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1948 OSEA General Council
Meeting Reported in Brief
The General Council meeting of the
Oregon State Employees Association
was held in Portland November 19, 20
and .¿ p i 1948 at the Heathman Hotel.
Forty-eight delegates from forty-four
Chapters were present, together with
the officers, directors and many chap
ter members and visitors.
As the lst-quarter 1949 issue of this
magazine will contain the complete
minutes of the meeting, we will give
here only a brief account of what was
discussed and what actions were taken.
These actions, set forth by subject m at
ter and adopted by the Council as its
policies, áre as follows:
W ORKING CONDITIONS:
1. Regular pay days. be established
and maintained for all employees. Board
of Directors to plan methods of having
this made effective.
2. That the 40-hour, 5-day week be
made effective for all employees.
3. That all state employees be paid
on a monthly rate basis.
4. That the conditions in which and
under which the employees work should
be investigated and steps taken to cor
rect any which are detrimental to the
efficiency of public service.1 I
CIVIL SERVICE:
1. To investigate conditions regard
WAGES AND SALARIES:
ing status of auditors and income tax
1. Approved a resolution that effec
field agents of the Tax Commission,
tive January 1, 1949 the wage and sal-
and to take appropriate action to pro
ary'schedules for state employees be (a)
mote and protect their interests as they
on the present basic wage schedules un
may be affected by interpretations of
der Civil Service plus the present cost
Chapter 496, Oregon laws.
of living adjustment, or (b) on the new
<2. Thai funds provided Civil Service
basic wage schedules proposed by the
Commission
be ample to provide better
Civih'Seryice Commission; whichever is
service to the State and its employees.
the higher.
3. That department-employed perr
2. That pay scales recommended by
sonnel of ficers be given responsibility
the Civil Service Commission, ana
^ ^ V s d i^ p r e s e n t parity pay with oth- and authority fully to discharge their
duties?**
er states, federal service and industry;
4. That the operations* of Civil Ser
foyCeach position and classification.
vice be-given more publicity to em-
Exchange time practiH to .b e abol- ployees and the public.
ished and employees be paid for,over
5. That Civil Service Commission
time work at a minimum rate of time
rules
and regulations., ¿elating to vaca
and one-half.
tion and overtime conform with prin
4. State emergency fu n d should carry ciples in effect, in other states, federal
an amount for the adjusting of wage agencies and industry.
S iédules
friéces.sárv^ to meet increasW.
6. That Civil Service Commission be
ing' living costs and to maintain a par- composed of three members appointed
ity:|scale of wages during the next bi as follows: one by the Governor from
ennium.
the State-at-large; one by the Governor
5. The questions of perdiem allow from a ¡.list of thryenartfes?'submitted by
ances and the conducting of wage sur organizations of classified service State
veys, were referred to the Board of Di employees; and the other o n e t o be
rectors for study and action.
chosen by the two Governor appointees.