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tives of the Civil Service law,
namely, benefit to the employees
through the betterment of work
ing conditions, and
WHEREAS, its adoption causes a
maximum of resentment and dis
satisfaction among employee in
that it imposes restrictions and is
discriminatory with relation to
other public employment in Fed
eral and sister state agencies, as
Well as in private industry, and
WHEREAS, it is not to the best in
terests of the public, in that
through such restrictions and dis
crimination the efficiency and
willingness of the employees in
his service to the public is im
paired, and
WHEREAS, it was clearly demon
strated in the public hearings be
fore the Civil Service Commission
concerning the matter of work
ing hours that the public, as well
as state employees were definitely
in sympathy with and in favor of
the 40 hour 5 day week for public
employees, and the action of the
Civil Service Commission in adopt
ing a contrary ruling is arbitrary
and unwarranted,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE
SOLVED, that this Association
definitely goes on record as favor
ing the 40 hour 5 day a week plan
for all state employees, that the
matter of staggering or otherwise
promulgating its operation be left
to the administrative heads of the
various agencies, and that what
ever steps may be necessary to put
such plan into operation and to
enforce its terms be offiically tak
en by the Board of Directors of
the Oregon State Employees As
sociation.
Resolution unanimously passed.
It was the recommendation of the
committee that the following resolu
tion be adopted:
WHEREAS, the adopted Rules and
Regulations of the Civil Service
Commission allow sick leave accu
mulation credits to a maximum of
ninety days, and
WHEREAS, the present Rules and
Regulations recognize said individ
ual credit status as of November
1, 1946, as being that in force in
the particular division in which
the employee works, which rule