New Britain herald., 1918-07-31
STATE PREPARES FOR
 B|G LABOR REVISION
UnSkilld Workers Under Govt. Control Beginning Tomorrow

N"hC1oi DV61ulAllS iVll1OllVH Hartford, July 31-The organiza- ton of state advisory boards com- munity labor boards, and organiza- tion committees, as q. part of the ad- ninistrative forces which, under the United States Employment Service are putting into operation the new government program for the shifting of labor which becomes effective to- morrow IS in progress in Connecticut The new tabor program Of the gov ernment calls for the recruiting and
 shifting of all unskilled workers in
 war plants employing more than 100 persons exclusively through the Unit ed States Employment Service. It is contemplated that later this shall he gradually extended to cover all ciaSseS of labor, It is the biggest thing that the government has put into opera ton since the seiective service law. In Connecticut this matter is in
 charge of the state branch of the
 United States Employment Service, of
 which Leo A. Korper is director. Mr. l <orper is working in complete CO., operation with the Connecticut State Council of DefensC the deRatt1aent of publicity of which has been called upon by the government to furnish to the public information concerning the new program
 By order of the director-general of the United States Employment Serv- ice, there is being established in each state the following boards and committees. 1. An advisory board, to be known as the State Advisory Board Of the United States Employment> Service, State of Connecticut. 2, Community labor boards, each to be known as the federal commun- ity labor board, city Cor town) Of 8. state advisory committee, to establish the state advisory and com munity labor boards to be known as the organization committee of the United States Employment Servicesx State of Connecticut. Two Appointments Made. Director Leo A. Korper of the United States Employment Service has just returned from Washington, and he is prepared to go ahead rapidly with the governments plan for these boards. He has already announced the a D.
 
 organization committed At the labor conference in Washington, Charles E. Julin, secretary of the New Haven chamber of commerce, to represent employers. and, Ira M. Ornburn or New Haven, secretafy of the Connecti- cut Federation of Labor were drafted to act with Director Korper in the
 selection of a state advisory board. This organization committee will falso select community labor boards to serve
 in local industrial communities. ..s
 The state advisory board is to be
 composed of Director Korper as chair
 man, and two representatives of alabor,
 and two of management @ s
 The organization Comnittee in zf6rH-
 ing this board will secure suggestions
 for mem bership from Representative
 organizations of employers and em-
 ployes in Connecticut, and will select therefrom the men to compose the
 board. the assignments to be subject to the approval of, and made by the secretary of labor on reCOmmenda~
 tion by the director general of the em-
 plOyment service.
 Community labor boards are to be composed of one representa- tive of the United States Employment Service, as chairman, one representa- tive of local employers and one Of local employees. These boards are to be organized in industrial communities, the location and boundaries of which are to be de- termined by the state organization committee.
 State Board Functions. The functions or the state advisory board are outlined in a communication just received from Washington, as fol- lows:
 '"ro assist the state director of the United States Employn ent Service i'll choosing the members of his own staff and the officers to be placed in charge of the main local offices. When any new main office is opened in any city or town, all applicants for the po- sitiOn of examiner in charge should appear personally before and submit their references to such boards, who will examine into their qualifications ! md