The Washington times., 1925-07-18
Giving Government Employees
a Square Deal
By BILL PRICE.

Civil service employees in Washington should be grateful
somebody several somebodes possessing official in
activities in the direction Of giving Govern
workers something of square DEAL in matters of dis
missas demoions, efficiency ratings, ALLEGATIONS etc.
good many months ago this newspaper several times
urged that Government employees who felt that they had
improperly aocaed under Redistribution, had been
given unfair efficiency ratings particularly when slated for
dismissal should be allowed the right Of appeal to
body disposed that Government workers are
Justly and thrown out without opportunity to
make their side of known
Likewise urged that it not the right thing for a
great Government dismiss employees in various departments
and the time be calling upon the civil service COM
for egbles to fill vacancies We pointed out that
ought feasible and compatible with the Governments
employees dismissed yet in good standing to be
transferred to departments bureaus which filling
vacancies from civil service registers.
The right of appeal to the Personnel Redistribution Board
has been given being exercised and stated
that the Civil Service Commission and the Bureau Of Efficiency
are cooperating bring about transfers from departments
where dssals taking place to those which making
appointments
This is the fair thing It is in accordance with
just principles that employees in good standing shall be
dumped out to shift for themselves while people
being brought Washington through eligible registers It
fair the people who be brought here for
the thing may happen to them in few months
few happened others who here in the past
thought that they in their positions long
as they rendered efficient and faithful service
this decent principle of shifting employees needed
place another place where they needed worked
permanent basis the Government will eventually
the sufferer The facts will become known through the
country and it will be difficult for the Government get
good and here especially at the measly
salaries paid Most Of those who into the
Government service through civil service examinations
already employed To here they must give up their
positions elsewhere their affairs and make change
which may much to them There ought to be some
real that they efficient and worthy they will
be dismissed but will be taken Of Uncle Sam should
be the model employer of and He ought
able to have his establishments cooperate this any
other plan that will bring about greater consideration for
the rights of his workers
The difficulty about standardzng and harmonzng
tees OF dsmssas and appointments has been in any
position the part of departmental executives cooperation
IN caring for civil service workers about
trouble has been in the lack of authority anywhere compel
reciprocal arrangements
There Governmental agencies
OF them has extensive authority Their
limited We again submit the suggestion that cabinet Off
will present the situation to the President he will doubt
less create body from different departments
bureaus and direct that body adopt whatever
necessary protect the interests useful
poye not only to getting positions when reductions of
forces made but in other matters involving
just salaries the President this Congress
should authorize such body.
There is much to be done in the Government
sandardizng matters that employees considerably
treated in all establishments The will be
beneficiary and there will be greater contenment among
eminent workers.