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Garden City Telegram (Newspaper) - November 13, 1999, Garden City, Kansas Inside weather and More is at the Telegram web site. Saturday 75 cents november 13,1999 volume 70, number 270 46 pages 5 sections Imp employee group pushes to unionize local Plant Servantez said then Are numerous problems at Imp. Including loss cry benefits and insulting treatment by supervisors such As Yelling. A there Are a lot of problems we tried to address with management a Servantez said. A it seems like it goes in one ear and out the Carolyn Werner a 64-year-old cooler worker was the Only non hispanic passing our fliers Friday she said there s been talk of unionize Tion before but intimidation from Imp management has prevented it from happening. A people have been intimidated so much Over the years they re afraid Quot Werner said. A they be been told if there a a Union they re going to lose their Job the plants going to close Down and they re not going to have a place to employees May sue the company for lost Bonus Money according to the Lier a there will be an attorney at the sunday meeting to educate us on How we can participate in the demand of the Money owed to us by Abr Quot it states. A a done to let this Opportunity to recover the Money owed to you by Imp pass you by Quot Garcia said there Are about 2joo hourly employees at Imp and at least half of them will have to vote for unionization fix it to take place. A we need 51 he said a but it can be elusive title within reach Garden City High school students raise their hands and yell As the Buffalo football team kicks off to unction City after Steve Ramsey scored Ochs first touchdown Friday at memorial stadium. The buffs won the class 6a playoff contest 147 fans remember state playoffs past by Darrin Stineman Arnm Dennis Mesa was in familiar Ter Ettory Friday night he eras moaning on bad plays. High Wing friends on i play and otherwise doing ail he could to will Garden City High school s foot Ball team into the Claes 6a state championship game mess was a halfback and Defan save Bidi on the 1971 Ochs team that played in the school s first state championship game Outing 37-0 to Kamas City Bishop Ward Quot not a Fay goes by Quot Mesa said. Quot thai i can forget that score Throe subsequent trips to the Buffalo football state title game All in the by have resulted in disappointment for Buffalo fans. Last year May have been the worst As the Buffa blew a 3114 halftime Lead and lost 41-37 to Olathe North the loss have been More crushing the Buffa All but had the in the trophy Case before giving up a a Yard touchdown run on fourth Down and nine with lust Over a minute left in die game Ernie Ortiz and Larry Brun Garde who were sitting behind Mesa during Garden City s 14t Vio tory Over Junction City Friday night were at the title game last year in Manhattan Lee tooth psf a Strong finish sends Campaign Way Over top by Stott Rochat St Gansl Finney county United Way putted past the finish Lim and then some reporting a total of 9437j&5 Friday the final Day of the Cam Progn the amount was More than s1z000 above the 1435 Jolo pts the organization aet for hard this year a what can i say Quot said executive director Margaret Anderson Quot ifs almost a repeat of last year in a strange sort of Way last year the local chapter set a goal of 9413,01313 Only to top Bdl no by the campaigns end a last year. I thought they Awn looking at a said Dong Keller the Campaign chairman a next year we May want to bump it a Little he added that that would depend on How much the agricultural Economy recovered next year the biggest gift of the week was s corporate donation of 99,000 from Abr Quot it was Good to have Abr con Anderson said a they have s Long history of giving us a corp rate gift in that amount. Not to have it would have been startling ifs a big undertaking and we get a lot of cooperation from them a other contributors in the anal week included a 92.071 corporate gift from a Mart Matching employees Dollar for Dollar and Tsuu from Kennedy and Coe. Anderson said this year concerned her a Little More than last year s Campaign by part because the organization gave fewer presen Union but pleasant surprises also turned up including a 92j0u gift from Sears in Only its second year in business a was a utile More uneven this she said of the Campaign a some giving was Way Down so i wondered How we would make la up but ifs Majuig How it evened up it b United cerebral Pally of Kansas profiled. See Page Al was just meted by How it happened with us not knowing it Quot and Keller Quot i told Margaret today i let her do All the worry Keller said a she was going to Duvet us in the right Way to make the but then. Keller was we trained his wife. Temh is the for Mer Finney county untied Way director. Quot i had the Chance to really Dis cuss the duties and Ros puns Btu Uez of the drive chairman so there really weren t any he said both praised the Campaign s Volunteer which Anderson est i mated at a least 00 a the folks that volunteered to help Sally did a Good Job Quot Keller said a i think ifs the same As with any organization of Good people support you. Doing what they say do. It makes a big differ Quot i wish the rest of the United Imor m the state the Succow we be had this Anderson said Quot we really Shine Here in Southwest Kamas As a Community and in a really proud of the Finney county untied Why will hold an open House in celebrate a drive s completion from 4 in 5 pm Ihu nday a its offices. 