Evening star., 1928-04-21
FURLOUGHS LISTED
FOR j. S. WORKERS
Bureau of Engraving Staff to
Take Time Of 10 Pre-
vent DiSmissals.

Details of the Bureau of Engraving's
plan TO adjust the amount Of work and
appropriations available 50 that no en-
ploye Will have to be dismissed during
the remainder Of this fiscal year end
ing June 80 were announced today A
system of furlou2hs which will affect
virtually all employees Of the operating
division Of the bureau has been ordered
into effect beginning Monday. and pro-
vldlng about 6l8 persons to be fur
louehed of duty daily.
The largest divisions. including the
Wetting. examining numbering and
stamp divisions. will be furloughec on
the average Of four davs during the
next two months for each empEove.
Otner divisions run somewhat less for
tne most part down to two days during
those two months. while a few are list
ed at nine days in two months and one
place, the rag laundry. which Is grad
ually being eliminated on account Of
change in process. must take 81 DAYS
on In the next two months for each
employe.
Affects 400 Persons.
1t Is understood the order affects
about 400 persons. who comprise the
working force in the operating divisions
IN the bureau. The total number Of
employees in the bureau as of the last
day OF March was 4.o33.
In the wetting division. which mas
ABOUT l51 persons. il is understood each
person viii take of four DAYS during
May ana June. Four days viii also be
the enforced furlough for asa persons
IN the examining division. asa in IRE
numbering division and 23s in the stamp
| division.
Nine days furlough is provided for
100 IN the plate printing ONCE, 2o7 IN
tne engraving division, 25l in the en-
/ gineering and machine division.
/ Twentyone people in the ofice OF
| press register will take eight davs ",
two months, and 36 persons engaged I'm
lnk-making viii take three days in two
months.
System Is Revived.
tn who have only TO take two
Gays On comprise the people in the sur
lace division. OF whom. there are 459.
ana other smaller departments. includ-
ing the superintendent OF buiIdingS and
grounds, Federal Reserve vault. wagon
guards. garage, hygienic service and
plate vault
INT system Of furloughing employes
mas ocen employed many times in the
past as means Of bringing the big
r1o=sy-making plant within its apuro-
prlatlon for the year without forcing
dlsmiSsals, and 1t is understood In the
present case no one will be DISCHARGED
The order. which become known un-
cfnclally today. provides for a some
what lighter Through for each person
than had been rumored Reports yes
terday generally pointed to one day In
seven OF duty without pay for every
body in the hfJroar For most ~ ft,a
employees 1t is about half that.
The furlough system was put into ef-
feet in the fiscal year 1925. when a
much heavier reduction in force BY fur
lough was accomplished During the
fiscal years 1926 and 1927, however.
this was not found necessary In any
considerable degree.
Number Is Increased.
The 500 or more persons who Will
I, be on duty each day include a group
who some time ago were furlougheCi
from the plate printing division. There
we're about 1.50O OF these. but only about
800 of these are OF daily. The new fur
| Tough viii add about 500 more daily
TO the furlough list, virtually doubling
the number on DUTY each day over
the present number on furIough
While employees we're reluctant 20 lose
, any time on duty, it was apparent to-
day among them that they would much
rather have the situation rectifed b.
q general furlough than to lose their
Jobs.
Comittees representing employees were
understood to have visited officials OF
the bureau to confer on the matter.
but no statement was forthcoming from
either side.