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13 The roll was called by the Secretary and a quorum was present. Report of Working Conditions Com mittee whs presented by E. F. Chidsey- WC B Columbia Chapter No. 34 ancb WC-f^Oregon'Vo’cational School Chap ter No. 36 concerned I req u es||f or two pay ¿ays" a month. Due to. the fact that the Association has asked the Depart m e n t ® speed up ¿their accounting di- visionsfWMhe employees can be as sured of regular pay days, the com mittee |tgK^|Sed, to ask for- two pay- rolls a month. The Highway Depart ment has eliminated two pay days on extra*crev£s, but they do pay per diem twice a month. The committee recommended that no action be taken on this matter at this time. Columbia Chapter No. 34, had no objection^ Oregon Vocational School Chapter No. 36, made no ob jection. (Committee recommendation approved by Council) . ' WC 3, Klainath Falls c t a pjSta No. 12; WC 6, Albany Chapter No. T^rand WC 11, Newport Chapter No. 11, garding regular pay days for all em- plbyeetsV ,i The committee gibm itted the 'fol lowing in lieu B g these" resolutions: “Urge immediate correction of irregu la r pay check, deliveries.” (Adopted by General Council) . I WC 4, Klamath Falls Chapter No. 12; WC 9, Newport C h a p ® No. 11; WC 12, Tillamook Chapter No. 15 and WC-13, The Dalles Chapter :Ho. 9, re- qf t B |d 40 hour-five "day week. Committee substitution, to-wit: ^“Committee fqelsj matter has been covered by previous action of Council anddurges Board of Directors to con tinue the work of eventually securing a 40 hour w eekjgryallIffete employees B | B H pay with private industry.” I AdopteisT^Gen|Kal Council) I WC 5, Astoria Chapter No. 8; WC 8, Tillamook Chapter No. 15; WC 10, Newport^Chapter No. 11, requested all ¿Employees to be placed on monthly i^alariesHH Committee substitution, to-wit: “Committee refers the council actionM &#ye^ on policy of placing all regular state employees on a monthly salary. I Request I continued action and every effort be made to secure sâmé,” I "(Adopted by General Council). WC 7, Roundup Chapter No."24, re garding st'eps’iS r hourly employees. The committee.- recommended that no action be taken on this resolution as this reqüèst wouldlbe^liminated by the previous resolution placing all regular employees on a monthly sal ary. -(Committee recommendation ap proved by Council). WC 14, Salem Chapter No. 1. That in the interests of efficient nubficlser- vice, theWollowing improvements in working^ conditions should be in ef fect: (1) State offices and all state-r; ^fdrni‘s:6 e%>gSS^ ^ ^ ^ ©uld^.bW properly ventjlafed^hated and maintained; (2) Proper famSBes for rest period relax- ation should be provided; (3) Person nel officers in departments^should op erate to know the difficulties which disturb employees and should recom mend and work foi? corrective meas-1 ures;- (4) The comfort, health and ^BW-being of .emplpyeesf should be of concern to the employèr and he shoulddshow true consideration there of. Committee substitution, to-wit: Adopt sect ion s||~2|-3-4 and add, “The Committee recommends that any con- [the. princi- ples involved in this resolution be in- ^ ^ S i ^ t é d and steps taken I for th eir. immediate correction.” (Referred to Executive Secretary ¿by- Council)??*! WC 15, Salem Chapter No. 1. Ex change time and; overtime be allowed for all supervising employees. This matter' had already been ^povew d I in the wages and hours section and the committee felt ’ftra a ro ^ lu tio n should not have been submitted to the Work ing Conditions CommittëeT It already- |ggajto.eeh taken care of. (No Action). Report of the Retirement Committee Wà | ^ prèsëhted by J. ?E, Morelock, Chairr^^^M Mr. Morelock-' remarked that the committee was .pr^ssed^for time as it . had ;.to ^consider étions. R 1, Columbia -Chapter No. 34.1 Re-- tirement after 20 years of continuous service.- ^C om m itt^^^ recommendation was do not pass. (Committee report adopted)...
