San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
US. EMPLOYEES
EXPECT RAISE
IN SALARIES
Adjustment Of Schedule
Will Affect Pay Of
700 Here.
NEW LAW PASSED
Will Seek Information on
Local Living Con-
ditions.

Adjustment Of new salary schedules
which will lead to a considerable in
erase in the salary Of a federal civil
service employe is expected to be made
soon, according to William Haensler,
president of the local union. Salaries
Of more than 700 San Antonians will
be affected and also the 100000 other
employees that are employed by the
government throughout the country.
According to Mr.. Haensler it means an
entirely new deal for every federal en-
ploye.
The present rigid, not TO say os-
sified condition of the government pay
scale will give way TO an elastic sys-
TEN of compensation on the basis of
work performed. Where now en-
ployes can hope for promotion only
when somebody dies or resigns, there
will be q possibility of advancement
in pay as a reward for efficient SER
vice on the same job, as well as pro-
motion to higher classes of work on
showing of qualification.
The now forbidden transfers be
tween departments at salary increase
will become possible. The whole struc-
ture of the government service is
lifted from its foundations and put
upon springs" Mr.. Haensler said.
Affects Many Branches.
The abolition of all statutory sal
aries in the federal civil service by
the reclassification act of March 4,
puts the next years salary rates of
some 100000 government employees
largely into the hands OF the per-
scnnel classification board which was
created by that act. Complete revi-
sion of the salary scale is provided
for, not only affecting the depart
mental services at Washington, but
field service as well, including Gus
toms and immigration services, steam
boat inspection, lighthouse, public
health, penal institutions, forest, fish
cries, reclamation, public lands, In
dian schools. animal industry. plant
industry, weather bureau, mints, ord
nance, quartermaster departments.
custodial service, and in fact every
branch of the government service n
every state, with the exception only
of the postal service. which has al
ready been reclassified. and the skilled
trades"
The change in the governments
policy. according TO Mr.. Haensler.
gives incalculable Importance to the
announced policy of the personnel
classification board TO welcome sug-
gestions from officials. employees and
the public in the working out Of the
new salary scale which is to form the
basis of the next years budget es-
Inmates for Congress.
Hold Meeting Soon.
In response TO the attitude of the
personnel classification board the go
unions Of federal employees through
sessions composing the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees, have
been asked by the national head
quarters to hoid meetings within the
next ten days in each Of their respec-
tive communities TO set up committees
through which TO facilitate the col
lection Of data which will be called
for by the personnel classification
boards Investigators.
Cost of living. rates Of pay in cor
responding Jobs il private employment
and standards conforming to the
principle of equal pay for equal work
are expected TO be considered in the
adjustment Of the new salary sched-
ules which will be set up by the board
in its recommendation to the next
Congress.
Advancement in salary and position
will depend upon efficiency rating and
qualification when the schedules are
determined.