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SANITATION WORKERS DISPUTE if regular workers do refuse to work August 19th. -Oldland stated that the city will continue to refuse to respond to demands or ultimatums butindicated some complaints sanitation workers may be resolved soon. Oldland stated that “mo action on a pay raise for the sanitation workers will be 2003. ° | _ taken until a scheduled review of pay_raises for sanitation PE x, workers and other .city jobs is completed around the end of . the year. According to the article, the kLahona City. Youth a Cou _of the NAACP has pledged to stan ae me ront of fae ie th trucks to halt ‘sanitation operaciones aa _. August 19th he workers, stri oft wf iG mara ). Pe le erie! Asrock 2 df fed. 4 1K ch aes e August 13, 1! 69, issue of the "Dally OkYahonan” ‘yeflects that City Manager Oldiand would meet on Kugust 13, | 1969, and August 14, 1969, with city sanitation workers for ewe ‘a general dialogue and briefing on new working conditions. p, Oldland outlined the new job conditions which includes a nee Sra sd . five-day, 40-hour week beginning September 2, 1969. He had | . |. presented this report on Fob conditions and changes to the ; —. Oklahoma City Council on August 12, 1969, and the council members approved the report and ‘urged Oldiand to make the _ same report directly to the sanitation workers. The article | quotes Mrs. Clara Luper, Advisor to the NAACP Youth Council, ——~ as stating she did not think the sanitation workers will be satisfied with Oldland's program. She said she felt a pay increase which has been rejected by Oldland is a key _issue to the workers. According to the article, State... ...- Senator E. Melvin Porter, former NAACP official in Oklahoma os City, said he is personally satisfied that Mrs. Luper and =... “other supporters of the sanitation workers aren't planning ~~ ‘any activities involving violence. . He confirmed that several | ~ .East Side residents of Oklahoma City had asked him to check ~“ "on rumors that a sanitation strike may lead to violence and widespread disorder. He said that about 10 persons have expressed concern to him about the involvement of young | Dos -. men that have identified themselves as Black Panthers, . Sen vi” din the sanitation. controversy~ “ In addition, Porter =: =. ; lili o + stated that all indications he has indicate that the Black Panther group intends to follow Mrs. Luper's lead in making” “5. g@ non-violent stand on behalf of the sanitation workers. oe ye Porter stressed that he believes the sanitation workers have ~ Sy: “a legitimate complaint but said he ris some compromise * ‘ can be reached before August: 19, 1969 “ ae a, Thee, Peete ‘ay cr ‘ae = ee A characterization of the Black Panther Party - . “<a appears in the appendix section of this’ communication. -2- ‘ oS IM oR ES TR oe pat et Ome i Sette scree en meets eet tte . _ Tobwioss yy Aime oe : Dee ee : wo