Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-30
WILL CONTROL COMMON
 LABOR FOR WAR INDUSTRIES
For All Having Payroll of More Than
 100 Men.


 seriously affect Connecticut, with it's !! large industrial centers. The order is | n accordance with the decision of the | War Labor Policies Board, approved by President Wilson on June Y7th.
 information concerning the effect of the new order was made public on Monday by the Department of Public ity of the Connecticut State Council Of Defense which has been called upon by the Federal Department of Labor and the United States Employ ment Service for Connecticut to in form the people of this state concern ing the new labor program of the Government
 Big Job For Government.
 Government officials in Washington are convinced that the task of putting into effect the new labor program is the biggest job which Washington has undertaken since the time the Se4ec- t!Ve service law was put in opera ton. While the first move of the Government includes only unskilled labor, the Department of Labor con templates the ultimate inclusion of re- crultlng and placing of all kinds of labor exclusively through the United States Employment Service.
 Stop Labor Selling and Teaching.
 The action of the Government was 1onnd necessary in order to overcome a perllous shortage of unskilled labor and war industries in many localities. Ihe shortage was aggravated by an almost universal practice of labor selnnS and poaching. While the re- stnctions against the private employ ment of labor apply only to common lapor at the present time, these re- strlcuons will, as soon as possible be extended to include skilled labor. In the meantime, recruiting of skilled labor for war production will be sub Ject to Federal regulrations which are now being prepared.
 Protects Employer and Employe. The Department of Labor has fram- ed its program to, protect both the employer and the employe, to conserve the labor suply of the nation, and to cut down unnecessary and expen- slye labor turn over. The big idea be- hind all of this is to increase the pro- auction of essential war materials. While non essential industries will De drawn upon to supply the neces- sary labor for war work, the with drawal will be conducted on an equit- able basis in order to protect I1e. 'in- dlHldual employer as much as pos slble. Under the opeTating methods adopted, the country has been divided l into l3 Federal districts, each district i Tn charge of superintendent of the United States Employment service. Connecticut is in district No. 2, which comprises this state. New York, and l New Jersey. The district superintend- l ent is John R. O'Leary of New York, and the State Director of the United ! q a LtrO1TN N1rNN-v 1 korper of Hartford, whose office is at the State Capitol, and who is carry ing on his work in co-operation with 1 the Connecticut State Council of De fense. To date, six offices of the | United States Employment Service 1 have been established in this State in Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven i Waterbury, Willimantic, and Stamford Additional offices are to be opened as abolished in all important centers' ot rapidly as possible until they are es- the state, and are able adequately tc ! handle the big problem of shifting | labor. State and local advisory boards representing workers and employers tenn being built up.
 Check to Labor Shifting.
 A survey of labor requirements is being made, and in order that each community may be fully protected ruling have been issued that no labor shall be transported out of any com munity by the United States Employ ment Service without the approval o1 the State Director, nor shall any labor be removed by the service from one state to another without the approya of the United States Employment Ser vice at Washington. The department of labor announces that every efforr will be made to discourage any move. ment from community to community or state to state, by any other service
 The new labor program has the ap- proval of all producing departments ot the Government through the War La Dor Policies Board. Farm labor vii be protected, for the industrial pro. gram distinctly includes special eff. fort to keep the farmers supplied witt labor.
 Five Exceptions.
 The requirement. that unskilled labol l must be recruited through the sol, agency of the United States Employ. ment Service does not at present ap- ply to the following five cases: l. Labor which is not directly ol indirectly solicited
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 3. Farm labor which is to be re. cruited in accordance with an exist ing arrangement with the Departmen of Agriculture
 4. Labor for non-war work
 1 5. Labor for establishments who's,
 maximum force does not exceed 100.
 Will Assign State Quotas. | When the survey of labor require ments has been made and the az gregate demand for unskilled labor il war work has been found, each stat will be assigned a quota representing the common labor to be drawn iron among men engaged in non essentia industries in that state. These stat, quotas will, in turn. be distributed among localities. Within each localit. employers in non-war work, includ ing those who are only partly in wa work, will be asked to distribute tn local quotas from time to time anon, themselves. This plan of labor quota is designed by the Department of La bor as a protection for all communi ties. The object is to keep any com munity from being drained of labor and to use local supply as far as DOS sible for local demand The situa tion, however, is such that. in certail cases, some men may have to be trans
 ported over long distances. At tlf
 same time, however, the Department | of Labor has plans in operation Whiel will see to it that housing facilitie are adequate before labor thus re cruited is shifted into any community NO MORE RECRUITS
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