The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-02
BURL BISON LABOR POLICY SCORED
 BY MAIL MEN
Report Charges Hostility To Mail Carriers
 Association.
DEMAND B PER CENT.
 WAGE INCREASE
Postal Employees Out For 8 Hour Day and Better
 Conditions.

Philadelphia. Sept 2.-Postmaster General Burleson's labor policy was condemned in a report submitted by President Edward J. Gaynor of the National Letter Carriers at the open ing session of that orEanizs tion's con vention here, An immediate and sub stautial increase in pay for the oar riers af~o was demanded. Mir, Gay nor's report in part follows:
 Prior to two years ago the ati- tudC of the Postmaster General to- ward postal associations was such as to Justify Rpprehensron, Alive to the need of the well defined official re- lntions, the convention at Dallas two years Rgo therefore instructed the in- coming board of officers to endeavOr to establish T'~ans by which a prop erly acorcd'to5 representative of this association could present the Jews of the membership on proposed legisla- ton 10 the department.
 Developments fC. owing the Dallas convention served to emphasize the hostility toward postal associations entertained by Bu~leson. On Oct. 8. 1917, I adressed a respectful applica- ton to the Postmaster General re questinE a leave of absence to care for important duties as Presi dent of the National Association of Letter Carriers, This application was de- nIcd.
 The convention of the American CderatiOn of Labor was to convene in Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. F, 1917, and I asatn asked for leave to attend this meeting a- a delegate representing this association. Again was the ap- HF #HrNw- HNr
 ignation.
 Bridging the gap of these two strenuous years, regretfulIy I admit that at present the relations between 1 the Postmaster General and the asso- citation are not well defined The la Dor policy of the Postmaster General is out of tune with modern methods More Intimate should be the relations between employer and empIoye."
 ls his demand for better pay for letter carriers Mr. Gaynor urged an immediate advonCe of S5 per cent. this to be increased to 60 per cent. over the present rate when the reg ular session of Congress convenes. It was pointed out that since 1907 the ma2l carriers had received an increase Of only % per cent, despite the fact that the Increase in the cost of living ---1N' e@I S.i'Seu oz per cent.
 Washington, Sept. "A higher
 wage standard for all postal em- ployos, time and a half for work in excess of eight hours a day, double time for Sunday and holidays, and q 1 thirty day annual sick leave were re- commended by Thomos F. F7ahertv Secretary Treasurer of the National tecerauon of Postal EmpIoyes. at the opening session of the annual c,Dya7- ton of the organization here. The existing postal wage stan | dards," he said "are far too low to | hold or attract the required man | power to insure an efficient service Additional compensation must be i'm
 mediateiy granted to enable employees to meet abnormal living costs"
 The overtime rate, MT. FYaherty ] said, would be a punitive" measure ] to eliminate unnecessary night and ! holiday work. He also urged a ''wcxkable" system of efficiency rat 1 ing for employees and improved work ing environment in Post Offices.