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Meeting of Directors
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bers because of present raise being
small.
R. M. Smith
Wage adjustments should be obtain
ed for those who have received no pay
increase in the last 16 years.
Wm. M. Burns, No. 17
Wages foremost problem. Employees
cannot cope with the high cost of liv
ing.
Ivan Dakin, No. 5
Discussed the meeting of his crew
with a representative of the A. F. of L.
A special dispensation is being given
state employees— $10.00 initiation fee,
amount of monthly dues not known.
I. A. DeFrance
In recognition of the distinctive
character and special nature of employ
ment in public service the Oregon
State Employees Association has ac
knowledged that government service is
different from other employment, and
the Association has recognized the ob
ligation of public employees to limit
the presentation of their case to peace
able methods. In turn it is the duty of
the state to avoid unfavorable condi
tion of public employment and pro
vide adequate machinery for the pre
vention and removal of employment
problems at their source. The state
should raise wages to parity to improve
the public service.
Others present pointed out that they
did not think anything would be ^
gained by opposing the A. F. of L.,
at present we have a number of mem-
bers who maintain membership in both
groups, that the OSEA fulfills a def
inite need for state employees.
George Aiken, Budget Director
of the State of Oregon
The state is in a different position
than private enterprise which if costs
go up can raise their retail prices. The
state operates under a biennial budget
adopted by the legislature two years in
advance. Having been unable to fore
see the present dilemma, the individual
department budgets are incapable of
handling the drastic cost of parity pay.
The appropriation departments, in
many cases, have already depleted their
funds, and have called on the e m e r ^ ^
gency board for assistance. Many o l^ V
the self-sustaining departments would
be able to grant a wage raise, but he
opposed favoritism or partiality for any
one department.
Capital Outlay, money that has been
carried over from year to. year, can be
used for no other purpose and a sug
gestion was made that legislative ac
tion might make some of this sum
available to finance a parity plan. He