El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-19

! - ONTROLLER Traceweu, Of the
treasury department at Wash
ington, holds that the new eight
hour law applies only to letter car
hriers in the city delivery service and
clerks in first and second class post
offices as distinguished from assistant
postmasters; supervisory offices, such
as superintendents and assistant sup
erintendents Of delivery, mails, money
order and registry; auditors, cashiers,
finance clerks. bOOkkeepers, stenOg-
raphers, chief stamp clerks, chief mail
ing clerks, foremen, etc, and Watchmen,
to additional compensation for service
performed in excess Of eight hours
day.
Eight Hours Work in Ten
In his decision the controller also
holds that letter carriers and clerks
are not entitled to pay for overtime
unless they perform service in excess
of eight hours a day, without regard
to the observance Of the provision
that the eight hours or work shall not
extend over a longer period than ten
consecutive hours. A city carrier or
clerk who works. eight hours a day
or less during a day is, therefore, not
entitled to any additional pay, even
though a part Of such service is per-
formed after the ten-hOUr limit has
expired.
However, in accordance with the law,
schedules for clerks and carriers must
be arranged so as to provide for the
eight hours Of service within 10 con-
secutive hours.
Depends on Salary
The controller further holds that
payments for overtime must be made
in proportion to the salary OF the car
Tier or clerk concerned, and that in
making computations postmasterS
must follow the general RUE and pay
Oh nF We
hour Of overtime. Credit for payments
made to cover overtime must be
claimed on separate sheets OF pay
rolls. Payments for overtime may be
made without first securing spe-
cific allowance from the department to
cover the expenditure.
Regular carriers and clerks must
not be employed overtime IN place Of
carriers and clerks absent without
pay or on leave OF absence without
pay substitutes should be employed
for such work When there are no Z
available and no eligibles |
on the register who will accept ap-
pointment for the service required, I
postmasters are authorized to nomin- I
ate any suitable person between the I
ages Of IS and As for appointment as !
temporary substitute carriers or tenn Z
porary substitute clerks.
Pension Ideas Sought.
Circular letters are being sent out 4
terers' International union of Ameri- 4
ca to the members requesting sugges- /
tons and the answering of a number
Of questions relating to the pension
fund which the organization was au-
-horized by the last international con-
7entiOn to establish.
committee of seven was appointed
by the executive board of the inter
national to work out a pension plan.
and much Of the preliminary work has
been accomplished, but the committee
and the executive board feel that the I
membership should have some hand in
he details, and, therefore, suggestions
ire requested.
The committee urges that each local
organization set aside a special meet
ng night and devote from one to four
hours to debating the pension fund
'lan, and, when an agreement on any
specific plan has been reached to I
lotify the general headquarters
The international union believes W hen /
{ adopts its pension plan it viii have
me o. the hest vet adopted b. any
abor orgization. Il proposes 10 peu-p.