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About The Oregon public employe. (Salem, Oregon) 1981-???? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1981)
N E G O T I A T I O N S THUHDERBIRD Where to Call TAKE A GIANT STEP INTO Higher Ed. Pay Delayed Over 4,500 employes represented by OPEU in Oregon’s higher educa tion system are having their $55 salary-increase withheld until at least Oct. 1, eventhough all other OPEU- represented state employes received their increase on Sept. 1. The State Board of Higher Educa tion has reneged on their contracturai agreement to provide the increase— retroactive to July 1—and have indicated that these employes may not receive their increase until Oct. 10. Higher education officials contend that because their payroll center is on a different computer than the rest of the State payroll centers they are not able to get the retroactive increases processed any sooner. However, Allen McKenzie, as sistant vice chancellor for personnel administration and higher educa tion’s spokesperson at the negoti a tin g ta b le , has in d ic a te d th a t management’s pay increase may be distributed by Sept. 10. “ Higher education management is always blaming their computers for foul-ups that effect their employes, but they have never been able to give us an adequate explanation for their delays," said OPEU executive direc tor Thomas Gallagher. “When no o th e r p a y ro ll c e n te r has these problems, you begin to wonder if they (higher education management) care about their employes.” OPEU is countering management’s delay on two fronts—with litigation through the grievance procedure and through pressure by members. ADVENTURE “ Row-lt-Yourself” Motor Lodge 1015 South Riverside Medford, Oregon $4 participatory white water raft trips ecolo gically focused The grievance filed by OPEU asks for the retroactive pay increase to be released immediately. Here again though, higher education officials are stalling. A grievance can be settled quickly if both management and the union agree to drop hearings at the agency and Executive Department levels. This expedites the grievance by taking it straight to binding arbitra tion. The main obstacle to expediting the grievance is a recommendation by McKenzie to all university and college presidents not to skip the agency level in this proceeding. OPEU members in the higher education system are putting pres sure on management by calling those who are responsible fo r the delay: free brochure Salmon Deschutes Owyhee Umpqua rivers OREGON RIVER EXPERIENCES 1935 Hayes St. Eugene, OR 97405 (503) 342-3293 Discount to OPEU members $25/night single occupancy I IbJisM"1 2 blocks off 1-5 Adjacent to OPEU Allen McKenzie, assistant vice chancellor for personnel administration .................................. 686-4146 Donald Young, director of fiscal operations .................................. 754-3043 Roy Lieuallan, c h a n c e llo r............. 686-4153 President of each college or university Jeff Schrader, OPEU spokesperson at the higher education coalition negotiating table said that these phone calls are meant to register com plaints and “to put pressure on those people who are responsible for holding back employes' retroactive paychecks." TO YOUR CREDIT UNION FOR FINANCIAL NEEDS! If y o u ’re n o t a M E M B E R — N O W IS T H E T IM E TO J O IN ! If yo u a re a M E M B E R — u se y o u r C R E D IT U N IO N fo r a ll Its w o rth . Local Settlements Marion County Employes After months of bargaining, members ratified a new contract calling for a 15.75 percent pay increase over the next two years. Employes w ill receive 4.75 percent retroactive to July 1,1981; this w ill be followed by increase of 2 percent on Jan. 1,1982; 3 percent on July 1,1982; 3 percent on Nov. 1,1982 and 3 percent on March 1, 1983. Present health insurance benefits will be continued in the first year of the contract. The C ounty w ill contribute an additional 18 percent toward health insurance in the second year o f the contract. Lincoln County Employes “ LOOK” — Employes accepted a contract which calls for a 7 percent cost of living increase in the first year of the contract and 4 percent, plus one-half the percent increase in the Portland Consumer Price Index in the second year of the contract. In addition, dispatchers will receive a two-step pay raise and all other employes, whose salaries do not fall exactly on a pay step, will be advanced to the next pay step. Lincoln County Sheriffs Employes were awarded a 12 percent pay increase, effective July 1,1981, after negotiations went to binding arbitration. A rbitrator Leroy Smith also awarded employes continuation of current insurance benefits. The County gave unrepresented employes an 8 percent pay increase on July 1, 1981. Q ty of Beaverton Employes In a six-month long wage reopener negotiation, the C ity agreed to move each employe to a step salary range at or above their current salary and to increase salaries by 7 percent effective July 1, 1981. Management also agreed to complete a classification series—w hich was begun over 18 months ago— by Sept. 30,1981. No Cost Services Watts Line Notary Public Traveler’s Checks Consumer Information New and used R.V. and Auto Guides $5,000.00 Life Insurance on your loan $2,000.00 Term Life Insurance on your share account SAVINGS A variety of programs to choose from. LOANS For all productive purposes. ALL STATE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE MEMBERS EACH MEMBER ACCOUNT INSURED TO $100,000. BY ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION. FOR YOUR FINANCIAL NEEDS, CALL YOUR CREDIT UNION. STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION T w o Locations: 1220 S.W . C olum bia Portland, O R 97201 227-4132 1550 State St. Salem , OR 97308 585-7084 T o ll Free: 1-800-452-7816 Page 5
