Employee grievance information

              (Mailed to Board 5/27/69)
May 26
(By Mr. Huff's office)
May 27,1969.
CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM
Re: Meeting held May 26,1969 at Pinopolis, s. C.
Medical College Representatives:
Mr. Earl Ellis, State Personnel Officer
Mr* William D. Huff, Director of Development
Mr. Charles Fennessy, Personnel Officer
Mr. Don Lindsey, Asst. Personnel Officer
Dr. Harrison L. Peeples, Trustee
Mr. June 0, Yarborough, Trustee
Mr. J. Edwin Schachte,Jr., Trustee
Worker's Representatives:
Miss Mary Ann Moultrie
Mr. Jack Bradford
Mrs. Martha Alston
Miss (or Mrs.) Ernestine Bryant
Mr. Jack Coaxum
Attorney Fred Henderson Moore
Mr. William Saunders
The meeting was held pursuant to an earlier conference between Governor
McNair and Mr. Saunders and a letter advice which had been forwarded to
the Trustees. With the exception of Mr. Saunders, the workers group consisted of those individuals who were to have participated in the aborted
meeting of May 8th. Mr. Saunders is a resident of John's Island, a leader of the Black Community and a member of the Charleston Community Relations group. He is also an adviser to the workers and attended the meeting as such.
Except for a satisfactorily explained change in the time schedule, the
meeting convened under the precise conditions as previously agreed. Mr.
Schachte made a brief introductory statement and turned the meeting over to Mr. Moore who acted as principal spokesman for the workers.
The agenda presented by Mr. Moore was practically the same as that suggested for the May 8th meeting and included questions, answers and discussions of the several issues.
The first issues presented by Mr. Moore were Wages and Fringe Benefits
and Grievance procedures. Mr. Schachte referred these to Mr. Ellis who
related the effects of the new State Employee classification and wage
system proposed for a July 1,1969 effective date with a minimum wage
of $1.60 per hour. Mr. Ellis explained this proposal at some length answering several questions which were raised. He also spoke to the question of improvement in the Grievance procedures at the Medical College.
No precise program was indicated, but the several possibilities for improvement discussed and a pledge of good faith in this direction made
by the College representatives to the workers. It was indicated that
any inclusion of an elected committee of the workers would most probably not be acceptable, but several alternatives suggested. Mr. Ellis also
spoke later to the question of fringe benefits including health insur-