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About The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1948)
4 not be difficult for us to come to an that actuarily the rates should be in agreement with them on the new pay creased. plan for the biennium July 1, 1949 to FINANCIAL The report of our Secretary and Trea June 30, 1951. Our Legislative Com surer, Ruth Jaynes, will show a marked mittee (Floyd Query, Chairman) has improvement in the financial position of been doing an outstanding Job on the the Association, all deficits eliminated wage problem and will present a com and a surplus on hand. This is the direct plete report to you. This Committee will also make recommendations as to what result of our increase in membership, should be done about salaries and wages which as you all know is the difference for the first six months of 1949, and between failure and success. an emergency fund to be available in CLOSING REMARKS In addition to the salary adjustment the event of continued cost of living increase. As far as I am concerned, we and the remarkable increase in member ship as I have indicated to you, the As must have "parity pay.” sociation was instrumental in obtaining RETIREMENT Your committee on Retirement (J. E. other objectives which will be referred Morelock, Chairman) has been care to in the report of our Executive Secre fully considering some important chan tary. Our employed staff, Forrest Stewart, ges in our Retirement Law and will present recommendations to you. I per Executive Secretary; Jean Brimacombe, sonally believe that it is exceedingly im Secretary and Accountant; and our A t portant at this time for us to request a torney, F. Leo Smith, continue out substantial increase in "prior service standing in their work for the Associa credit.’)-In faqt, I have advocated that tion, and I especially commend them to the amount be raised to $5.00 per month you. for each year of prior service up to 20 During the year I attended meetings years. There are other important amend of a majority of the Association Chap- ments which the Committee has had I ters and discussed our mutual problems under, consideration, H of which will with them. I accepted every invitation be outlined to you in the report. received with the exception of Klamath Falls No. 12 and La Grande No. 4, and INSURANCE Our group insuranceghas not been as I am indeed sorry that I was unable to successful as was anitcipated. As of Sep- meet with all chapters during my term tember 30, 1948, 1503 persons were oTfôffiçeÀw under the plan— 603 members, 462 To me it has been a pleasure to serve spouses and 438 children. The Highway you^and an honor to be a member of an Commissio ns, r e f t o make payroll Association dedicated to the welfare of deductions has been a barrier as it ap the State of Oregfmand its employees. plies to our membership with that de partment. Your board made every ef Yofl can accomplish more with a fo rt, to bring about their cooperation, backbonethan a wishbone. and I personally called upon T. H. Ban- field, Chairman, early last spring in an attempt to secure results, all to no avail. People who monkey around often Your committe on insurance (Dave find themselves working for peanuts. Cameron, Chairman) will have a com plete report for you and will make recommendations. I understand the Flat doesn’t mean level when applied ^com pany is willing to continue the plan at the isame^rates, although they state to heads.
