Evening star., 1933-11-17
Notice Taken of Pay and
Employment InequitieS
in Statement.
WORKERS GET CHARTER
FOR LODGE TONIGHT
Presentation to Be Made by Bah
Geek and Green Is Expected
to Speak,

With employees of the National Re-
covery Administration prepared to or
ganize tonight under the banner of the
American Federation of Labor, Gen.
Hugh S. Johnson the administrator. has
taken cognizance of the pay and en-
ployment equities that prompted the
unionization move, and promises rene
dial action.
In statement last night. Gen john
son said that in the rush Of getting the
N. r. A. machinery turning 1t was nat
ural that hardShipS would be worked,
but that the kinks are being ironed
out now, and that the employees will
benefit accordingly
His statement read:
There is justice in some cases for
the complaint Of some of the employees
of the N. r. A. concerning pay, hours,
etc This organization, as every one
knows, had TO be built up over night,
almost In such a hurried grouping
Of people. summoned to a job that could
not wait for perfect regimentation, there
was rather haphazard arrangement
as to salaries and duties and all the
rest of it.
Inequities Realized.
at was inevitable when we got around
to it that there should be a classifica-
ton to bring our people into line with
the statutory Government scales and
was, of course, thoroughly in SYM
pathy with this procedure"
The classification had been COM
pleted in our establishment and I
- A.
right. but 1t was unavoidable that in
fitting such an organization as ours
into the strait jacket of Government
rules certain inequities resulted l
found, for instance, that in some cases
salaries had been cut 80 per cent I
will. of course, see to it that where in
justices have been done they will be
corrected
VERY naturally, with the job we had
in hand there could not be regular
hours, either for stenographers or Sec
retaries or executives. The work had
to be gotten out and it was not always
practical to substitute one ennploye for
another at the expiration Of a day OF
normal working hours. Now, when wha.
we have to do has been, in a measure,
systematized, it will be possible to al :
range things on more normal basis.
out Of the confusion of the pioneer
period we have evolved into a fairly
effective business machine. I realize
that We have had a tremendous amour.
of fine, loyal and uncomplaining serv-
ice. Our people have stood the strain
of a terrific rush and are entitled to
have conditions made as pleasant and
satisfactory as it is possible to make
them. And that is what we intend
to do"
Lodge to Receive Charter.
At tonights meeting which will be
held in the A. F. Of L. Building AT
Ninth street and Massachusetts, avenue
the N. r. A workers will receive a
charter for their lodge-No. 9l-in the
American Federation of Government
Employees, an affiliate Of the Federation
of Labor. The charter will be pre-
sented by E. Claude Babcock, president
of the Federation of Government En-
ployes, and William Green, president OF
the Federation of Labor, is expected
to speak.
The N. r. A. employees had COM
planned they were being required to
work IL hours day and that when
their salaries recently were scaled on a
basis designed to bring them into line
with those in the regular Government
establishment they actually were cut
below that.
it had been anticipated however.
that the amicabIe settlement forecast
by Gen. johnson would be reached.