The O SEA
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J a n u a r y , 1972
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PERB Says Hospital M ay Lay O ff
Employes on the Basis of Sex
The Public Employe Relations Board has ruled
that the Oregon State Hospital may lay off em
ployes on the basis of sex.
’ Last summer the institution laid off a number of
female psychiatric aides to reduce its staff. Many
of them had more service credits than a number of
male aides who were not laid off.
Two of the women asked OSEA to appeal the
action to the PERB. Staff attorney John S. Irvin
represented them.
Just prior to the lay offs, the hospital completed
a reorganization in which it established 15
psychiatric wards. It claimed requirements for
male patient care could only be provided by a
minimum of one male aide per ward per shift. A
lay off of male aides would leave the hospital short
of that minimum, it said.
The lay off was necessary, according to the
hospital, because its budget had been reduced,
patient population is declining and the average
stay by patients is shorter.
A state attorney for the hospital said female
aides were laid off because they could not
"provide a quiet show of force to assaultive
patients." In addition, he argued that female aides
could not "provide intimate personal care" nor
could they serve as "male role models" for male
patients.
Irvin challenged the male-care requirements as
not bona fide in light of past care of male patients
at the hospital by female aides.
He also contended the hospital failed to prove
that reorganization required 15 psychiatric wards
rather than a lesser number, and that the male-
care requirements could only be provided by one
male aide per ward per shift.
The board sustained the hospital's action,
however, as being in good faith and as a proper
implementation of its duty to provide patient care
and treatment.
Guard Fired For Writing Leaflet
shall have a bigger year in 1972." It was signed,
"Committee: The Grunts."
OSP residence No. 1 is the home of Superin
tendent Hoyt C. Cupp.
Reed charged that Harbaugh "prepared" the
leaflet and "anonymously caused it to be widely
distributed to the public, the press, institutional
employes and institutional inmates."
Members of OSEA's Prison Chapter 56 wrote a
letter to Cupp expressing their "disapproval" of
the leaflet. "We recognize that we cannot control
the actions of individuals. However, as a group we
want to assure you the chapter does not condone
this type of action," the letter said.
Harbaugh has asked OSEA to represent him in
an appeal of the dismissal to the Public Employe
Relations Board.
The accused author of a leaflet announcing a
"big gala celebration" to mark more than 100
escapes from the Oregon State Penitentiary
during 1971 has been fired.
BrUce Harbaugh, a correctional officer, was
dismissed by Amos Reed, administrator of the
Corrections D ivision, for m isconduct, in
subordination and malfeasance.
■ He is accused of authoring a hand-lettered
mimeographed leaflet which said, "100, big gala
celebration, free beer. In recognition of over 100
escapes during 1971 from Oregon State Peniten
tiary. Come one, come all and bring a work
release inmate. Celebration at OSP residence No.
1. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We
Employe Retirem ent
Accounts Valued
January 31, 1971
February 28, 1971
March 31, 1971
April 30, 1971
May 31, 1971
June 30, 1971
July 31, 1971
August 31, 1971
September 30, 1971
October 31, 1971
November 30, 1971
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Editor's Note: To keep OSEA members informed of the value
of their accounts in the Public Employes' Retirement System,
the OSEA News w ill publish the following table each month.
Both the "variable annuity" portion of the account (which is
invested in common stocks and short term notes) and the
"fixe d " portion of the account (which is invested in long term
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the "fixe d " account on the date listed.
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