld said the changes fice that any agreement made after the date could not legally were needed to expedite m-creasing traffic, while 13th' Ward Aid. Richard Landeraf ing the highway's capacity, im be made retroactive to the prior proving its operation, and re ducing accidents. stressed the need for a safe expiration date. "The usual procedure in crossing for school children.

When asked if the project was inevitable, he shrugged help bargaining deadlock is for em "Nobody questions your mo ployes to keep working past the lessly and said initial bids are tives; what we question is your judgment," a man told Somer expiration date on the provision scheduled to be let next week. IIIIiiBE! that the new contract will be Mrs. Ruck was asked to draw feld. "That's why we're here to retroactive. If it can't be retroactive, there's not much sense night." up a petition for residents opposing 'the Beltline plans to in working until there is a con Members of Foundations for Friendship, Inc.

here display a sign announcing a carnival which will be held on Sunday May 17 at the South Madison Day Care Center from 1 to 5 p.m. Proceeds from the carnival, which will feature a magician, fortune-teller and puppet show as well as many games and prizes, will go to further equip and maintain the Day Care Center. Pictured here, left to right, are Alice D'Alessio, carnival chairman; Beth Knight, games and prizes; Elaine McLeod, food chairman; Jean Rash, ticket chairman; and Mary Matthews, games. (Staff photo by Carmie Thompson) sign. Another lively debate oc tract," Eaton said.

Most of those objecting to the intersection changes said they lived in the immediate vicinity Jane Ruck Somerfield of the city's Traffic Engineering Department and Harold Myhre, planning and design engineer with the State Division of Highways tried their However, it was learned curred on the subject of the today that while retroactivity is Odana Monroe Nakoma in and did not feel the traffic problem there was serious. technically banned by law, tersection, which is scheduled prior City Council resolution ap Assembly Aspirant Hits GOP on Pollution proving an agreement reached Bucnzli Continues Crackdown at a later date would, in effect, give a new contract Wiley Keynotes W. Madison By ROSEMARY KENDRICK (Of The Capital Times Staff) Anger over the automobile and the problems it causes for society turned a 20th Ward meeting Wednesday night into a bitter shouting match. About 100 residents confronted two beleaguered traffic engineers, who tried to defend plans to upgrade the Beltline Highway to a six-lane freeway with limited access through ramps and interchanges. Phase One, scheduled to begin in 1971, will reconstruct the highway betweenNakoma and Fish Hatchery Roads.

Specifically, those attending the meeting objected to an exit ramp planned for Seminole Highway, which they said would "make a residential area into a speedway." They jeered. They taunted and challenged. They swore. They all shouted at once. "We don't have to swallow this stuff," said one man.

"I'm not being violent, but we don't have to take it." Another called the plans "asinine" and claimed that "no engineer in his right mind" would divert heavy traffic onto Seminole. "Why do we need this?" they asked. "Why do we have to spend our money this way?" "Traffic is moving so fast, there's no place for human beings any more," said one man. "Where's the improvement?" they shouted. "You're making it worse." But city officials differed today on whether the city's Second Demonstrator Gets Jail Term in Police Clash Race ivith Sales Tax Blast newly formed subsidiary of American Transit called Madison Service made the firm merely an agent of the (Of The Capital Times Staff) IfJI man," was said to have urged a County Judge William L.

the disorderly conduct conviction to as much as 90 days in city or a private contractor of bus services to the city. crowd of youths to oppose police. jail. 1 i today con'inued his crackdown on student dissenters convicted of il'icit behavior dur This was the second time in Atty. John M.

Wiley today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Assembly seat from West Madison. He did so with a blast at Republican inaction on pollution and the GOP Legislature's enactment of the 4 per cent sales two consecutive days that Judge Teamsters must bargain as municipal employes under the agency status, but must bargain as private employes if Madison Transit has become a private 3mployer. ing violent demonstrations in the campus area. Judge Buenzli sentenced Mi Buenzli has jailed persons con victed of offenses committed chael Allen MacLauren, 26, a during violent student demon Asked why he did it, MacLauren said this morning that "It was not an indiscriminate act. I served three years in the military and they teach you certain things there like ca-meraderie." He said his rallying cry was issued when he saw "three policemen subduing a friend of mine who was not resisting." strations.

He has made it clear tax. veteran and University of Wisconsin student, to 45 days in jail as part of a probationary term Wiley's announcement today that the jailings are to serve ay warnings to others who may become involved in such disrup Madison Transit, under either arrangement, has been given he power to negotiate a new labor agreement with bus drivers. The first negotiating session began at 10 a.m. today. assured a democratic primary of one year.

MacLauren had contest for the post since Atty. lions, and commented today that such sentences should pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge that was brought against him for his part serve as a deterrent. Still dangling are Teamster John P. Morris announced his candidacy Wednesday. Still another potential candidate, Mrs.

