Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-01
GOVERNMENT HAS
NEW LABOR PLAN
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any city does not concur In recon-
mendation for removal by the Com
munity Labor Board of man under
him, or in any branch office, he may
submit the matter for decision to the
State Advisory Board. If the State
Director does not concur in the decl-
sion of the State Advisory Board, or
in a recommendation of the State
Advisory Board as to the removal of
any officer in charge in any city or
town, or of any member of his own
staff, the matter may be referred by
him to the Director General of the U.
s. Employment Service. The State
Advisory Boards may appoint local
sub-boards containing like repre-
sentation of employers and employ
ees to exercise it's powers under its
instructions in localities designated
by it.
cit must not be overlooked that
both in appointments and removals
the State Directors power is limited
to making recommendation to the
Director General; the sole appoint
ing and removing power resting al
ways in the Secretary of Labor.
'In choosing examiners in charge
of main offices, and wherever prac-
tical in choosing other officers, notice
should be given in advance of how
applications are to be made, and
when and where applicants are to be
examined, and of the salary. Atten-
ton should be called to the great i'm
portance of the work to be done, and
of the exceptional opportunity for
patriotic service in order to attract
men who might not otherwise be in
terested.
"The State Director of the Public
Service Reserve should sIDmit to the
State Advisory Board, for revision
and approval, his proposed apportion-
ment among the communities of his
state of the quota assigned to his
state for recruiting purposes.
'The Employment Service Direc-
tor should accept the decision of the
State Advisory Board in determining
the localities in which recruiting shall
be permitted for local war industries
and in states where the quota exceeds
the demand, for transfer of men to
other states.
"Questions as to the proportionate
contribution which employers in non
war work in any industrial commun-
ity should make to war work, and of
the proper distribution in any COM
munity of available supplies of labor
among local war industries are to be
determined by the Community Labor
Board; but minority member of
such Community Board may appeal
to the State Board. Determination
of all questions of priority are sub
ject to regulations and decisions of
the War Labor Policies Board of the
. Department of Labor
"On all questions of policy affect
ing the state generally, the State Dir
ectors of both Employment Service
and Reserve should seek and accept
the guidance of the State Advisory
Board with the right to refer a de-
cision in which he does not concur to
the Director General.
According to instructions from
Washington, the functions of the
community labor board are as, fol-
lows:
"All questions concerning recruit
ing and distributing labor i'm the
community should be decided by the
Community Labor Board, subject to
appeal by any member to the State
Advisory Board. All decisions of
both community and state boards are
subject to regulations issued and .ap-
proved by the Director General of the
U: S. Employment Service, acting on
the advice of the War Labor Poll
cies Board Of the Department of
Labor.
Local quotas assigned to the COM
munity for recruiting purposes, in
solar as they have to be raised by
getting men from non-war work, will
be recruited by agents of the En-
ployment Service, including the ag-
ents of the Public Service Reserve.
AS a preliminary, the Community
Labor Board should divide up the
total of the community's quota as
signing to industries and employers
IN non-war work the proportionate
share which each should stand ready
to contribute. The selection of the
men who will go into war work is not
to be made by the employer but by
agents of the U. S. Employment Ser
vice viii will recruit them, and who
should seek the cooperation of the
employers.
"ln distributing available labor
supplies among local war industries
the Community Labor Board should
consult the local communities board
OF employers which have represen-
tatlve on one Community Board.
The Community Labor Board has
no executive duties, but so far as
possible should assist in recruiting
labor by securing harmonious and CO.
operative action on the part of en-
ployers and employees.