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About The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1949)
5 w h a t can be expected in thé years that liefàh éad o ï ’up? Is Oregon- to expand and igroSyZ^with its sister states? W ill |||||risë toVïhë challenge of the future? Thisrseems^m be an era of change ,'ahd confusion. Our concepts of gov- iernment, Ip^ y iès^^Bnom ics and other kindred matters seem to be less fixed than we would like. People w ant se curity! When pfifflfcg?; of governm ent ^ e Tlemgqted lay the people to adm in istrators',’ honesty, integrity and good judgm ent are rightly expected from such administration. A trust is placed in?\mlÿhands of thosë^who areffiiargêd /'is ~ we.ll/.s.ituated ¡¡Sana g ro w rapidly in the com ingIyears. People like our country and are m oving in at a rapid raté-.^Our, industrial and' agri- cultursM g rôw th^ ^ ^ ^ a tl E xtra bur- dens are thus placed; on us now and they rewards, -for our ability t<Mfêærcawffi^m are tJfèxe.èÎlent. The^< burder^ l in^dW^c^inances^and we need more money now for invest ment in th e 'future of the State. Public h ^ ^ ^ s/m ust. e x u a w now if they are to function later. T h e S se rv icS m u sC b ^ propejrfy staffed now if/£hey are, to be able later to discharge their duties. It takes /time; arid11 money to build; and the building has to be planned for the •years ahead. The w riter believes that Oregon’s gosllg p g g officials and leading admin- M tra^ ^ ^ iavJ the foresight to realize our need and the ability to afct'-now for Oregon’s future w elfare. Errors of the past are the direction signs to 5 a hew and better w ay. The one signal w eak ness of the past-, in- Oregon’s public services, appears to have I been I one I of ipadegu® ^ to efficiently serve the norm al grow th of the State. A turn over of 6,000 yearly in State personnel means just I one thing— an inadequate /ap g r a ch to the em ployees’ problems! TwoMJimgsC are necessary to hax^ga probhr force,-of empl^^^h=ouality and qg^ntity^Ra^hnor^gl^^Or the qualities of training,- experience and ability and ¿the>q^mtity/problem w ill take care of dfteelf. “ P a y ” means wages, I proper working conditions and ^ e r sohafecon- sid eration, am ong'other beiW ^ y^ » the crystal ball, I fore- ^ ^ E t e . Q SE A grow ing^ t^ B m em ber ship of 90% of all state employees. It w ill be theysponsor. and supporter of ever^ ^ n ^ ^ syfhat-, WiSM^^dltbiim prove the service rendered the public. It w ill remain the dem ^^ ^ of em ployee’^ rights and the protector of the public’s interests in State functions. It w ill be a power for good a.hd a bulw ark against the " shafts of special interests. The O SE A can become and, I believe, Will become the one organization that w ill be^readily I acclaim ed and accepted as the true representative, of the pub- lie -in building,.,, protecting and m ain taining an efficient, loyal Hagg.trUst- w orthy public service in the best in terests of Oregon’s w elfare. 1 Efficiency in Public Service OSEA and Industry Point the Way In "théselltim esffif high prices, high costs and ~com petit^^E)hditions.j^aS- SaPlb f Ind up E aya® d| administrators/ in gér e rai are becoming more conscious ° f obtaining production and efficiency from theiriorganizatibnsB A s /time b e- com^B!moreAV^ùab’lefÎlrsi^ffiôper allots ment dhd lB s e takesHm more“ signifi- cance. ^ T h e Oregon State I Employees Asso c ia tio n ^ , encouraged to note à ..rising interest in the efficien cy of ¡state g o v ernmental- functions. Representing, as it -do eh, a lar j^^mhjbrity of state em- B o y ^ ^ M Bhe 'O.S.E.A. must and does agree in principle w ith those measures which, polntpofbhe betternfenh of pub- efficien cy is an im - portant attribute of such service. E fficiency Is a Relative Term It hqs 'not been proven that the ser- .vicgl rendered the peoplWof/Oregon b y its State agencies is inefficient. Those w ho take it for g ra h f'^ ^ hat such is the case could be, badly misinformed. E ye- witnesses of loafing, heedless going to
