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going up, but stated that not enough
money is now available to provide the
10% raise requested or a parity wage.
He spoke very highly of the Civil
rvice plan and felt that the classifi
cation program and pay plan would
provide more increases in wages.
He touched lightly on the building
program and said that many of the
contracts were being held up because
of the high cost of material. Mr. Aiken
spoke before the group for an hour and
a half and answered many questions,
stating that he felt the Administra
tion would go as far as possible in the
matter of salary raises and adjustments.
The Directors discussed the inade
quacy of the present wage scale, and
immediately plan action to improve
this situation. Many felt that unless
something was done a number of state
employees would terminate their em-
^^mloyment.
A motion was adopted that the
OSEA request the State Government to
recognize the Oregon State Employees
Association as the bargaining agent un
der the "Wagner Labor A ct” for state
employees of the State of Oregon; the
legal counsel to draft the necessary
documents to attain this end.
A motion was adopted that the
OSEA ask to have the next biennial
budget presented to the legislature
based on a parity wage as compared
with Washington, California, Federal
Government and Private Industry.
A motion was adopted that a special
committee of Public Education be ap
pointed to prepare data for publication
upon the number of employees self-
sustaining, the number and percentage
of employees quiting state employment,
comparative wage scales and the results
of non-parity pay.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
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action in the Pacific theatre. Before re
turning to work for the department,
he helped out in the local broccoli icing
plant, where he slipped while working
and lost an arm. Warren is now work
ing as the Roseburg area agent for a
Portland paper. Best of luck, Warren.
Edward Householder recently re
turned to his job with the Highway
department after his release from the
Army, after serving two years in the
E.T.O.
J . C. "Chappy” Chapman, resident
engineer at Myrtle Creek, has taken
a leave of absence for health reasons.
He expects to spend the next several
months resting up by the old fishing
hole at his home in Cascadia. George
Baker, recently made resident engineer,
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