The Washington times., 1920-09-21
YARD M|ENASK
AID OF DANIELS
Supervisors Protest to Secre-
tary Against Raises Granted
BY Navy Wage Board.

Demanding another readJustment
NJ the wage scale for Government
Navy Yard workers, the American
National Association OF Supervisors,
az which Robert ii. AlcOrn. of Wash
ington, is president. today sent "A
letter OF protest to Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels. urging that the recent
wage scale OF the Navy Wage Ad-
justment Board be further considored
by him before II becomes effective.
The protest particularly refers to
the new wage scale for quarterme n
and leading men employed in the
slight Government navy yards, and is
signed by the following supervisors,
who represent workers In the yards:
Charles II. Rule, Mare Island, Cal;
J, T. Rice. Newport. X. L.; John t.
McCarty, Boston, Mass; c. w. Shep-
ard. Portsmouth, N. H.: Robert II.
Aicorn, Washington; ]. X. Chamber
lain, Brooklyn, N. Y: John T. Gala
Ice, Norfolk. and clifford T. Moore.
Philadelphia.
HAVE BEEN UNDERPAID.
The supervisors assert in the letter
TO Secretary Daniels that they have
been underpaid for several years, and
during the war remained In the Gov
Crnment employ when many received
fattering offers from private indus
trial concerns.
Patriotism does not seek reward"
states the letter, "but we should re-
ceive just compensation for the duties
performed. The increase asked for In
this request is very small compared
with the great loss of a most efficient
supervisory personnel, which is now
being sought after by private ship
yards and industrial plants"
1t is further pointed out that while
the wage board granted an Increase
in pay for the quartermen and lead
ingmen, the loss of a half-day's pay
every Saturday results in an actual
annual decrease in the salaries of
these workers of from $50 to $l04
The Navy Yard workers are fighting
for a full days pay for the halliday
on Saturdays.
The employees are demanding a fiat
increase of 10 per cent Of their pay. in
addition to the bonus of $240 a year
SUPERVISORS STATEMENT.
The supervisors statement to Sec
retary Daniels, in part, follows:
I'VE request fiat increase OF Is
per cent for all quartermen and lead
ingmen in lieu of the granted per
cent ana DOnuS- MS WOuiQ Hdkc
the quartermen's rate 1892 and the
leadingmen's rate $2.32 above the
highest paid rate of their respective
trade. This is a very moderate rate
compared with the data submitted to
the wage board. The shipyards and
private Industrial plants are still
paying their. supervisors consider
ably more than this request of the
supervisors of the navy yards.
'The 1892 rate for quartermen is
actually but S316 more than the
basic rate of pay with the bonus,
which bonus has been considered by
the wage board in accordance to the
law as a part of the basic rate. Con-
the leadingman's rate of pay
in the same status as that of the
the $2.32 will actually
make his rate S1.56 per diem more
than the basic rate of the mechanic.
The Secretary of the Nays rec
was $3.04 per quarter
man and s1.52 for leadingman per
diem more than that of the highest
paid rate of their respective trade.
The boards recommendation was 10
per cent additional for all employees
more than So per day.
I'VE trust you will see the fairness
OF this request and grant an equita-
BILE adjustment to that class of en-
ployes on whom the responsibility
rests for production results"