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About The OSEA news. (Salem, Oregon) 1970-1981 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1973)
Page 2 May, 1973 The OSEA News OSEA Files 'Bad Baifh' Complaint I NEWPORT'S NEWEST Against Correctional Institution ALL UNITS: OSEA has charged the Correctional Institution with refusal to bargain in good faith in a complaint filed with the Public Employe Relations Board. The Association's old "basic" contract has been in effect at the agency since 1968. A new contract was submitted for negotiation last December. The complaint stems from incidents that have oc curred at the institution since the new contract was proposed, according to C. D. Johansen, head of OSEA's negotiating team at the agency. Johansen said the correctional captain in charge of officers held a meeting with some officers prior to the beginning of negotiations. "He informed fhem that the method of assigning posts, which had been in effect for five years, was being changed. He said officers who had desirable posts would probably get undesirable posts, and those officers who were assigned to posts they couldn't handle may have to be fire d ." The captain implied the changes were being made because of OSEA's proposed contract, Johansen said. "We view the captain's action for what it was: a deliberate attempt by the OSCI administration to alienate the employes from OSEA and cause dissension, among them." During the first two and subsequent negotiating sessions, Johansen said, the agency's negotiating team took the position that they were not willing to discuss OSEA's proposed contract. "They were willing only to talk about their counter proposal, which was nothing more than a stripped-down version of OSEA's old basic con tract negotiated over four years ago. Not a single counter proposal regarding an employe benefit item was made by the agency until forced to do so under the threat of a bad faith charge," he said. During the first six negotiating sessions, OSEA's negotiators made several attempts to bring about meaningful negotiations, including a meeting with OSCI Administrator George Sullivan. Sullivan, OSCI On Unfair List with — FARM ERS— Hom eow ners Dwelling Package Policy One policy protects your home and its contents from fire, theft and other hazards, and gives you comprehensive personal liability coverage. COSTS LESS, T O O ! FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP OSEA Asks OSU To Investigate Employe Charge OSEA staff attorney John S. Irvin has asked the president of Oregon State University to in vestigate a complaint of intimidation and coersion lodged by two employes. The complaint originally was made to Field Representative Gilbert C. Polanski by two OSU domestic workers who recently asked OSEA to appeal the reclassification of their positions to the Public Employe Relations Board. Polanski turned the matter over to Irvth. Irvin told OSU President Robert MacVicar that he has information which indicates an ad ministrator in the food services department may be taking "retaliatory action" against the two domestic workers because they asked OSEA to attempt to reclassify their positions from domestic worker to baker. He noted such conduct is in violation of both law and PERB rules and asked MacVicar to in vestigate the matter. "Regardless of law .or rule, this conduct is d e s tru c tiv e o f good la b o r re la tio n s and e m p lo y e r- e m p lo y e r e la tio n s , a n d is , I a s s u m e , a t o d d s w it h George E. Sullivan and the Oregon State Correctional Institution have been placed on OSEA's unfair labor practice list by vote of the Association's Board of Directors. Sullivan, superintendent of OSCI, joins Attorney General Lee Johnson as the only agency administrators in state government on the list. The reason for placing Sullivan and the Correctional Institution on the list stems from incidents that have occurred during negotiations on OSEA's proposed collective bargaining contract. YOUR BIGGEST INVESTMENT DESERVES THE FINEST PROTECTION "Nothing produced results/' Johansen said. "The agency maintained its position that it wanted to put the old basic contract back into effect." In an attempt to resolve the problem, the Association asked the agency to agree to a declaration of an impasse and to ask for mediation by the PERB. It refused. OSEA finally had to force mediation on the agency on a unilateral basis. "Three mediation sessions finally forced the agency to consider OSEA's contract proposal, but their actions in negotiations clearly indicate an attitude of bad faith in that the OSCI proposals were an obvious attempt to widen disagreement on each issue rather than to bring about agreement," Johansen said. COMMERCIAL RATES Windjammer M otel 744 S.W. 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But besides that, the dean and the associate dean of the school also are members. And, in addition, there is a part-time faculty member and a teaching assistant who have joined. And, if that isn't enough to exceed the 100 per cent membership requirement, there also is a retired member who remains active in chapter activities. It is on that basis that the School of Music claims a 100 per cent—plus—membership. Employe Retirement Accounts Valued Editor's Note: In an effort to keep OSEA members informed of the value of their accounts in the Public Employes' Retirement System, The OSEA News publishes the following table. Both the "variable annuity" portion of the account (which is invested in common stocks and short term notes) and the "fix e d " portion of the account (which is invested in long term bonds and mortgages) are listed. The table shows the value of each $100 invested in either the variable annuity or fixed ac counts on the date listed. 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