Evening star., 1920-01-05
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION ADDS
MANY TO ROLLS
Organization Affiliated With
A. F. of L. Reports Increase
of 10000 Members.

Announcement is made by E. ].
Newmyer. secretarytreasurer of the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes that a per capita tax repre-
members in the organization is
shown in the reports in hand for the
month of December. as compared
with November. which had LOO
more members enrolled than any pre-
vious month in the history Of the
federation.
The federation is one of four trade
union organizations composed exclu-
sively of government employees affiii-
ated with the American Federation
of Labor and i'm made up of 154
local unions. The three other organ
izations of government employees are
the post office clerks. letter carriers
and the railway mail clerks. In ad-
dition to these. the ranks of the
American Federation of Labor in
clude other government workers
What Annual Report Shows.
Mr.. Newmyer's - .eport will
show. it is said, th.' sccent large
gains in membersl the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
fessional branches of the government
and miscellaneous groups with the
exception only OF the postal workers.
have taken place durine; the period
since the attempt OF Senator Myers
of Montana seconded by Representa-
tive Blanton of Texas and Senator
King of Utah. to sever or penalize the
government employees affiliation with
the rest of the organized labor move
ment.
None os the four civil service trade
unions use the strike. Their conSti-
tutions forbid it. They have to Sc
cure their objects by means of 1egis-
lation. which means. first of all, Sc
curing the support of public opinion
and bringing that to bear upon men,
berS of Congress.
Submits Program to Politicians.
Recently the National Federation of
Federal Employees. in formal state
ment, puts its whole Legislative pro-
gram up to the republican national
committee. the republican congress
sional committee and the steering
the present republican Congress.
At the approaching meeting of the
democratic national committee here
the federation will take similar ac-
tion, asking for democratic support.
The program, declares President
Luther c. Steward of the federation,
is one which ought to appeal to each
party and to Congress as whole as
a good business proposition.
I'VE stand" says President Steward.
FIRST and always for efficiency In the
establishments through
of sound business methods
of employment management; appoint.
ment and promotion on the basis OF
efficiency tests; minimum wage
based on cost of living; and compen-
sation according to the skill OF the
job. with equal opportunity and equal
pay for men and women without re-
gard to sex.
Legislation Expected.
I'VE look to the Senate to pass. TINS
month, the Nolan minimum wage bill,
which has twice passed the House oy
an overwhelming majority. We LOOK
to both houses of Congress to act
promptly upon the report OF the re-
commission, which re-
port, we confidently expect, viii EN-
BODY the principles for which we nave
contended ever since our organization
was formed. namely:
"(1) Revision and readjustment OIL
The whole salary scale upon an equ1ta-
Bile basis. properly related tothe cost
Of living and the skill of the job.
"(2) Establishmentof an enlarged
Civil Service Commission with broad
er powers. to act as central ad.
agency for all personnel
questions, including the functions OF
an employment management bureau.
"(3l The new Civil Service Commits
sion to be composed of three repre-
sentative groups-namely, (a) repre-
of the department heads,
(b) representatives of the employees
and (c) representatives of the general
public. the membership of each group
TO be composed equally of men and
women.
"(4) Retirement of superannuated
employees. in the interests of justice
to outworn faithful workers, and in
the interests OF efficiency.>