The Oregon public employe. (Salem, Oregon) 1981-????, April 01, 1981, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Text• • • • • ♦••••» I t f t ?»•«« O t * i t ( i !«••<« » • • • • • • ( »«»a«* • • • • • • * • • • «I ,W COM M ENTARY I S uppose N e x t You9ll Want The S h irt O ff My B . . . 9 OFFICERS PRESIDENT DEB BOLTON 564 45th Place SE Salem 97301 VICE PRESIDENT 0. H. “PETE" PETRY 1304 3rd SI, Baker 97814 SECRETARY-TREASURER a JUNE BLAKLEY 3383 W illamette Or. N. Salam 97303 DIRECTORS 1. JAN BEALS 2660 NE Crocus Cl. Hillsboro 97123 RICHARD H. WALKER 3618 N. Montana Portland 97227 2. STEVEN QREEN 6663 Doral Driva SE Salam 97302 KELLY CLEMENCE KATHRINER 472 Chemawa Rd. N. Salam 97303 BARBARA PALMER 670 Chemawa Rd. N. Salam <7303 3. RICHARD O. YOUNG ' P.O. Box 3022 Eugene 97403 You, the member, m ust decide if the wage package is adequate It is tim e to make up yo u r m ind about what you w ill accept in your contract. In the last three m onths I have been to m any d ifferent parts of the state and m et w ith people in their w orkplaces about what they want in th e ir contract. It’s nice to know the union is alive and well where it counts the m ost—in the o ffice and in the shop. But I am concerned that mem bers have not given m uch th o u g h t fo what w ould be an acceptable eco nom ic package. In all my m eetings w ith people, I have asked tw o questions: what do you want fo r a pay increase and, then, what w ill you settle for? Every group has answered the firs t question by te llin g me how expensive th in g s are and w hat the cost o f living is. They answer the second question by asking me how m uch can we get. I like the firs t answer. I d o n 't like the second. What Do You See In The Way Of A Pay Raise Proposal From The State? In this bargaining year, each of you w ill have to answer the question, “ How m uch w ill I settle fo r? ” We w atched the Gresham teachers strike fo r over tw o w eeks.'Now the M cM innville steel w orkers are preparing to strike even though alm ost 50 percent of the total w orkers are laid off. O ther groups have settled fo r pay increases o f less than the cost of living and even less than the national average fo r co n tra ct settlem ents. This sum m er you w ill have to vote to accept the negotiated am ount o r to reject it. The choice w ill be yours. Fifty-one em ployes—at least one from every agency—w ill help determ ine the final contract. Then we w ill begin a statew ide ra tifica tio n in the offices and in the shops. A ll over the state it w ill be decision tim e. I hope there is m u c h d is c u s s io n and m a n y people involved. A good contract is one in w hich we all take part. LYDDIE BELLE SEDIVY 31778 Lawrence Lebanon 97355 A TERRI ANDERSON 842 Morton SL Ashland 97520 RUTH MONTGOMERY P.O. Box 213 Medlord 97501 state a lot more. You may see me next in your office or at yo u r meeting. When I com e I w ant to h e a r yo u r o p inion and answ er yo u r questions. We m ust begin now to deal w ith the ultim ate question, "H ow m uch of a pay increase w i l l I settle fo r? ” 8. PAT PETERSON 1810 3rd St. La Grande <7880 CARAJONES 315 South Columbia Milton Freewater 97662 6. RICHARD W. FRASER P.O. Box 804 Westport 97016 STAFF Remember, yo u r increase is based on tw o ingredients—the skill at the bargaining table and the strength in the w ork area. O nly you can provide the strength in the w ork area and only you can make the ultim ate decision: Is it enough o f a raise o r w ill I fig h t fo r more? THOM AS J. GALLAGHER Executive Director CHARLENE SHERWOOD Counsel to the Board BROMLEIOH LAMB Attorney f . PETER DELUCA Attorney - Thom as G allagher Executive D irector ALICE DALE Attorney MARIA KELTNER Attorney CHUCK M ENDENHALL Government Relations Director (--------- jan mcmillin Public Relations Director OfEU DOUGLAS CROOKS Editor FRED HABLE Membership and Education ELEANOR M. MEYERS Personnel and I w ill be traveling around the Clasalllcallon Analyst S RALPHJULL Business Manager GORDON WEBB Director of Field Services i BUSINESS AGENTS PHIL DEAS FAITH DUBIN JAN EZELL SHARRON FARRELL CAL HACKLER DIANE LOVELL JEAN MOVER LARRY OGLESBY JOE ROCHE JEFF SCHRADER GAIL W ASHINGTON JUNE W ISSMATH CINDY PARRISH Insurance Administrator Page 11