Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-06
Charles h. swcm.
n. NArIIAN IA sMYTIL

(Acting Assistant Director General
and chief. Unskilled Labor Section,
United states Employment sery-
iccD
The employers and workers Of the
country Will share with tho United
states employment service in the
administration OF tho centralized war
labor supplying program and they
will share Ia tho responsibility FOR
It's success.
For months the government has
been calling upon employers and
employees and their organizations 20
operate with II lu sowing the la
Dor problem and tho call has boon
met by pledges Of support Indus
trial management and labor are now
enabled TO make most effective their
operation through the medium OF
the community labor boards which
AFRO "a fuBduuuental part uf tho ma.
| chincry ~ The federal employmcul
service. These boards have been or
| Ennizod iu Industrial communities
/ throughout the country ana consist
Z uf a representative OF tho employ luE
/ interests uf the community. "a rep
rcscnRtiVe OF workers and repre-.
sentative Of the United states uma
ployment service Tho last named iH
the chairman Of the board
Tho organization and fuucuoning
uf those boards is under the direc-
ton uf the state directors OF tht pub
iic service reserve. which is the re-
Crnluug arm of the United states
employment service. In many states
the director OF tho reserve also rs
/ tho director of tAe employment Of
! ficos The reserve director NJ each
state decided upon the number and
/ territorial lurjsdiguou OF tho com
munib labor boards within his state
and appointed the chairman OF each
board. The employers and workers
representatives. lu each caso were
chosen by representative organlza
tluus. such as me chamber of COM
mcr,u or manufacturers association.
aud the state trdpBtuuu or Labor or
tho city central uniuu In commuul-
tics where no labor organizations eN-
ist a aumhcr of workers, or persons
accustomed Co represent tho workers,
decided upou muor's member OF the
board |
duri7NiCbOu OF iNnthus.
Under the direction ot the state
reserve director. the community la
hur boards haYc general Jurisdiction
iu Tho recruiting ana distributing Of
,.nbur Tor the WAT Industries OF their
communities. or finding labor for
outside war Industries when called
upon Co do au. In their recruiting
activities they viii utilize the agents
OF The public uvrNICo reserve, In their
d,striuutiuu activities they Will use
the employment offices Of the United
States employ mvnt service proper
Ia the distribution Of labor among
employers rugnEed in war worF-Iho
United states employment service mas
recommended that the chairman ot
each community labor board call to-
Nrlurr the rwpluylnr interests ~ that
community Including those 'ucEaged
ON non war work and that they
chnusr representatives nf an indus
'#us 'u uut 1a general committee
tp pass .u questions uf the relative
Importance ut fuc needs OF employ.
y.s f.t WORKER. THIS general com.
u.ttrn also feID.'s the employers
representative ON tho community la
Our board
iudustrta Interests Approve,
Tho announcement of tho COM
muniy labor hoard plan appears TO
have met with virtually unanimous
approval hN 1N the production inter.
t..s ~ thr country Tho wNuutic.
hrer ut Waterbury Conn. had or
FNulari operative program
With the local office at tho employ
mont service U month nr MOTE Doc.
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