Edward (Midge) Miller, attended Wiley's press conference in an April 18 confrontation be Judge Buenzli emphasized that MacLauren's jailing was not, in Use of Shorewood School Denied The 20th Ward's new alder tween youths and police in the Mifflin-Bassett Street area. fact, a "sentence," but a condi- KC (I tion of his probation. Mac man, Jane Ruck, said the ward residents have been "dumped Lauren, if convicted during his on" and asked what redress probationery term of violating any conditions of that probation, could then be "sentenced" for MacLauren, described sst. Dist. Atty.

Michael Za-leski as "a complete gentle they had. The two engineers Warren 'Dissent' Workshop Moves To First Unitarian Society Organizers of a workshop on a quorum could not as a spectator. Also at the conference at the West Side Business Men's Clubhouse was Harold Fager, who faces a primary fight himself for the Democratic nomination for district attorney. He is opposed by Andrew Somers. Wiley also decried the treatment the University of Wisconsin has received from the be "Dissent, Disorder and Repres- gathered in time.

sion, who were denied use of An angry Mrs. Borisy Shorewood School, plan to hold charged today that Mrs. Doyle had led us to believe the meet the program Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the First unitarian So 2' i' John M. Wiley ponders a question at a press conference today where he announced his candidacy for the Assembly.

(Staff photo by Bruce Fritz) ciety, 900 University Bay Dr. ing would be held, but apparently she didn't want to go against Mr. Ritchie." The workshop, which will be The Community Forum, formed recently by a group of Shorewood and University preceded by a meeting outside Shorewood School at 7:30, is open to residents of the Shore-, wood-Eagle Heights area according, to a spokesman, Mrs. Adrian Borisy. Houses residents to present pro "The University of Wisconsin is being seriously threatened by! prosecuted "the governor's pa-announce his support for Dyke legislative ill-will which jeop-! per-making friends in the Fox but did not serve on a commit-ardizes the budget so necessary I River Valley." I tec.

An announcement put out to its continued operation and He called the sales tax "a Dyke people in 1967 said he growth," he said. "We are pre- cruel blow to those living on had joined the "Bill Dyke for cariously close to losing many fixed Incomes and, of course, isj Mayor" committee and was ac-members of the fine faculty inflationary in nature since it tivities chairman. grams on current issues, plans to seek future use of Shorewood School Monday at the school Workshop planners them board's meeting. top of our We re being repressed for selves "feel that we have been the victims of repression," said Mrs. Borisy.

"We are shattered which has helped the University' romes right off the achieve its present position of; disposable dollars." academic prominence." doing something very mild, i Wiley said he no longer sun- Mrs. Borisy insisted. "We're and amazed at the unfair reac just a group of middle class "Furthermore, there is a very real and imminent threat to the tion we've gotten.4' Friday's program is to in ported Dyke and has "real Asked his position on social questions about positions the matters, Wiley said that abor-j mayor has taken." lie cited the tion should not be a criminal of-mayor's proposal to place a fense and he considered birth 'moratorium on a a dc and people with kids at Shorewood School, who believe that individual citizens must take a stand." clude discussion by members of the Black Panther Party, wom academic freedom of the University through reactionary proposals to remove control from the Board of Regents and placing it in the Legislature," he added. control "a personal matter." He; mass gatherings. Bell Concert said there should be "no imped- "You don't declare a morato- lment to the free exercise of riUm on neonle' rlt-his" ho en's liberation movement, Welfare Rights Organization, Mother Jones Revolutionary League, and others.

Sponsors of the session, the Shorewood School Community Series to Start University of Wisconsin Caril-lonneur John Wright Harvey that choice" about birth Wiley expressed the opinion I In response to a question, he that his support of Mayor Wil- said he dropped out of the Dem-liam Dyke, a Republican, In ocratic Party from 1964 to 1969 1967 would not hurt him in the because he was "disappointed" Democratic primary because but refusod to elaborate, saying will open the 1970 series of Sunday bell concerts with a pro Forum, had sought to schedule 1 1 in Shorewood Elementary Wiley said the present Republican assemblyman, Rep. Robert O. Uehling, has not displayed any friendship toward the University. Wiley contended the Republi School but their permit was later denied by Madison Super gram of old and new favorites at 5 p.m. Sunday.

Doors will be opened at 4:30 tne people of the west bide "arc, it was "a personal matter." interested in the issues." Also, the MNA, presenting certificates of appreciation to Sy Levey, owner of the Rock-A-Bye Youth Center, 1957 Winnebago Walter Mason and Ray Lang who run the Olds Seed 722 Williamson St. (Staff Photo by Carmie Thompson) Two East Side businesses were cited Wednesday night by the Marquette Neighborhood Association (MNA) for remodeling projects which helped upgrade the character of the area. Shown here, from the left: Warren Lehman and Fred Hiestand, president and vice president, respectively, of intendent of Schools Douglas S. Ritchie. From there, the sponsors tried to get action by the cans have been dragging their there are a lot of Republicans on the West Side, he said.

p.m. for those interested in touring the tower. The series of recitals will continue through nc classed nimscit as a "moderate Democrat." His wife, Ann, and two daughters were present at the news conference. feet on pollution. He said they have "busted" a few small cheese factories but have not Wiley, a former Democratic full Board of Education.

But board member Mrs. Ruth Doyle the Christmas season. county chairman, said he did.