New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09

llSul JOO Ill every single unit OF &C
tiv1ty on the part Of the industrial
army of the United States. The labor
turnover since our entry in the war
has been enormous. A conservative
estimate by the authorities shows
that the entire production of the
United States can be increased Is per
cent if this turnover is reduced to a
minimum. Hence the necessity of
an official government department to
cooperate with workmen and employ
er alike to effect maximum produc-
ton.
Benefiting the Worker.
The United States Employment serv-
ice is of distince benefit to the worker,
no matter what his particular work
may be. 1t is his assurance of being
placed in the right work under stable
conditions. He does not have to
gamble on lost time and transporta-
ton and living costs as he does under
private employment systems. There
fore this series of advertisements is
the best possible method by which an
organization or group of labor can go
publicly on record as an evidence of
protection to self and a fitting record
Of patrio tism Labor-the industrial
army of the nation-has gloriously
done it's part in the war. It is MAX
ing possible the success of our military
army, but as our army and navy are
being called upon for greater effort in
this crisis, so must the industrial army
extend itself to greater production in
the support of the war.
BY reducing unnecessary labor
shifting, improving living and work
ing conditions, the United States En-
ployment Service will assist bringing
about this necessary maximum pro-
duction. With 500 branch offices.
10000 United States Public Reserve
Enrolment Agents, with the Boys
Working Reserve, it is in immediate
touch with labor conditions in every
part of the United States and is en-
deaVoring to distribute labor intelli-
gently and sufficiently so that food and
materials may be had in sufficient
quantity, and so that neither farmer,
manufacturer, nor worker need suf-
fer unnecessarily.
Labor Market DemoraIized.
The average manufacturer now
realizes that he can no longer recruit
the kind of labor and in the numbers
he requires through his agents or
through private employment agencies,
which for the most part have grown
fat on the fees received from steering
"foaters' to their patrons. The pri-
Vate recruiting agent and the fee en-
ployment agency have been among
the chief contributors to a frightful
labor turnover but their day is done.
Between 100000 and 100000
workers of all kinds, in addition to
those now engaged in war production,
will be required by the war Industries
during the next twelve months. The
labor market has been SO demoralized
and depleted that the supply of the
great number must manifestly be
conducted by the Government Ad-
ditional labor particularly common
labor, must be found, while skilled
craftsmen must be transferred from
the none essential industries to the
shipyards, munition and other war
plants.
The United States Employm ent
Service is now adequately equipped to
take this job in hand, but it cannot
fill it successfully unless the individ-
ual employer co-operates instead of
completes with it. Tie past six
months of the Employment Services
activity have been devoted largely to
building up of an efficient recruiting
and placing organization and in con-
serving the imm ediately available
supply of workers. The more diff
cult task-that of finding new labor
is just beginning and the Department
of Labor and its Employment Service
needs the assistance of every en-
ployer and association of employers
and business men in the country.
Employment Service Covers Country.
In a short half year, the United
States Employment Service has COW
cred the country with a national sys-
tenn of public employment offices
which links up all Federal, State and
municipal free employment agencies.
1t has established scores Of new Of
fees in industrial and farm sections
hitherto without free employment ia
cilities. Today it has more than 500
offices in it's system, reaching every
part of the United States. This is
nearly five times the number of offices
in operation at the first of the year,
when the service was reorganized.
1t has a recruiting service, the u. S.
Public Service Reserve, which reaches
into virtually every county and town
ship to find workers of all kinds as
they are called for. 1t has a system
of clearances which permit transfers
of labor from one section to another