919 e Kansas Rhyta. The Agency s Board meeting will follow afterwards a Bil 1999 Goat $425,000 reached $437,255 percent of goal 103% salvation army uses United Way funds to enhance youth programs a a it a Christian hut Acha 8, plays Pool thursday at the salvation army Fruth activities Center. United Why helps fund the organizations various youth programs which offer a Safe drug free environment. By Darrin Stineman Baff water Robert Deleon salvation army youth programs would t be the same without the United Why Finney county United Way provide 920,000 to the programs. Which offer a fun Safe drug free in a Trunnion with free or Low coat activities. Deleon youth program director and youth pastor at the salvation army 216 n. Ninth St Heads up a summer Day Camp from 8 a in to 3 to pm that includes an array of activities including Field trips to places like Scott state Park and the i Lodge City water Dales. A we just do All kinds of Ain learning activities in the morning. And in the afternoon we go out on a Field trip Quot Deleon Laid. Adding that typical activities include going swimming a taking in a movie. Allo during the summer Deleon takas groups to Camp to Kan in Kamas City a Cost is 920. Which Guez Tow Ards covering the campers Meads during the trip and a shirt last summer 47 kids from Ages 6 to u1 attended As dal 17 Between the a roof 13and la Deleon said during the school Jiaxu the Sal Vinton army has youth programs available As Well. It after a Friday night teen pro Gram that typically draws 30 to 40 kids Deleon said. A we teach character building every Friday evening to these teen Deleon said Quot we try to teach them but we Ako let them know that they can have am with out being involved in drug and a1 Cohol Quot after school each Day the Selva Tion army froth Center in open for football Pool and other Active Tiea. Deleon table a to to kids Tome in each Fay the Center is also open from noon to 7 pm saturday a ifs a free aet to try Center to provide a Safe clean environment for kids to go hang out after school Quot Deleon said Quot i know the funds we receive from the United Way gives in the ability to keep the youth Center open since its free we have no in come coming into it at All but we Dill have to pay our utilities and the staff that s Over there Quot an s1 Anni Bue Maea. Of by Chekan classified is a to comicab4 Donohue by Homes club Hooper by Horoscope i Kansas. Markets. Nation of obituaries a2 opinion. A Roundup a3 Southwest Ute by sports by by stay tuned. Al bib to uskngs.b3 weather As we Dongs by wha. I up by world deck Hie Halls Agency decorates Ville Trees by one win away Gohs advances to title game. I personal touch Miltond s Basket now open d8 conditions cited As main impetus by Darrin Stineman staff writer a group of Imp employees says working conditions have deter it rated dramatically in the last two years and they re taking a bold step to do something about it. During shift change Friday after Boon at the beef processing Plant two Miles West of Holcomb eight Imp employees distributed fliers an pouncing a a very important meet ing to determine whether hourly workers should unionize. The fliers printed in English to one Side and Spanish on the other had a bold headline Reading Quot it s about rights respect Justice and dignity Quot and implored workers to attend an informational meeting at 2 pm. Sunday at the Fairgrounds 3i building. Quot Don t miss this the fliers stated. A we expect to see you there. Supervisors will not be a1 Lowed Quot Frank Garcia a 47-year-old Garden City Man who works in ibis Slaughter division said the Call for unionization was prompted by increasingly poor treatment of hourly beef Industry employees. A there s a lot of stuff that has been taken away from us a Garcia Saki As he passed fliers to a largely hispanic wave of employees entering and exiting the Plant late Friday afternoon. Quot they had a Bonus program and they dropped it they gave us a 40cent raise and then they raised our insurance. Ifs gone rocket High a we want to get a Union con tract Down Here so they done to take nothing away from us anymore Quot comment from Imp officials was not immediately available late Fri Day afternoon. Doug Bolton the Plant s personnel director denied a request for an interview at 5 pm. Saying he would t be available until monday the Union movement is being organized by a group of employees that includes Garcia and several others including Dina Servantez a 3&yearold meat trimmer. Servantez would t say How Many people Are in the group behind the unionization movement. Quot ifs confidential right now Quot she Saki Friday As she passed hit fliers calling out at times in Spanish to emphasize the importance of attending sundays meeting

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