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January, 1968
OREGON STATE EMPLOYEE NEWS
Leave Pact Reached
W ith Columbia Park
Employees at Columbia Park
Hospital and Training Center
will be granted leaves of ab
sence without pay as the result
of negotiation of a supplemental
agreement between OSEA and
the institution.
The agreement has beenmade
a part of OSEA’s basic collec
tive bargaining contract with
the hospital.
OSEA Field Representative
Donald A. Beninger, who
negotiated the agreement, said
leaves will be granted for any
valid reason.
As examples, he mentioned
extended trips which involve
time in excess of accumulated
vacation leave and educational
New Political
Rights Defined
I m i m i ? r n K IT D A T T John E. Martin, administrator of the Liquor Control Commission, puts
U U K V U IM IK A C T his signature on OSEA's "ground rules" collective bargaining contract
Dec. 19. It was negotiated by Everett B. Stiles, left, OSEA staff member. Robert M. Shepherd,
assistant administrator, is on the right.
OSEA Negotiates Bargaining
Contracts W ith Two Agencies
“ Ground rules’’ collective
bargaining contracts were ne
gotiated with two state agencies
by the Oregon State Employees
Association in December.
and the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission.
The OSSt) contract was ne
gotiated by Institutional Field
Representative Donald A. Ben-
The agencies are the Oregon
State State School for the Deaf
inger Dec. 5.
It was signed by M, B. Clat-
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of things...
terbuck, superintendent of the
institution, and Carl A. Hauge-
rud, secretary of the Board of
Control. Approximately 66 em
ployees Work under the con
tr a c t,
The OLCC contract was ne
gotiated by Wage and Salary
Analyst Everett B. Stiles Dec.
19.
It was signed by John E.
Martin, OLCC administrator.
The document covers some 354
employees.
OSEA now has basic contracts
with 28 major state agencies.
Over 9,300
employees are
working under the documents.
Fairview OK's
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An agreement establishing
rules under which supervisors
may request medical certifi
cates from employees to verify
the use of sick leave has been
signed between OSEA and
Fairview Hospital and Train
ing Center.
It has been made a part of
OSEA’s basic collective bar
gaining agreement at the insti
tution.
Field Representative Donald
A. Beninger, who negotiated
the agreement, said employees
will not be required to furnish
a medical certificate for sick
leave unless there is a valid
reason to believe an individual
is abusing sick leave privil
eges.
In such cases, the employee
will be advised in writing the
reasons why a medical certi
ficate is required.
“ Many problems have arisen
in past years due to lack of
policy regarding sick leave at
the institution. This agreement
establishes rules for both em
ployees and the employer, and
should keep future disputes at
a minimum,” Beninger said.
New political rights granted
to public employees by the 1967
Legislature have been defined
by Civil Service Director Mel
vin Cleveland and Elections
Director Jack Thompson in a
joint letter to all state agencies.
The law removed restrictions
against political activity by
state employees.
The state officials pointed
out, however, that employees
are prohibited from participa
ting in political activities dur
ing working hours.
They also noted that politi
cal candidates cannot coerce or
require public employees to
contribute campaign funds or
services.
Employees who work in
agencies financed in whole or
in part by federal funds are
still covered by the political
restrictions of the Federal
Hatch Act.
Gleveland and Thompson
urged employees to check with
personnel officers todetermine
if they are working in a fed
erally funded agency.
They noted that employees
of educational institutions are
exempt from the restrictions
of the Hatch Act.
work which involves hours con
flicting with regular office
hours.
Length of the leaves will be
determined by the number of
years an employee has worked
for the agency, he said. The
agreement sets forth the follow
ing schedule:
One month for employees be
tween the 2nd and Sthannivers-
ary date of employment, two
months between the 5th and 10th,
three months between the 10th
and 15th, four months between
the 15th and 20th, six months
between the 20th and 25th, nine
months between the 25th and
30th, and 12 months between
the 30th and 35th anniversary
date.
According to the agreement,
the status of the employee will
be frozen at the time the leave
begins. When the leave is over,
the employee will be returned
to the same status as when he
left.
While on leave employees
must pay those obligations sub
ject to payroll deduction.
The document forbids em
ployees from seeking or ac
cepting other employment while
on a leave of absence.
205 Members
Enroll During
Turkey Shoot
Over 200 members were en
rolled in OSEA during its a n
nual Holiday Turkey Shoot
membership drive.
For every five members en
rolled during the drive, the
solicitor was given a 10-12
lb. turkey or 5 lb. canned ham
by the Membership Committee.
A total of 41 turkeys and
hams, which accounted for 205
members, were won during
the nine week drive.
Corvallis Chapter 29 in Dis
trict Six and Dammasch Chap
ter 95 in District Nine led all
chapters in the drive. Both en
rolled 25 members.
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