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H appy New Year
As the New Year draws near, we pause in reflection of
what our State Employees Association has wrought for the
benefit of the State and for the welfare of its employees. The
picture is good!
May we, therefore, continue in well doing, girding our
strength for the problems to come, upholding our high ideals
and always working together as a strong, active body in the
furtherance of good service and good will.
May the New Year be one of growing enlightenment,
understanding and respect on the part of the State for its
employees and by the employees in the service to this truly
great State.
With this thought, we express our greeting to the OSEA
members and wish them all a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR.
THE HEADQUARTERS STAFF
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
Retiring OSEA President9»
Message
You are to be congratulated ^upon
being selected as delegates to the 1949
General Council. It will be your re
sponsibility to formulate the policy
and outline the program for the com
ing year, and it is from your group
that the state officers for the fiscal
year 1949-50 w ill be chosen. It is my
duty as president to re^^tr to you on
the »act|yities of the Association for
the past- year and to make recom
mendations that may be helpful in
outlining the program for the future.
May Icommend you, the members of
our Board of Directors, chapter offi
cers and the entire membership for the
excellent cooperation I that has - been
given' and the loyalty shown by -àîl
who have participated in making
oast year a successful one. Especially
Ito I. wish to mention our staff of em-
plW ^ g ^ who have done outstanding
work for the Association and have so
generously given of their time outside
the usual working hours.
We certainly have not forgotten the
benefits that we have derived through
our membership, and are fully aware
of the enviable position that the Asso
I
ciation occupies in the minds of the
people in this state, the administrators
of State government -hnd- the members
of our Legislature. The public has a
right to expect and demand efficiency,
loyalty^ânB courtesy from all em
ployees in public, :se^s4?e an<^ the pub-
licl^mployee has the right to demand
that such efficiency, loyalty and cour
tesy receive the public’s respect, a
tenure in his job and adequate com
pensation for ^services given.
Our legislative committee used every
resource, at its command to secure
legislation at the 1949 legislative
assembly beneficial to state employees,
and I accordingly wish to report to
you as follows:
Salaries and Wages
Here we find our Civil Service law
extremely beneficial to''its "in our ef
f o r t ..to secure adequate salaries and
wages. Section 12 of the act outlines
the procedure for arriving at a com
pensation plan fo ria ll employees un
der classified service in the state, and
from this- section of the. law I wish to
quote:
“After consultation with appoint-