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Headquarter's Digest
The main activities of your execu
tive secretary during the past two
months have been centered almost en
tirely around Civil Service.
Two public hearings have been held.
One on Rules and Regulations and one
on Position Classification. The Oregon
State Employees Association was well
represented at both of these hearings
and presented to the Civil Service Com
mission the requests of the various
chapters and their members. Due credit
should be given to the Civil Service
Committee, who worked diligently,
both in committee and with Mr. Col
man, to the best interests of the OSEA
members.
The Civil Service Commission has
not as yet announced their decisions
on either of the public hearings. Chap
ters will be notified of any such an
nouncements.
Letters from Governor Earl Snell and
State Budget Director George K.
Aiken have been received by your ex
ecutive secretary in response to the
letter and data sent to them regarding
the OSEA policy of parity pay. They
have assured us that due consideration
would be given those proposals of the
Association.
The Governor has already announced
that adequate salaries must be provided
for our state employees, and the Gov
ernor is taking a personal and definite
interest in this problem which the Gov
ernor defines as “ acute.”
Mr. Aiken said in part, "May I ex
press appreciation of the spirit in which
the letter was written and assure you
that within the framework of the
State’s income and mindful of the prin
ciple outlined of parity pay for em
ployees in all departments performing
like work, everything will be done by
this office to achieve the objectives
sought.”
Following the hearing on the Pay
Plan your executive secretary plans to
spend considerable time visiting the
chapters. An itinery is being worked
out now and chapters will be notified
in advance of these visits.
The object of the visits will be to
review with the members the OSEA
activities of the past few months and
to help in any way possible with the
membership drive.
There were approximately 7900
people in the classified service during
the summer-time employment peak.
This figure includes part-time and sea
sonal employees, but it does not include
employees on the academic staff of our
institutions of higher education who
are eligible for membership in OSEA.
This is a challenge to every OSEA
member. Are we going to meet the
challenge or let some other organiza
tion do it for us? Growth in member
ship means strength in organization.
Membership is increasing as is indi
cated by the following tabulation. The
tabulation shows only the new mem
bership since January 1, 1946. How is
your chapter doing?
Chapter
Approx. No. slnee
Jan. 1, 1946
Salem Chapter No. 1— --------- —~ 151
Roseburg Chapter No. 2 ---- u—»— 18
Bend Chapter No. 3____ — ------- 42
La Grande Chapter No. 4 .............. 50
Rose City Chapter No. 5_______ 79
Eugene Chapter No. 5 ---------------- 17
Albany Chapter No. 7 -- ------------- 34
Astoria Chapter No. 8 ____ :_____ 32
The Dalles Chapter No. 9____-___ 22
Coquille Chapter No .1 0 ------------- 12
Newport Chapter No. 11------------ 3
Klamath Falls Chapter No. 12____ 30
John Day Chapter No. 13 ____ ___ 6
Marshfield Chapter No. 1 4 ______ 7
Tillamook Chapter No. 15________ 8
Crater Lake Chapter No. 16— ___ 5
Portland Chapter No. 17_________ 77
Marion Chapter No. 18___________ 28
Capitol Chapter No. 19__________ 12