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About The Oregon state employee news. (Salem, Oregon) 1959-1969 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1963)
7^ /aœteayc X X Past-President Al Kelley wrote an editorial three years ago that seems to me.to be appropriate at this time. Many of us are smarting under inequities in the salary a jus ments of the 1963 Legislature (in spite of our stiff battle), and might be inclined to de liver just a little bit less as a result. I hope that Al Kelley’s remarks might give us pause to take another look at our alti tudes toward our work. A GOOD DAY’S PAY FOR A GOOD DAY’S WORK /ÀeO/itqm STATE EMPLOYEE Published montj)rÿ„-byZ?The Oregon Stotej-Employees Association, 1515 State Street,.Solem( Oregon. The responsibility of developing and sponsoring many programs for improving con ditions of State service rests with the OSEA. Each and every member of the Associa tion bears an equal responsibility in support of these programs by improving his, or , own contributions to State service with the job classification. The question then arises as to the responsibilities inherent in a position witn tne State. Needless to say, there are a number of them. $ As State employees, we expect to receive a good day’s pay for a good day s wont. Therefore, should we not provide full skill, care and effort for this compensation/ a quick look at our own work habits will tell us how we measure up to this standard. We can, and should, constantly strive to improve this performance of duties desig nated for the position to which we are assigned. The first step here, of course, is learning these duties thoroughly and then performing them in the most efficient manner possible. We should be ever alert for better ways of doing our work. Just because they have been done in some particular manner in the past does not necessarily mean that improvements cannot be made. . As State èmployees, we are in a slightly different position than our counterparts in private industry. How many of uS, upon being queried as to our employment, have heard the comment: "Oh, you work for the State’’. Very often it has that peculiar inflection implying that anyone with some "g it up and go” could, and would, find someplace else to work. It is one of our more important responsibilities to overcome this reaction of the public. This is largely a m atter of public relations. Any impressions of the public are gained from their frequent contacts made with State employees, either in person, by telephone or by correspondence. Those of us who are in personal contact with the public should be particularly conscious of our relations with them. Courtesy, together with the sincere desire to help the citizens of the State who we serve, is an important factor that win greatly overcome any negative feelings of the public towards State service. This same attitude should prevail in our relationships with our Supervision and associates. These are just some of our responsibilities in improving our contributions to State service. Our prim ary responsibility, of course, is to the State of Oregon. Thereafter, it is part of our obligation as members of OSEA to prove ourselves worthy of the improved benefits and working conditions that have been obtained by us as an Associa tion over the past years. We can, and we should, meet these responsibilities in a man ner that will earn for us the respect of the people in the communities in which we live and work. Together . . . let us build OSEA ! Address A ll Communications to This Location. Member Oregon Industrial Editors Association M A LC O LM H. M ac 'ÉWAN - - . - , EDITOR Second class postage paid at Salem, Oregon. Subscription Rates: $1.50 per year to Association members; $3.00 per year to all others; 25c per copy. Official publication of The Oregon State Employees Association, a non-profit organization. EVERY WELL-INFORMED STATE EMPLOYEE IS A MEMBER OF O.S.E.A. OSEA BO’A I l p ' H D IR E C T O R S Chalmers J o n e s ............................... President Darryl Storm - Almon Geiss - Junior - . . . Marian Johnson - - - Past . President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Ruth B r a n c h ............................... Civil Service Elton Lafky - - Robert Simon Ralph - - - Wheeler - John Schoonover Al Bates - - - - - - - Law & Legislation - Public Relations - - - Membership - - Insurance ....................... Retirement — DISTRICT DIRECTORS — District No. 1 Clifford R. Ebert 'I Star Route, ForestIGroove District No. 2 Carroll Allison 913 Rafael A ve., Salem District No. 3 Cole Rivers 418 N . E. 111 h ’St,/'Gr4^tsf Pass;1 State Employees le Minority Group Blue Cross of Oregon, OSEA’s group medical-hospitalization insurer, states that only one of every 25 workers covered in group health care plans by Insurance companies in 1962 paid the full cost of the protection. This fact is furnished by the Health Insurance Institute, which adds that the other 24 have all or p art of the cost defrayed by the employer. The Ways and Means Committee in its concern for money let the OSEA-sponsored measure die, thereby discouraging many who should subscribe. It is interesting to note that approxi mately 1800 new jobs have been added to , the state payroll and that the Legislature ’ went through untold agonies before passing an inadequate salary adjustment bill. In Not so for Oregon’s state employees. : addition, it denied these new employees In this year’s Legislature, HB 1411 would and their more seasoned counterparts have had the state pay $5 a month toward several benefits, such as HB 1411, ac any full time state employee’s medical- corded people in private and other public hospitalization insurance. employ. Page 2 District No. 4 Max Saunders 1539 O gden St., Klamath Fal,ls District No. 5 Joe Hayse 549 V alley Ave/., Baker H District No. 6 J. Lloyd Le Master ,1 0 Edgewood W ay, C orvallis District No. 7 Estell H. Rorick 8 ,3 0 0 w / l] | t h ', The Dalles District No. 8 James Infinger Rt. 1, Box 89 8-A ,'A storia District No. 9 Warne Empey Rt. 1, Box 37, W ood burn — H E A D Q m ^E R ^T ^O S feS Jamfes B.'Daniels, / . . . '* ...................... Executive Secretary Edward L. Wilson, I . . . . A ssistant Executive Secretary CiD. "Joe" Johansen, H ........... Office Manager Whitney Haltemah, Manager, . ... OrganizatipaaTSfervices Malcolm H. MacEwan, • j . . . ; . . . a Public Relations Donald G, Olds, Manager, ................ . Insurance Services
