The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31
WELFARE COUNCIL
IS ORGANIZED BY
POSTAL WORKERS
Local Postofflce Employees Join
Movement to "Humanize" Ser
vice; to Strive for Improve
ments, Better Conditions.

Joining in Postmaster General
Hays movement to "hnmanize" the
postal service. local postofflce EN-.
ployes have organized Welfare
Council with A. l.. Holllngsworth as
chairman; Marshall C. Cummlns.
yice-chairman; Wade II. LaBoon.
treasurer; and w. H. Walker, ex.
ecutive secretary.
Purposes of the Welfare Council
are outlined as follows: "To pro.
mote efficient and harmonious co.
operation between the officials and
the working force; to improve work
ing conditions in the postoffice and
to effect better understanding
among the public, the officials and
employees OF the postal service" All
matters that affect working con-
ditions OF the employees, whether
these be with sanitation, efficiency
or cooperation, are legitimate sub.
jects for discussion and considera-
tion by the council. according to
officials of the local postoffice.
Grievances Of employees may be con-
sidered by the council in its ad
visory capacity and the views of
the council, as expressed in ma
jority vote shall be transmitted to
the postmaster for his consideration,
local leaders state.
Organization Of the Welfare Coun-
ellis in all postoffices of the first
class is designated to better the
postal service, according to infor-
nation sent out from the office of
Lee d. Framkel, welfare director of
the postoffice department. In
communication just received by the
local postoffice, Frankel says:
"You will be interested to know
that to date word has been received
by us Of the organization OF over
300 local welfare councils; practti-
cally all of these have elected their
officers and many of them have ef-
fected complete organization.
1--WE have received many letters
indicating that local councils are
actively cooperating with the depart
ment for an improved postal serv-
ice. One council advises us that
special committee is studying a re-
arrangement of the tours OF the
clerks; another council took up an
educational campaign for early mail
ing through which the volume of
night work was materially reduced.
Still another council is studying the
use of stools at distributing cases.
Through the activity Of fourth
council drinking fountain was in
stalled In the post office and better
lighting and ventilation made pos
sible.
"In the railway mail service con-
ferences have been held for some
months past between representa-
tives of employees and the supervi
sorry officials; these are similar in
character to the meetings of local
welfare councils. The councils have
brought about spirit of harmony,
understanding and good will. I'M
provement in the railway mail serv-
ice has been secured through sug-
gestions made by the employees
committees regarding lay-offs, case
examinations, adjustment of griev.
ances, etc. All of these have helped
to improve conditions in the rail
way mail service.
Through committee of the vel
fare council in the department in
Washington, splendidly equipped
first aid rooms have been installed
in the department and in the local
post office; another committee is
arranging new cafeteria for de-
partmental employees. The library
committee of this council is arrang-
ing for the installation Of q library: