16
would again be brought up w hen m em ber
association w ants to tak e it up as one of
ship was discussed later on th e agenda.
th e projects of OSEA. Mr. Q uery continued
At this tim e, as it had been called to the
th a t he h ad not h eard any com plaints placed
p resid en t’s atten tio n th a t the secretary-
w ith the association on th is score. H e said it
tre a su re r had been absent from th e general
is a m a tte r u p to th e board as it was
council and had n ot been sw orn in official
placed on th e agenda fo r action from th e
ly, P resident Chidsey adm inistered th e oath
council a y e a r ago. It w ould re q u ire leg
of office to Lois M anning as secretary-
islative action fo r correction.
treasurer.
Mr. M cCroskie questioned w h e th e r this
R eports of Officers and D irectors
was a m atte r for th e OSEA to look into.
Mr. Vaughn said he w ould like to com
Mr. W hite asked if it w ould not be ad
m ent a little on the bulletin w hich had
visable to have Mr. W ilson check into the
been received w ith very favorable reaction
m atte r and see w h at he w ould suggest.
in his district. Some of the em ployees who
do not belong a re getting very interested.
Mr. B am ford said in his opinion th e as
He said they w anted m ore inform ation like
sociation was throw ing a stone w hen such
that.
a m em orandum was w ritte n and he felt
Mr. M cCroskie reported th a t th e em
the association should be v ery sure before
th ey th re w it.
ployees he had talked to appreciated w hat
is being done at the council m eetings and
Mr. Chidsey continued th a t it was f a r leas
liked th e bulletins.
im portant th a n a lot of m a tte rs before the
Mr. Schm idt rep orted th a t he had w orked
association and he sim ply w ondered w h e th
up a program fo r district directors and Mr.
er or not th e board w ished to spend th e
Wilson for m em bership, showing probable
tim e and effo rt required. He w as open for
chapters w here th e re is no m em bership, etc.
suggestions.
He said th ere is m uch to do in th e field.
Mr. V aughn m oved th a t th e ch air appoint
Also, he stated he had a rep o rt back from
a com m ittee to investigate th e m a tte r The
the jew eler on th e pins.
m otion w as am ended to include a rep o rt
O ther officers and directors had no r e
back to th e n e x t directo rs’ m eeting. A m end
ports to m ake a t this tim e.
m ent passed and m otion passed.
Special Committee R eports
Mr. Chidsey appointed Mr. W ilson, ch air
T here w ere none.
m an of I th e com m ittee w ith a u th o rity to
Unfinished Business and Open Discussions
appoint his own com m ittee.
1. RETIREMENT PROGRAM FOR OSEA
1
A N D
SURGICAL INSUR
EMPLOYEES: (a) B oard of D irectors
ANCE: (a) A ppoint com m ittee to draw
to com plete plan w ith P ioneer T rust
up
a
desirable
plan
and p resen t to in
Company.
terested com panies for bids
Mr. Stew art said th e only inform ation
■ Mr. M cCoskrie stated th a t all plans w hich
they had was w hat Mr. Cam eron had given
had been I subm itted cost m ore th a n th e
the board of directors’ m eeting and at the
OPS and inquiries revealed th a t everyone
council, th e board adopted th e program as
was satisfied w ith th e OPS. He believed
recom m ended. T he com m ittee had been
th a t the m atte r should be re fe rre d to a
headed by Dave Cam eron. He said he be
com m ittee w ith a view
seeing w h at kind
lieved w h at was needed was the appoint
of
bid could be sured.
m ent of a com m ittee to com plete th e plan.
Mr. W ilson m oved th a t th e ch air be a u
Mr. Chidsey said it w ould lead to a too
thorized to appoint a com m ittee to draw
lengthy discussion in th e group and th a t
up or fram e plans to subm it to com panies
he w ould e n te rta in a m otion to appoint a
an.d
back a t a fu tu re b oard m eeting.
special com m ittee to act on this m atte r w ith
M cCoskrie said he hoped someone
pow ers to rep o rt back, and th a t he be
could d raw up a co n tract th a t w ould not
lieved this should be p u t in force as quick
be so fu ll of loopholes th a t it w as p rac tic
ly as possible.
ally w orthless. He suggested th a t if such
Mr. W hite suggested th a t even though it
a contract could be draw n, th a t th e asso
was some la te r date in 1950—F eb ru ary or
ciation see how m any people w ould say
M arch—it m ight be m ade effective as of
th ey w ould join in o rd er to get as good a
the first of th e year.
rate as possible. He believed all should be
Mr. W ilson m oved th a t th e chair appoint
asked, w h eth er th ey be m em bers of the
a special com m ittee to com plete arra n g e
association or not.
m ents fo r the retire m e n t program fo r the
Mr. Chidsey resta te d th e m otion—It was
OSEA em ployees and m ake arrangem ents
moved th a t th e chair appoint a com m ittee
to p u t such a program into effect as of
draw up desirable plans fo r subm ission
Ja n u a ry 1, 1950 and rep o rt to th e n e x t board
to com panies and m ake com plete re p o rt to
of directors m eeting. M otion carried.
fu tu re m eeting of th e board of directors.
Mr. Chidsey asked Mr. Lawless, director
Motion passed.
of insurance, to be chairm an of th e com
Chidsey appointed D ave Cam eron,
m ittee and gave him auth o rity to appoint
subject to his acceptance, ch airm an of th e
th e balance of his com m ittee from m en
com m ittee w ith request th a t he select the
w ith w hom he could w ork. Mr. Lawless ac
balance of his com m ittee from o th er de
cepted the appointm ent.
partm ents, choosing those w ho m ight be
2. MEMORIAL: TO MODERNIZE THE
fam iliar w ith this phase of coverage.
OREGON
STATUTES
GOVERNING
4, REQUEST TO ABSORB OREGON EM
EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE-
PLOYEE INC.
(a) B oard adopted a recom m endation
Mr. Chidsey stated th a t th e re w as no
for fu rth e r study.
recom m endation from th e council a p p a re n t
Mr. Q uery reported th a t this was a hold
ly as to th e action to be tak en , bu t the
over from th e general council of 1948. It
m atter was throw n in th e lap of th e board.
was introduced at th a t tim e and th en passed
He declared, th e m eeting open fo r round
in general council and referred to the
table discussion before th e m a tte r w as put
board and th e board referred it to the
m th e form of a m otion.
laws and legislation com m ittee. D uring the
Miss B rim acom be gave a b rie f histo ry of
legislative session th e com m ittee took no
joe Oregon Em ployees, Inc., and brought
action to p u t it on th e legislative program .
the situation up to date, closing w ith the
They had th eir hands full of o th er p ro b
statem ent th a t th e p resen t p rocedure was
lems. T here a re some things in th e present
causing too m uch w ork for th e office and
sta tu te th a t are very good, particu larly in
other arrangem ents should be m ade to care
com paring it w ith our own hours of w ork
for th e applications to OPS.
or w ith a labor union contract. This m e
Mr. Wilson said his d e p a rtm e n t had ne-
m orial was introduced in th e first place
for publicity. The question is w h eth er th e
(Continued on page 18)
a