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• The President's Message
All people have their troubles and
state employees seem to have their
^ B ir e at the present time. The world is
a turmoil and our problems reflect
that disturbed condition. State em
ployees at present are confronted with
an economic situation that is indefinite
and disturbing, and with a wage
structure lacking in flexibility and
adequacy, we are naturally apprehen
sive. There is also a labor shortage in
many types of work, an increased
amount of work to be done, and lack of
equipment to do it. It is no wonder
there is a certain amount of dissatisfac
tion and unrest, and some state em
ployees are jittery and short-tempered.
They are beset by all kinds of aggrava
tions and it is difficult to appraise
things in their true value under these
conditions.
B However, now is the time, when
^conditions are turbulent, for state em
ployees to think clearly, and to evalu
ate carefully the things going on
around us. Which of them are import
ant and which of them later on will
appear insignificant? Which of them,
will benefit state employees permanent
ly and which may be injurious?
We must maintain our ideals and a
clear perspective. We must do this even
while we have to simultaneously strug
gle to keep abreast of economic condi
tions. In other words the battle of the
pay check.
Three years ago when the OSEA was
founded a peaceful and beneficial rev
olution was also started. For the first
time state employees got together,
Ofcayed together and worked for com-
^roon aims, for the welfare of the state
as well as the welfare of its employees.
We have achieved much in a short
time. For those who might doubt I’ll
list briefly:
(1) 60 days sick leave for over 1000
hourly employees.
Floyd A. Query
(2) Pay increases of 11c an hour
and $20.00 per month for a
large group of employees whom
we could prove were badly un
derpaid.
(3) With the League of Oregon Ci
ties and other groups secured
passage of a sound retirement
act.
(4) Wrote and sponsored the Civil
Service Law which was enacted.
(5) A $10.00 per month wage in
crease on a state wide basis.
(6) Under the proposed Civil Ser
vice rules all state employees
will have 90 days sick leave ac
cumulation at 1 /z days per
month service.
(7) Equal pay for equal work is one
of the fundamentals in the new
Civil Service Law.
These are some of the results which
have been accomplished by working
sincerely and unselfishly together.
We have asked for the right of col-
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