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Mr. Chidsey moved that the board
of directors submit to the Civil Serv
ice Commission a memorandum request
ing that this program be worked out
as it is possible and as the funds are
available, as a part of our pressure
program. Motion carried.
Chapters to Be Notified
Mr. South wick asked about a resolu
tion- from SIAC Chapter No. 2 0_ which
had been tabled at the General Council
meeting and President White stated that
as a part of the program of the board
of directors each chapter would be noti
fied as to what happened to the resolu
tions. As to the resolution in question,
the president stated the General Coun
cil felt it dealt with what was going
on in Washington, D.C., and did not
particularly interest state employees.-
Highway Dept. Per Diem Policy
fied of the action. Motion carried and
Mr. Smith was -instructed to fpllow
through.
Cost of Living Adjustment
The next resolution for considera
tion was the one dealing w ith the $42«
per month increase to be known as 1
cpst of living adjustment. The resplu-
tion Was sent to the Board of Control
on December 5, 1947, and the secretary
previously had read the Board of Con
trol’s reply. The governor, also fiat!
acknowledged the resolution on the day
it was filed.
President White stated that asevery-
one was familiar with the action'taken
and the outcome no further explana
tion was necessary. He said the Associa
tion had not waited for the meeting
pf the ¡board of directors to put forth
the second effort. As soon as the deci
sion had been received, Mr. Stewart
made arrangements for a meeting with
Governor Hall, which was held on
Thursday, and the meeting with the
assistant budget director is scheduled^
for the coming week.
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Resolution from The Dalles Chapter
No. 9, regarding highway maintenance
and extra gang crew per diem, was re
ferred to thè incoming officers by the
General Council, to be handled as they
saw fit.
R. M. Smith led the discussion by Publicity Policies Discussed
A t this time the letter ‘from Salem
stating that the subject of wages and
per diem of these crews had been dis Chapter No. 1: was again brought'1 up
cussed at length and that it was all with regard to state-wide newspaper
within the jurisdiction of the Civil campaign for publicity on employees’
Service Commission; that if there are objectives, particularly the salary ques
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discrepancies the commission should tion.
M r.’More lock stated he believed the
straighten them out; that he did not
believe the directors were justified in publicity should be a continuous propo
appointing a committee from the high sition and that the Association ^should
way department or any other depart adopt some sort of policy to be ad
ment to discuss the problem with the justed ias circumstances direct- He zsaid
employers, but that the matter should quite possibly the Association would
be discussed with the Civil Service be unable to afford the type of indi
Commission. Mr. O’Neil said he be vidual who might be keen enough to
lieved the m atter should be handled get this across, but that he felt this
by the Director of Civil Service for was a most important phase, of the
the Association. Mr. Ericksen said the organization’s operation;
Mr. O’Neil stated he had quite ■
same resolution had been referred to the
board of directors for three different few letters from state employees alon’
years and he believed Mr. O’Neil’s sug the same line.of thought. He believed
the Association should get someone
gestion should be followed.
Motion was made that the subject specializing ft in high-powered publicity
be referred to the Director of Civil ¡methods to see that it gets across prop-
Service apd that he take the matter • erlÿ.
Mr. Query expressed the opinion that
up with the Civil Service Commission
and the highway department be noti there are two kinds of publicity and