Evening star., 1933-10-04
REMEDIAL ACTION
SOUGHT ON PAY
AND LIVING COSTS
Central Labor Union Presents
Resolution to Conven-
ton of A. F. of L.
ROOSEVELT AND JOHNSON
FORMAL PROTEST URGED
Says Washington Should Be Placed
in Northern Zone of Higher
Wages.

Declaring pay levels have been lowered
here in the face of high living costs
through classification of Washington in
the Southern zone under N. r. A. codes,
Central Labor Union today presented
resolution to the national convention
Of the American Federation of Labor
which calls for a formal protest to
President Roosevelt and Gen. Hugh S.
Johnson, N. R. A. head, coupled with a
request that remedial action be taken.
The resolution was offered by James
j. Noonan, Central Labor Union dele
gate, who said that if the geographical
ALLEGATION Is to be continued Washing
ton should be placed in the Northern
zone, where the pay scale is higher.
Navy Yard Raises Asked.
Resolutions for improving employment
conditions at navy yards and arsenals
and covering the general program for
government workers, including restora- =
ton OF pay and removal of economy law
restrictions also were laid before the
convention.
Matthew woll, a vice president Of
the Federation, who heads the Com
were referred, said no resolutions would
be reported out before next week.
The N. r. A. code resolution saws
living costs are much higher here than
IN many ether cities, and that so far
as the section is concerned, are above
those elsewhere. At the same time, it
points out the pay established is lower
than in the Central or Northern zones.
The Federation is called upon to
protest this discrimination, as pro-
posed in such Codes" and to instruct
the Executive Council Ito use every
means within their power to have Pres
ident Roosevelt and Gen. Hugh S.
johnson issue the necessary orders to
nave such discriminating differentials
eliminated from all codes of fair COM
petition, approved by the President"
A resolution from the International
Federation Of Technical Engineers,
Architects and Draftsmen's Unions and
the American Federation of Govern
ment Employees calls for classification
Of these technicians in navy yards
under the salary classification act OF
1923.
Navy Construction Sought.
Another from the International Asso-
citation of Machinists urges construction
OF naval vessels, main engines and aux
illary machinery and munitions at navy
yards and arsenals, recalling that this
would be in conformity with campaign
pledge Of President Roosevelt to take
the profits out of war"
The machinists introduced another
resolution protesting against assignment
Of naval personnel for duties at yards
and stations for which civilians are
qualified
Pay restoration, liberalized leave. 80
year optional retirement, extension Of
classification, abandonment of the
principle Of basing pay on living costs.
short work week, employe representa-
tion on Federal personnel agencies,
establishment of a civil service en-
ploye's court of appeals, betterment Of
employment conditions for substitute
postal workers and kindred measures
were urged in a series of resolutions
from the National Federation of Post
Office Clerks. Railway Mail Association,
American Federation of Government
Employees, International Association Of
Machinists, International Brotherhood
Of Boilermakers, National Federation Of
Rural Letter Carriers, Plate Printers,
Die StamperS and EngraverS, 1nterna.
tionsl Federation of Technical Engin-
GERS, Architects and Draftsmen's Unions
and National Association Of Master
Mechanics and Foremen Of Navy Yards
and Naval Stations.
Oppose Reorganization.
Several Of these and other groups
also support resolution opposing any
governmental reorganization measure
that would affect the United States
Employees Compensation Commission.
Under a resolution from the National
Federation Of Post Office Clerks, the
Natiol.al Association Of Letter Carriers
and the Railway Mail Association, the
federation would establish, if feasible,
a chair for the study of industrial
problems as a memorial to Thomas F.
Flaherty, for many years secretary
treasurer Of the Post Office Clerks, who
died here short while ago.
The invocation at today's session was
delivered by DR.. Abram Simon Of Eighth
Street Synagogue