The Oregon state employee., January 01, 1949, Page 6, Image 6

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despi lG -?th'e.-'|p^g^^H ^irjio\^ of -some
6,000? 1 mployees per year in the S tate’s
^ ^ M ^ ^ V Ia n y y n e w e m p iS ^ ^ K o lu n ^
tarily join up and support the OSEA
aims. Every employee would be a
m em ber if he realized the full value
of the Association and its ability, to
re p ^ ^ e P f^ n im W ^ ^ ^ b ^ t ^ ^ l f ^ ^ ^ S H
ing organization. In 1947, the Civil
Service Act and<F|e|irem ent Act/weref
strengthened by legislative action and
new defenders for them I w ere found.
Our friends and our enemies w ere be­
coming b etter k n o w n ; md the public
f our existence
.lo-fgqur
im prove public,
service through increased efficiency,
^ w ^ m i c a l dmji^^laO?i^f™and a true
appreciation of the w orth of the in-
iB B 0
I
s ii highest o < j f i yg|
and fi* t-n e ^ ^ ^ M ^ g < ^ to ' b e tte r ap-
j^H giate
• ^ P ’einpB Sv^K 'oh,^
in c r@ ^ ^ ^ f£ i^ ^ S a
personnel relations inevit­
ably bring.
p |M w ^
fagtffr^ K h a t
Administra:'-
teigfcirqHwBMTOfm^fflig^by^ ^ ^ ^em-
ployees as being at least tinged rwit'H;
h u m a n ^ ^ ^ h - vi r ^ ^ ^ ^ A m utual ^re^i
ip is b eing created
in .th e K^BaggMI a ^spirit of good-will
and appreciation is being fostered. The
m orale of the" employ
and efficiency is being increased.
Employees Services B etter Rewarded
I Since 1943 thea&raW s been a steady
betterm ent, in the wage scales of State
employees. The OSEA recognized in
1943 w h at is now a widely accepted
fa c t; nam ely, th a t it is not possible to
hold efficient employees in State ser­
vice at rates of pay materiallyAbelow
the value of the service expected. As
an employer, the State has m any coni-’
petitors and
erefpgej
essentia] d p ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e m p K w g e ^ and,'
j;o,keem .trained people in service. The
S tate’s m inim um wage is now $150 per
m onth'¿including th e /p ^ ^ m t .$20 tem ­
p o ra ry , increase
of course j s
much better than its previous rates of
$85 ;to $100 or less. Even though this
m inim um shows considerable in
yet it i-s, a small am o u n t^ afte r taxes
and other compulsory deductions with
O m ^ ^ td ^ u p p o r V a "sin g le’'person; let
alon^ ^ m
I -W'ev-^^O^m^ d ^ n u o r m i t y o f ^ ^ ^ ^
tion and ^ ^ ^ E^B^ b p n b f its , and al-
; t h 6 u ^ h \tn g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ s |lib e r a l
m any
private ii idustries pro vide, y< :t "they
are better than in ^i^ ^ tp a S ^ g W e ^ ^ e
a fair chance, now, of receiving re ­
tirem ent benefits from ^Sjtate, funds
contributed to partially m atch- our
own. True, the retirem ent pensions do
not compare w itK ^ 'fh ^ B ^ ^ ^ m ^ 7of
k .pl’a S C alar^w ia’-aBplan nor
•many H gW sJ but w hat little *is>fnow
provided under our R etirem ent Act is
dream ed of prior
» >940
Some im prf^ement^flas'Abeen m ade
?in I the last I five I years "in I em ployee’s
condit’i b n s ^ ^ B m ct morie pro-
gress than
20 years.
Thesj^m iclude Utb^^a^olfshin'g of the
72-hour and m ore ^vorK fw eek in bur
B » ® » tio m the ^ ^ o ^ B tio m 'df> the
pr'i n^ g l n ^ ’^ v e f tin ii^Baa^Sthe o'b'liga-
Jti^ ^ ^ W p ro w d e decent workir§5?eon-
ditions of proper light, air, sanitation
and safety. Of cjpfgi
e knows.
still so^dW aH w ith crowds’
ed duar-tegs, ».imprppna office lighting,
^ ^ p ^ e.n^P&)ri an d inadequate facilA
ities aM egM ^ t M t conditions'.a-re
than they w ere and promiseAisi
held out of continued im provem ents,
I t ^ ^ q ^ ^ g ^ S g l e as to Row ’m any of
our present imPkdve^ practibe ^ ^ n m d
have been realized if^there had beerr
^ ^ ^ m mm p |e |p ^ p an ization!
The O,SEA has been active in help-
^B B im proy’e^^B W^ e r ^m e , by casing
E aH lkgilaE i
1 < ions which hold,
aims have/; not
been selfish. To^build properl w l one
starts w ith a good foundation; and the
Mun;d£Mffildf good public s e ^ ^ ^ ^ i^a.,-
w ell-trained, faithful, loyal and pro­
perly respected employee «gaBB^ery?
State job. Everyone has, know n how
^ ^ pu i-id'/that kind of service, but un -
' did^n'dt,, seem H o be
very m any who w ere w illfKEgfiro co-
operate with >hev em plq ^ ^ Sm. ■ ‘bring­
ing this£d,e*sir able M M h i 6 m ^ n te ^ e x ->
istence.
W hat of the F uture?
Now that the State, as an em ployer
^^a^pr dvider- of .s Q ^cr^ to -.its peo-
fde, is aw ake to . its responsibilities,