The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-23
DRASTIC MEASURES
CONCERNING LABOR
Supplying War Industries With Con-
mon Labor to be Centralized
Stop Practice Of Labor Stealing.
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Service, and TO the great effect which
this program will have upon the in
dnstrial life Of the nation.
On August /, the supplying OF war
Industries with common labor will
be centralized in the u. s. Employ
ment Service OF the Department OF
Labor, sud all independent re
cruiting of common labor by manu-
faoturer3 having a payroll OF more
than 100 men will be diverted to the
t. S. Employment Service. This is in
accordance with thte decision of the
War Labor Policies Board and APP
proved by THE President on June
Il. (The War Labor Policies Board
is composed of representatives of the
War, Navy and Agricultural Depart
ments. the Shipping Board and the
War Industries Board and and the
Fankfurter, assistant to the Secre-
tary of Labor)
The above action was found neces-
sary to overcome perilous shortage
of unskiled labor in war industries.
Tins shortage was aggravated. by an
stealing and poaching.
While the restrictions against the
private employment OF labor apply
only TO common labor at the present
time, these restrictions will, as soon
as possible, be extended TO include
skilled labor, In the meantime, re
lcruiting of skilled labor for war pro
duetion will be subject TO federal
regulations now being prepared.
hits change in the nations labor
program has been found necessary
in order to protect the employer and
THE employed, to conserve the labor
supply OF thte communities and tC
cut down unnecessary and expensive
labor turnover (Which. in some cas-
IS, is as high as 100 per cent q
week., and to increase the produc
/ ton OF essentials.
While non-essential industries vii
be drawn upon to supply the neces
sary labor FOR war work, the with
drawal will be conductedon On eqult
able basis IN order TO protect th'
individual employer as much as pos
sibte,
/ Under the operating methods ad
opted, the country has been divided
1 into thirteen federal districts, eacl
district in charge of a superintendent
of the L. s. Employment Service
/ The States within each district ar,
( in turn in charge of State director
who has full control of the service
within his State.
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! In each community there is beinl
/ board, consisting OF representatiy,
+ Of the u. S. Employment Service, ;
4 representative OF the employed
/ This board will have jurisdiction
over recruiting and distributing
labor in its locality.
A survey OF the labor requirement.
Is being made. and order tina
each community may be fully pro
tected, rulings have been issued tina
no labor shall be transported out o
any community by the u. S. Employ
ment Service without the approya
OF the State Director; nor shall an
labor be removed by the Servic
from one STATE to another withou
the approval Of the u. s Employ
ment service al Washington. Ever
effort will be,mado TO discourage an
movement from community to con
munity or state TO state by any OIL
er servie.
This labac program has the al
prOyal OF all producing dt. artment
Of the goyefamcat. thJu 81 The Wa
Labor Poiy'cs Board.
II must be es.csH.lf That fari
labor will be protected. for the il
dustrial program distinctly include
special erorLs to Keen. the farme
supplied with labor.
The requirement that unskille
) labor must be recruited through IN
sole agency OF the T. y. Employmer
Service does not at present apply
the following five cases:
/. Labor which Is not directly {
Indirectly solicited.
2. Labor for the railroads
; 3. Farm labor to be recruited
accordance with existing arrang
ment with the Department of Agl
culture.
a. Labor for non-war work
g. Labor for establishment
whose maximum fore does not e
coed one hundred.
When the survey of labor reQuiI
T. ments has been made and the aggi
{ gate demand for unskilled labor
r war work is found, each State W
assigned a quota, representing q
common labor 10 DO drawn fro
, among men engaged in non-essent
industrio3 IN ,hat state.
4 These State quotas viii in turn
! distributed amonS locnlil IS. Wi
( IN each locality. employers in n,
I war work. mclIins those who .
r only partially in wan work. will
/. asked 10 distribute the local quo
from time 10 time among ihemselv
Quotas b. loealilra and ndividu
4 are TO be accepted a.. really as IA
are for Liberty Loan and Red CIR,
n campaigns, This plan of labor q
), tas is n protection for all commu
, ties.
The object is 10 keep any cG
= munity from being drained of lat
. and to use local supply, as far
: possible, for local demand I
k situation, however is such hiatt
certain cases some men may have
be transported over long distances
You will note from the above q
line that this is probably the N
drastic action that the Governm
a has taken since putting the Natio
n lutte necessity for this program
Z beseen when tits realized that
n, Pittsbnrg, for instance there are
d yertisements calling for men to
70 Detroit, while In Detroit sti