Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-01
ONE BILL, UNITED
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President Stewards Report
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legislation involving wages and en-
Rloyment conditions of government
employees be subordinated to the re-
classification measure and pushed
separately only in event the demand
y not met through the medium Of
neclassification. will be made by
President Luther c. Steward of the
National Federation of Federal En-
Hloyes at the fourth annual conven-
ton of the organization in St. Louis,
hfginning Monday.
Z. This concentration of effort on re-
classification to the exclusion of sep
arate effort on, minor issues is the
big point contained in the annual
report of President Steward. made
uublic today preliminary to the con-
vention. President Stewart and other
rational officers will leave for st. Louis
tomorrow night.
X Against Scattering Energies.
s'It is highly expedient that the Ma
t1onal Federation of Federal Employees
center it's efforts upon broad legisla-
tive measures of general usefulness.
Instead of scattering its energies in
many directions to benefit various
groups one at time" is the signifi-
cant statement in the presidents re-
port, in recommending that all special
legislation be subordianted to the re-
classification measure.
I'm other words, we have before us
the biggest piece of legislation that
has ever been proposed on behalf of
FEDERAL employees" continual President
more than the temporary adjustment
Of individual injustices or sporadic at
temptS to establish wage scales for
groups, because it will provide ma
chinery for ready adjustment of all
personnel problems for the entire
service, which at present have to be
taken up individually, with different
standards and different practices in
every branch of the service"
Concentration OF Effort.
i'm regard to Redistribution, Presi-
dent Steward recommends:
1.-THE Redistribution legislation now
before Congress, if combined with the
Nolan minimum wage bill. extended to
the field, and otherwise adapted as
to details to meet conditions which
have come about since the reclaSsifi-
cAtion commission reported, will pro-
vide machinery for adjustment of all
personnel problems in the civil serv-
ice. The Nolan bill, though filibustered
out of position in the Senate at the
last session, will be before the Senate
when Congress reconvenes. The re-
classification bill is before the House
committee on reform in the civil sery-
1qe and the Senate committee on ap-
Preparations Let the federation's eff
forts, therefore, be concentrated to
SECURE Redistribution which shall en-
body the following principles, and be
applied to the entire service:
"A minimum wage which shall be
not less than the cost of living, as
shown by authentic Investigations
SReclassification of the government
wage scale above the minimum in ac-
cordance with the skill, training and
responsibility of the job. with just re-
lation to the cost of living, and with .
out discrimination on the ground of
sex.
central administrative control
lodged in a body wherein the en-
pfoyeS have representation equally
with the administrative officers and
the general public.
"A civil service court of appeals.
With jurisdiction over all cases OF
discipline and dismissal"
The recommendations Of the nation
al president and secretary treasurer
deal with legislation for reclassifica-
ton, with minimum wage of So
"a day and modern employment mol
icy for the entire civil service of the
United States. including a civil serv-
Ice court of appeals The convention
1t is expected, will outline a vigorous
campaign to secure this legislation
Including membership drive tC
reach federal employees in every gov.
eminent Office in every locality in the
United States ~