The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
u. s. EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE AT WORK
War Industrial Plants Given lnstruc-
tions on Methods for Central
Recruiting of Labor
Official Bulletin)

labor-recruiting organizations after
August l.
The Department of Labor author
ICES the following:
At the close of three days con-
ference of employment managers
State employment agents, and Of
ficials of the United States Employ
ment Service instructions were sent
out to war-industrial plants concern
ing methods by which the central re-
cruiting of labor will be put into
effect. The conference, in which
both State and Federal agents as
well as industrial management were
represented. devoted itself to con-
sideration of methods by which the
national system may be made most
useful. The instructions which we're
sent out authorize under certain con-
ditiOns war industries with field
forces for recruiting labor to con-
tinue their use after August !, when
recruiting and distributing unskilled
labor will, in accordance with the
Presidents statement, be unified In
the national service. The labor re-
cruiting organizations of private in
dustry will, however, after that date
operate only under the supervision
of the national service.
The full instructions are as fol-
lows:
Recruiting of UnskilIed Labor
l. Order blanks are inclosed which
you are requested to fill out and re-
turn, in accordance with the printed
instructions thereon, within "a hours
after receipt, to the man in charge
of the work. in the State where your
plant is located. The information
sought is necessary to ascertain the
total requirements of industry for
unskilled labor and the requirements
by States for your particular in
dustry as well as for your plant.
Filling out and forwarding the blank
does not imply at this time a prom
Use that your labor requirements can
or will be supplied promptly-that is
the goal aimed at.
2. Shortly after the filling of your
order you will be notified by the
United States Employment Service
of the office and agent assigned to
cooperate with you in getting your
unskilled labor. You should prompt
ly get in touch with him.
3. The total of the present needs
of the cOuntry's war industries for
unskilled labor is to be divided into
quotas among the States and SUBJ
divided among communities. Vigorous
efforts will be made in every COM
munity to secure the allotted quota
OF competent men in such way
as not to take labor from other war
industries or from the farms, or need
lessly to cripple less essential in
dustries. So far as possible re-
cruiting for your plant will be GEN.
tered IN certain definite States and
localities.
A. If you have field force for
recruiting labor, you may on request
be authorized to continue using YOUR
own force, under the direction of
and subject to the regulations of the
United States Employment Service.
Apply for authorization to the man
in charge Of the work of the United
States Employment Service for your
State.
While this authorization is subject
to withdrawal at any time, it is the
intention to continue it as long as it
works satisfactorily.
Community Labor Boards
s. In order to stabilize labor re-
cruiting and distribution as far as
possible, community labor board
will be organized in each commun-
ity. This board will be made up
of representative of the United
States Employment Service, a repre-
sentative of the workers, and a rep
resentative of employers. 1t will
assist in recruiting local labor, but
its principal work will pc to decide
on the relative needs of local estab-
lishments and prorate labor supply
when the supply is less than needed.
6. Nonwar industries should not
offer superior inducements or in any
other way undertake to compete with
the Government for labor.
Z. The requirement that unskilled
labor must be recruited through the
sole agency of the United States
Employment Service does not at
present apply in the following five
cases:
CD Labor which is not directly OF
indirectly solicited.
~ Labor for the railroads.