Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
WORKERS
CONVENTION NEARS.
Shorter Day and Week Among
800 Resolutions Before
Seattle Meeting.

With resolutions proposing five-day
week of six-hour days for government
workers, together with improved pay,
stated promotion intervals and stand
ardized annual and sick leave, ready
for submission, the National Federation
of Federal Employees was prepared last
night to assemble Monday for its elev-
enth biennial convention at Seattle,
Wash.
According to word received here,
delegates from all parts OF the United
States and its insular possessions are
pouring into Seattle over the weekend
for the meeting, which Will De PRESIDED
over by President Luther Steward.
At an Executive Council meeting to-
day reports OF organization progress
were to be heard and last-minute ar
rangements for the convention COM
pleted. President Steward expressed
himself we'll pleased with the general
development of the Federation over the
past two vars and forecast the most
successful convention in the history OF
organized Federal employees.
Resolutions Summarized
A summary OF the more important OF
the 300 resolutions to be presented 10
the convention follows:
Improved salaries; to be gained
through the adoption OF salary sched-
ule in the classification act providing
for a minimum rate of 81 500 per annum
for all full-time adult workers, and cor
responding increases for positions re-
curing greater degrees OF skill and ex-
perience.
Shorter work day and shorter work
week; specifically the five-day week and
the siX-hour day.
Stated promotion Intervals ana ex-
tention Of the merit system.
standardized annual and sick leave,
with one days rest in seven and extra
paw for night work and overtime.
allowances for transportation when
transfers are ordered.
institution Of proper efficiency meth
DDS
Extension of classification to field
workers
provision, by executive order, for q
central agency 30 administer all per-
sonnet matters.
The National Federation" according
to a statement received here last might
from the organization, in the past mas
approved all the above points with the
exception of the Six-hour day and the
flve-dav week proposal. The latter this
wear will come before the convention
for the first time, and widespread inter-
est has been aroused in the conVen-
tons probable attitude.
No Added Cost.
"The drafters OF the several resolu-
tions calling for shorter working day
and week point out that the Govern
ment should take the lead in establish
ing a schedule which will do much
toward relieving the present acute I'M
employment situation According to
the sponsors of the resolutions, 1t
would be possible for the Government
to put such a schedule into effect with
cut added cost :"
On Monday afternoon President
Steward will deliver his biennial report,
one of the highlights of the convention,
and Miss Gertrude NJ. Mentally, Secre-
treasurer. will submit her report.
representative Frederick r. Lehlbach
of New Jersey. chairman Of the House
Civil Service Committee, will address
the convention during the course OF the
week. William H McReynolds. direc-
tor of the Personnel Classification
Board, who was to have spoken, was
suddenly recalled to Washington from
San Francisco on official business.
Indications are that well over 200
delegates will attend the convention. A
trip across Puget Sound to Victoria,
capital of British Columbia. will be
made Tuesday, the voyage being ex-
pected to consume the greater part OF
the day. with meetings scheduled to be
held aboard ship.