The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-24
COMMUNITY LABOR
BOARD IS FORMED
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Straehley of the Pennington Gro
Gerry Company, and S. A. Apple
president of the Chickasaw Refining
Company.
A subcommittee composed OF
Guy P. Cobb, chairman, Carl Rus
sell, and Joseph Fronterhouse, was
appointed to take charge of the farm
labor situation. The above commit
tee has been approved by J. Robert
Gillian, chairman of the council OF
defense.
Functions of the Board.
!. The community labor board shall
Shave general jurisdiction over the
recruiting and distribution of labor
in its community, subject to the
state director of employment.
|. The community board shall
for local purposes. pass on questions
OF relative importance of the needs
OF employers for workers.
2. In handling calls for govern
ment workers. the board shall pass
on the priority of the industry in
determining what workmen shall be
taken to make up the states quota.
3. The board shall, at all times,
be subject to the call of the state
director of employment, in putting
on drives for the purpose of judi
cially recruiting labor for war, and
other industries.
4. The board shall, at all times,
hold itself in readiness to carry OH
educational propaganda among the
workmen and employers, to-wit:
(a) In encouraging employers
engaged in non-essential industries
to give up their workmen for gov
ernment needs.
(b) To encourage workmen to
remain with employers who are en-
gagged in executing war contracts.
(c) To carry on any other edu-
cational propaganda under the di-
rection of the state director, that
will best serve the government in
handling war problems.
Handles Local Questions
1t is suggested that when any
local questions arise pertaining to
labor turnover, that the community
board make an examination and in
vestivation of the conditions caus-
ing such labor turnover, and put
forth every effort within their power
70 have employers remedy the de-
fects.
S. In the conduct of the work
assigned the community labor board
a close cooperation should be had
with the county council OF defense
in handling any matters that appar-
emily do not properly come within
the jurisdiction of the board.
6. The board should, at all times,
hold itself in readiness to take up
complaints and grievances OF both
employers and employees in any
line of industry, making thorough
investigation of the facts in each
case and communicating such infor-
nation Immediately to the state di-
rector of employment.
Two Boards Possible.
1t IS the intention TO organize TWO
boards in each locality where neces-
sary; one TO handle all questions OF
recruiting and distributing laborers
and mechanics engaged in building
trade occupations, and the other to
handle mechanical or industrial
trades and laborers. For the pur-
pose Of handling any questions per-
tanning to common labor. the two
boards so designated, will sit as one
body and handle such problems
Jointly. The boards are warned in
advance that war issues must be
made paramount in consideration OF
all questions coming before them
Questions OF local pride. local enter
prise that does not have a direct
bearing upon the war. must be given
secondary consideration to any and
all questions that pertain to the