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OR COLL 75 .568 v. U no . 22 Oct 24, 1 Qftfc Warm Springs News U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 -direction Requested VOL.11 NO. 22 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 s w i ..'- ' .; , ,. - "v." f , J - : ' -sf- .v; - iA-': -' . "'Vf v.''.'.;'VY-u.-?Z!r" . , ' i s '. ... - , : ! ,.' i , . ; !;' ; ; '"'"'f, ' ; ' " . . 1 ..,Z.w,m,....,.,J..... ,.,-.J.r , ,. ,. OCTOBEH Election Day: Tuesday November 4 Tuesday, November 4 will be the day of the BIG VOTE. Oregon voters will be deciding the fate of 16 measures, one U.S. Senate scat, one U.S. Senate scat, one U.S. Representative seat, the governor ship, who will serve as commis sioner of the bureau of labor and industries, county commissioners and superintendent of public instruc tion as well as other local issues. Warm Springs voters will vote on all measures, select a new gov ernor, either democrat Neil Goldschmidt or republican Norma Paulus; choose either democrat An zie Adams or republican Bill Bel lamy for their District 55 State Representative; choose either demo crat Rick Bauman or incumbant republican Bob Packwood for U.S. Senator; either incumbant republi can Congressman Bob Smith or his challenger democrat Larry Tut tle for U.S. Congressman from the Second District; choose incumbant democrat Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries Wendy Roberts or her challenger, repub lican Dan Goodhall and vote for the county commissioner position, for which incumbant Gordon Shown is ;unning unopposed, and for Verne Duncan, who is running unopposed for the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Polling cite for Warm Springs voters is at the Community Center; polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The 16 state measures, on w hich voters will be deciding, include the following. Also on the ballot will be additional materials from Jef ferson County. Measure 1 Deletes the consti tutional requirement that the Secretary of State live in Salem. Measure 2 Is a constitutional amendment revising the legislative district reapportionment procedures after the federal census. Measure 3 Is a constitutional amendment which allows charita ble, fraternal and religious organi zation to conduct raffles. Measure 4 Replaces the Public Utility Commissioner with a three member Public Utility Commission. Measure 5 Legalizes private pos session and growing of marijuana for personal use. Measure 6 Is a constitutional amendment that prohibits the state from funding abortions except when the mother's life is at risk. Measure 7 Is a constitutional five-percent sales tax that would fund schools and reduce property tax. Measure 8 Prohibits mandatory local measured telephone service except mobile phone service. Measure 9 Amends the consti tution which limits property tax rates and assessed value increases. Measure 10 Revises many cri minal laws concerning victims' rights, evidence, sentencing and parole. Measure 11 Is a homeowner's and renter's tax relief program and a sales tax limitation measure. Measure 12 Would introduce state income tax changes resulting in increased revenue to property tax relief. Measure 13 Is a constitutional amendment requiring a 20-day pre election registration cutoff. Measure 14 Would prohibit nu clear power plant operation until a permanent waste site is licensed. Measure 15 Supercedes "radio active waste"definition and changes the energy facility study payment procedure. . Measure 16 Phases out nuclear weapons manufactured with tax credits and civil penalty. All Oregon voters are encour aged to vote. Be an informed voter and study the Voter's phamplet. Federal recognition and rights restored On August 17, 1986 the Presi dent of the United States signed H.R. 3554, the Klamath Indian Tribe Restoration Act. The bill became P.L. 99-398, a law which restored the terminated rights of the Klamath Tribe and specifically requires the Secretary of the Inte rior to take certain actions. A brief summary of the bill is: 1) A run for fitness Getting into the spirit of the annual fun run sponsored by the Warm Springs Elementary, four students gave it tneir all. l he entire student body took part in the run. . Mill employees faced with contract vote by Donna Behrend Faced with a $1.55 per hour cut in pay, fewer holidays and reduced vacation benefits, Warm Springs Forest Products Industries hourly employees are scheduled to vote fora second time Thursday, October 23 on a two-year working agree ment proposed by WSFPI manage ment. Members of the Lumber Pro duction Industrial Workers (LPIW) local 294 1 voted Wednesday, Octo ber 15 to reject the first proposal, with 94 members voting against the proposal and 73 voting for it. The second proposal is very sim ilar to the first proposal. "We held firm on our basic offer but did make some adjustments for the benefit of both parties,"said WSFPI general manager Bob Macy, Sr. The proposal allows for over time only for work performed in excess of 40 hours per week or on a daily basis in excess of the regu larly scheduled shift. Under the proposal, if an employee's regular work schedule includes Sunday, automatic overtime for the Sunday hours would be eliminated. The proposal recommends a $ 1 .55 per hour cut across the board for all hourly employees. However, with that cut, no employee, except most new hires, would earn less than $9.00 per hour, which equals about $18,700 per year. The proposed entry level wage rate has been set at $7.00 per hour for the first four months of employ ment and automatically moves to $8.00 per hour for the second four months of the probationary period. The proposed agreement states that "new hire rates will be adjusted upward by the difference between the $9.00 per hour base rate and the job classification rate the employee is hired into, bids into, or is tem porarily transferred into for the convenience of" WSFPI. For instance, if the job is classified at $9.75 per hour under the new wage structure, the new hire would receive $7.75 per hour during the first four months of employement and $8.75 during the second four months of the probationary period. Current vacation provisions have been modified. Under the prop osal, employees with one to live years service will receive one week paid vacation. Employees with six to 12 years service will receive two weeks paid vacation. Employees with 12 to 20 years service will receive three weeks paid vacation and employees with more than 20 years of service will receive four weeks paid vacation. Under the previous working agreement, emplo yees with more than five years ser vice received additional vacation pay as well as