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Page 2 January, 1971 The OSEA News Lower Court Gets Food Service Lawsuit Back OSEA's lawsuit seeking a perm anent in ju n ctio n to prevent the U n ive rsity of Oregon Medical School com- Jackson Gets District Post Ralph Jackson, Jr., former assistant director of District Two, moved up to the office of director this month upon the resignation of William J. La Clair. Jackson was sworn into office by OSEA President Chalmers Jones at the Board of Directors meeting in Salem oh Jan. 16. An assistant to the State Engineer in the Hydrographies Division, Jackson is a member of Chemeketa Chapter 64. He has served three terms as its president, one term as vice- president and four terms as delegate to General Council. The District Two Presidents' Council w ill elect a new assistant director to replace Jackson. La C lair resigned his office due to "personal reasons." plex from contracting its food service operation to a private firm has been sent back to Multnom ah County c irc u it court to allow the contractor to be made a party to the suit. allowed a private firm to have control of state employes.' The court held, however, that the contract was proper and denied the injunction sought by OSEA. OSEA brought the suit against the Medical School complex in December, 1969, protesting a proposed contract that would engage a private firm to manage the food service operations at the Medical School and Tuberculosis hospitals, and the Medical and Dental School cafeterias. Shortly after OSEA brought its suit the contract was let to Prophet Foods Company. However, Prophet was never made a party to the suit. The Association appealed the decision to Oregon's Court of Appeals. The case was argued by staff attorney John S. Irvin last November. The case was trie d in M ultnom ah County c irc u it court in January, 1970. OSEA contended th a t the management of the food ser- A/ice operations was work that could be, and therefore should be, performed by state merit system personnel. It argued that the contract improperly Central Drug Endorsed For Another Year To Provide Low-Cost Drugs Slate of Oregon Employes Well-Pleased With Last Year'S Low Prices, Courteous Services by Central Drug of Portland. P o r tla n d , O re . (SPE C IAL) — Many thousands of dollars in drug savings were realized by State of O regon em p lo ye s, thanks to the specially- arranged Low-Cost D ru g P la n ■ r ifla Thousands took ad- vantage of this op- portunity to obtain all of th e ir prescriptions, drugs, vita m in s, and name-brand household health aids at wholesale cost plus a small fee. By showing their OSEA cards, State of Oregon employes were amazed at the huge savings on every Item In the store over any other sources. Typical of the many personal endorsements being received every day from OSEA mem bers Is this from Virginia Parkinson, 1969-70 President of Consolidated Chapter 61, Chapter Employe of the Year In 1969. She writes: ROBERT HELDFOND, Central Drug owner, is congratulated by OSEA for his pledge to provide low cost drugs to state em ployes during 1971. "M y happy as s o c la 11 o n w ltli CENTRAL DRUG has been a two-fold pleasure: considerable savings on prescriptions | and many other Items, and the w arm and friendly attitude with which customers are served by the handsome staff. OSEA mem bers are fortunate to have this fine drug store on their side!" All members, active and retired, are urged to patronize Central Drug and are eligible for the huge organizational drug savings merely by showing their OSEA card. The Court of Appeals reversed fhe c irc u it court decision and remanded the case back to Multnom ah County c irc u it co u rt w ith directions to fix a time within which Prophet Foods could be made a party to the suit. In its decision, the Court of Appeals said: "B a s ic to the p la in tiff's PERS Account Balances Due State employes w ill get an nual statements listing the amount of money in their retirement accounts in about 60 days. They are being prepared by the P ublic E m ployes' Retirement System in Port land. The agency said the statements w ill be mailed in late March or early April. Each statement w ill list the to ta l am ount of in te re st credited to the account of the employe plus the contributions made from the tim e he began to participate in the system. Also listed in <the statements w ill be the account balance and earnings of those members who elected to participate in the PERS v a ria b le an n u ity program. The rate of interest that has been accredited to each ac count during the 1970 calendar year w ill also be reflected in each statement. The statem ents w ill be mailed to state agencies. A PERS spokesman said it is their responsibility to see that they are distributed to em ployes. the Motel 6 w ay. . . and Save! (OSEA's) contentions con cerning this contract and to the legal rights and obligations of ifs members here involved, and to the respondents as well, is whether or not those members under this contract become employes of Prophet or remain employes of the State of Oregon. Basic to the rights and obligations of Prophet arising out of this contract is whether or not the re la tio n sh ip of m aster and servant exists between it and the directly affected mem bers of the plaintiff union." "We are of the opinion that Prophet Foods Company, a M ichigan co rp o ra tion , is a necessary party to this case. Accordingly, we do not reach the questions herein sought to be raised." Hike Due Automobile Insurance Premiums OSEA members who have their automobiles insured with the N ationwide Insurance Company w ill probably have a change in their premium rate within the next year. But they won't know whether they w ill have to may more or less until they renew their policy. The reason for the premium rate change is that the com- pany is converting its automobile rate classification plan to the expanded type, which includes a variable rate feature. That means the premiums w ill be more closely based on the kind of car an individual has, how he drives it and how he uses it. "The variable rate feature w ill help reward those who maintain good driving records and provides surcharges for those who incur at-fault ac cidents or m a jo r d riv in g violations," a spokesman said. "The new classifications may cause premiums to increase or decrease, depending upon the specific circumstances." The spokesman said the conversion to the rating plan w ill begin March 1. It w ill become effective immediately for new policyholders, but will affect existing policyholders only upon renewal. That means it w ill take a year for the company to switch completely to the new plan. To help make the change over. Nationwide w ill mail a "policyholder survey" to its customers approximately two months before their insurance is due to be renewed. Customers are asked to complete the survey and return it to the company to make sure they are placed in a proper classification. Employe Retirement Accounts Valued Editor's Note: To keep OSEA members informed of the value of their retirement accounts in the Public Employes' Retirement System, the OSEA News will publish the following tables each month. Both the variable annuity portion of the account (which is invested in common stocks and short term notes) and the "fixed" portion of the account (which is invested in long term bonds and mortgages) are listed. The tables show the current value of each $160 invested in either the variable annuity account or the "fixed" account. FIXED VARIABLE ACCOUNT ACCOUNT March 31, 1970 $102.55 $101.16 April 30, 1970 $ 92.55 $101.55 May 30, 1970 $ 87.51 $101.94 June 30, 1970 $ 85.45 $102.33 July 31, 1970 $ 90.36 $102.71 August 31, 1970 $ 93.51 $103.10 $ 98.45 September 30, 1970 $103.49 October 31, 1970 $ 96.92 $103.88 November 30, 1970 $101.01 $104.26 December 31, 1970 Not available $104.65 NEWPORT'S NEWEST ALL UNITS: Ocean Front Color Cable TV Queen Size Beds Direct Dial Phones 1 COMMERCIAL RATES I W in d ja m m e r M o te l FREE BROCHURES available, list ing all Motel addresses and phone numbers. Write: Motel 6, P.O. Box 3550, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93105..
