Evening journal., 1918-07-31
MANUFACTURERS
TALKLABORCON7R
Employment Management
Committee for Local
Market Chosen
GOVERNMENT
PLAN OUTLINED


labor situation in general and the sp-
plicatlon OF the labor employment reg
ulations which go into effect tomor-
row. with the result that committee
Of eight known as the Employment
MANAGEMENT Committee. was unani-
mouslv elected 10 handle the problem.
The members of the committee are
A. B. Ayerst, Delaware Mills; G. It.
BRIGHAM, New Castle Leather Com
pany: Joseph Stuart, Lobdel Car
Wheel Company; John J. Satterthwalte,
Remington Machine Company; w. A.
Speakman, Spealmsn supply & Pipe
Co: c. d. Garrettson, Electric Hose q
Rubber Co.; Frederick Blatz, F. Blu
menthal Company; J. G. Melendy, Cen
eral Chemical Company.
G. d. Garrettson presided over the
meeting while Clarence C. Killen acted
as temporary secretary. Mr.. Garrett
son read the following instructions re-
garding the formation and powers OF
the State Advisory Boards, Communi-
ty Labor Boards and organization
committees, which had been received
from j. B. Densmore, director general
OF the United States Employment Ser
vice:
BY order Of the director general
there will be established at once in
each State, according to these instruc-
tions, the following boards and COM
mittees:
1. An advisory board, to be known
as the state Advisory Board Of the
United States Employment Service,
state or ..............
2. Community labor boards, each TO
be known as the Federal Community
Labor Board, city Tor town. OF .......-
3. A State organization committee
70 establish the State Advisory and
Community Labor Boards, TO be known
as the Organization Committee Of the
United States Employment Service.
STATE OF .........-
State Advisory Boards.
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(a). Composition and organization:
The State Advisory Board shall be
composed OF the state director OF the
employment service, as chairman, and
two representatives OF labor, and two
Of management.
The state Advisory Board shall be
formed by the organization commit
H
membership from representative organ
4 izatlons Of employers and employees in
the State, and select therefrom the
men to compose the board, the sp-
pointments to be subject 70 the ap-
proval OF and made by the Secretary
Of Labor on recommendation by the
director general OF the Employment
Service.
In States where there Is en- existing
board OF the same general character
and representing equally labor and
MANAGEMENT, u may be designated in
the discretion OF the State organization
committee, as the State advisory board.
The state director OF the Public Ser
vice Reserve IN States where he is not
also director Of the employment ser
vice shall be ex-ofilcio a member OF
the State Advisory Board.
(b). Functions.
ta) Personnel OF employment ser
vice.
To assist the State director Of the
limited States Employment Service in
choosing the members Of his own stan
and the officers to be placed in charge
Of the main local Offices. When any
new main office is opened in any city
or town. all applicants for the posi-
tion Of examiner in charge should ap-
near personally before and submit
their references to such boards, who
will examine their qualifications, and
recommend one or more applicants TO
the state director for appointment.
He may reject such nomination and
ask for another but may not recon-
mend the appointment OF anyone with
out such nomination. A similar course
should be pursued with regard to the
nersonnel OF the state directors office.
Applicants for positions as examiners
In local branch Offices should likewise
he examined and recommended TO the
state director by the community la
Dor boards.
Such State Advisory Board and the
Community Labor Boards shall have
power to recommend removals in
their respective fields. II an officer in
charge Of the main office In any city
does not concur in a recommendation
for removal by the Community Labor
BOARD OF a man under him, or in any
branch office, he may submit the mat
ter for decision TO the State Advisory
Board II the State director does not
concur i'm the decision OF the State
Advisory Board, OF in a recOmmenda-
tion Of the State Advisory Board as
to the removal Of any officer in charge
In any city or town, or OF any MEM
Der OF his own stan. the matter may
be referred by him TO the director
general of the u. 5. Employment Ser
vice. The state Advisory Boards may
appoint local subbOards containing a
like representation OF employers and
employees to exercise its powers un-
der It's instructions in localities desig-
mated by 1t.
II must not be overlooked that both
in appointments and removals the
state directors power is limited to
making a recommendation to the di-
rector general; the sole appointing and
removing power resting always In the
Secretary Of Labor.
In choosing examiners in charge OF
main Offices, and wherever practical
in choosing other officers, notice
should be given in advance Of how
when and where applicants are to be
examined and Of the salary. Atten-
tion should be called TO the great inn
portance OF the work TO be done. and
OF the exceptional opportunity for pa
triotic service in order to attract men
who might not otherwise be interested
ID Recruiting Labor-Original Allo-
cation OF General Quotas:
The State director of the Public Ser
vice Reserve should submit to the
state Advisory Board, for revision and
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