their regular vaca tion pay, depending on the number of years worked. The number of paid holidays is proposed to be reduced from 12 days to seven days. The proposal recommends seven holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiv ing and Christmas Day. In addi tion, all new employees would have to be on the payroll eight months The constitution currently used by the tribe will remain in effect until the tribe chooses to amend it or approve a new constitution; 2) The tribe may request a general election to vote on whether they should be subject to the Indian Reorganiza tion Act; 3) The Tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, gatherings and water rights are not changed; 4) The Secretary must accept any real property in trust for the tribe if the property is conveyed or transferred to the Secretary, but the property will continue to be subject to any pre-existing rights, including, liens, outstanding taxes and mortgages; 5) Once land is taken into trust it will be exempt from future local, state and federal taxes; 6) The State of Oregon will continue to exercise criminal and civil jurisdic tion in the reservation; 7) The Secretary is required to negotiate with the Executive Committee of the tribe's General Council to establish a plan for economic develop ment and submit the plan to Congress. The Act gives members on the rolls the right to seek Indian Health Services care, perhaps the one right that Klamath members will feel the effect of immediately. The Tribe can now seek monies for education and economic development. They are also eligible for federal monies for education and economic devel opment. At this time the monies will be used for "start up costs." Until the FY '87 budget is passed by Congress it is not known how much money will be provided for in education, economic develop ment and health services. The tribe will be under the Warm Springs BI A offices much the same as Burns and Celilo. Certain Warm Springs BIA employees will travel to Klamath to provide services. The BIA and tribe is presently looking for suitable office space near Chiloquin for the tribe, IHS and the BIA. At this time the BIA official rolls of 1954 are being used to identify the membership of the tribe. There are presently 2,000 members. For those Klamaths not on that roll, the tribes are taking applications for enrollment. Applicants must be blood descendants of a Klamath and at least one-fourth Indian blood. Those Klamaths who are on the 1954 rolls are eligible for IHS ser vices. The IHS clinic at Warm Springs will accept a Klamath hunt ing and fishing tribally-issued card as proof of membership. Proposed budget meetings set WEATHER OCT. HI LOW 8 84 42 9 83 40 10 76 40 11 66 31 12 70 30 13 73 30 14 74 38 15 68 31 16 66 33 17 59 46 IS 67 32 If 60 38 20 65 31 The Warm Springs Tribal Council posted the 1987 operating budget September 29, 1986. The budget shows a $604,000 increase in antic ipated revenue and $242,000 increase in expenses over 1986. Total anticipated revenue, from sources such as timber sales, inter est, dam rental and in-house fees totals $2 1 ,759,743. Proposed expenses have been set at $12,198,101 for operating the secretary treasurers office, community services, fiscal services. Tribal Council and com mittees and other departments. Community assistance, capital pro jects, Kah-Nee-Ta and other enter prises operating expenses are pro posed at $3,6 1 1.495. The Kah-Nee-Ta operating budget has been reduced by over $1 million. District meetings have been set for the latter part of October and the first part of November. The Agency District meeting is set for Tuesday, October 28 at the Agency Longhouse. The Seekseequa dis trict meeting will be held Tuesday, November 4 at the Agency Long- house and the Simnasho district meeting will be held Thursday, November 6 at the Simnasho Longhouse. All sessions will begin with supper at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. Kah-Nee-Ta resort to hold meeting For the first time in recent memory. Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and Spa will be holding a general pub lic meeting on Tuesday. October 30, 1986 at the hotel in the upper lobby area. Dinner w ill be at 6 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7 p.m. Included on the agenda will be a report on the 1985 yearend results, current year progress, capitalized expenditures and other subjects. The Board of Directors will be present to answer questions as will be members of Tribal Council. All community members are invited to attend. immediately preceding the holiday to be eligible for holiday pay. Health and welfare benefits remain unchanged for active employees although the proposal does con tain reduced contribution levels. However, cost savings or reduction plans may be implemented. The proposed agreement, if accepted Thursday, will be renewed and extended until July 1, 1988 with the provision that either party can reopen the agreement with 60 days notice prior to that date. Another provision included in the proposal is that the "contract log supervisor"positions be changed from hourly to salaried positions. However, the present employees occupying these positions shall be given the option to remain in the union if it is found more beneficial to both the individual and WSFPI. Both the WSFPI management negotiators and the union repres entation felt that Monday's meet ing went well. "Things are going better today, said negotiating com mittee member Doug McConnell. "The company has given a little bit, it's something we're going to have to accept. It's not something eve rybody likes." McConnell went on to say that WSFPI has "always gone along with what the industry has done. . .this is what the indus try is doing." McConnell concluded by saying that WSFPI "has always been fair with us. . .well just have to learn to live with it, its something were going to have to accept." Macy explained that, "industry wide, wages and benefits have dropped. We, as a company, must align ourselves with the rest of the industry as much as possible in order to maintain a competitive position. To not do so would almost guarantee losses into the future." As per the contract between LPIW and WSFPI, Indians employed at the mill are not required to belong to the union. According to Macy, three or four tribal members "4 M-VriSm," Srin' Apparel Industries assistant manage Bemyct Courtney IZ '.SiniJ L.SSr TSnS helps seam Jess Roxanne Spina gH,a,uainted with her machine. Work SSK?eSl October 20. The plant has contracts lined up for the nert si, union September 28. months. . , T ' ' ; 'Y ; ; v- - V ; t . f-? n .. r f If ' I -v 1. i J V.'T-WVii - I . - " ' - .I-.-...,- -
