Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-19
j. 5. EMPLOYEES
WANT INCREASE
IN WAGE SCALE
Federal Workers in Texas,
Arizona and New Mexico
To Work For Higher Pay,
Better Working Conditions

/
lei Paso, Texas, July 1S.-A cam
paign on the part of federal enl-
ployes throughout Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico to secure an in
crease and readjustment of their
lpay scale and new employment
conditions generally is projected
| for the immediate future under
! leadership of Clifford w. Perkins,
| of El Paso, vice president OF the
| National Federation of Federal
| EMPLOYEES. Mr. Perkins has just
returned from a meeting of the eX-
ecutivc council Of the National
| Federation in Washington, d. c.,
where a Countrywide program In
the interest Of government en-
| ployes was mapped out.
To make Reconsideration of the
entire civil service, with a mini
mum wage of SO a day, an imme-
date issue before congress when 1t
reconvenes is the purpose of the
| National Federation of Federal
Employees, Mr.. Perkins reports.
1.-THE interval between now and De-
cember is to be utilized to extend
| the organization of the employees
themselves and to acquaint the
pupIlc se,lei't,'S ''', hr;,. WV fnr ion
600 members had already been
launched from the national head"
quarters in Washington, the de-
| tails of which are to be worked out
! by the nine vice presidents of the
! leueFalloh Ill Ule'i i0'p'N'i'o
slohS' ...-, ....,.,. .,,o,.,
| IN MI t'hl,is lei ioo, ~
are ALREADY els iIVeell rocol uil! ';.,o
Oh leu'i al V,''IsioS 20 ,,,,1,,
tne halioi'al ie"e "'io ", ''ii'ol ,
NosaleS' ioehlN' uIooii anu
UNA, an III -. iE'iIt' h'DDq - ~,
CFoWhpoihl ana l-t9 VI uCeoi ~ - 1io
MEXICO, anu ,loW i7NitrS' Tt,'4,,
Eagle Pass III i"So' rol W.
| Galveston. Laredo any oan IhlI-
TONIC, IN leAaS' me Waaili''s 'o ii
Once mas luiilished cha' "s s. an
| localti"S ana boNeriiiilelIC oil .'l,9
/ ELSEWHERE III ''ie oo"'Ii " SI.1i =,
states where mere are eiilpio !,,s
VINO are nor SeL Hlei'lpele " ~
union ana MI Ferkihs VIII r Gol.i-
/ munlcate AT once WIN the oitlcei , .
/
tory, IN order TO ADVANCE 'iie "ol ~
! as rapidly as poSsipie'
AS a result Oh tiie ellortS VI 'llI'
! National federatioh Oh feuelai
| Employees the democratic anu l,
publican pla'loIiiIs' duopteu az Wv
recent party conventions coi I,.,I
provision 10 fethedy 'he ihequdlltiss
anu lIlJuSIicsH u Wy OiS'' -, w.
pay scale, Mr. PERKINS points ou.,
This actloh toilo"eu OUT preN VIM
successful eitorts' llrst, To se ecu, . =
the creation OF conisI essi"'I" : :
COMMISSION on FeclaSSil lcdIloH "
| the clVll service ana 'ileii ''i o'!s' u
that commission $ report 10 ~ MS
a definite system OF IeclaSaillo,' :
| loh beIore CONGRESS as coilCl e.>
proposition we nave the prom
Use or support from leauer9 III "ut'
houses ana inc nehI step - " ae,
that reclasSlticatloh becomes d lac'
| during the next SeSsioh Vi Noi'
gress.
Nopouy can ne elLiClellt IL i'0
receives Tess IMAM LYME Wis.,
so we are asking as .ile nds'G ~ o. o.
clple OF the reclasslllcasioi 'he %
day minimum OF t,le Mpl,I 1 mn
imum wage hlll Which an pu' p"ss-
ed congress the Iasl session ApoSe
that minimum we wait 70 see ti,I
work rated according 10 'he SKILL
| training ana respohslplIitS Oh ulle
JOB, on strlc'ly inert SYSTEM,
| administered ny Il CentIdi dStIlNS