Evening star., 1934-04-13

skilled trades whose pay is fixed by
wage boards or other authorities. As
the result, but ITO Bureau OF EngraV-
ing employees out of 4,048 were af-
fected by it, the larger proportion
there being paid under the classified
act. The latter situation also pre-
vailed so far as concerns the small
group of G. P. o. workers in the Office
of Superintendent of Documents, the
wage of all their associates being
fixed by the public printer.
Treasury officials, it was under
stood there, feel that the legislation
might well be broadened to take in the
entire establishment. In support, the
Federation Of Federal Employees sub
mitted memorandum, citing compii-
cations that would arise unless the law
were applied uniformly throughout.
For instance, it was pointed out a
plate printer now would have his
hours reduced from A to 40 hours,
for which he would receive 48 hours
pay, while his two assistants, to whom
the law does not apply, could only
work 40 hours and would lose four
hours pay. The alternative, it was
added, would be to continue the plate
printers on a 44-hour basis and pay
them overtime at the rate of time and
one half for the overtime.
The five-day week for all bureau
workers was called for last night in a
resolution adopted by the lodge there
of the American Federation Of Gov
ernment Employees, which based its
demand q donicinr,
Controller General McCarl, holding
the new schedule, which has the effect
of establishing the short week for
tradesmen employed by the Navy De-
partment, could apply to the so-called
white collar" group at the navy yard.
Tie resolution held that the prin-
ciple applied in this instance by Nc
Carl, should be made uniform, so that
the work of wage board classification
act employees could be co-ordinated.
1t called upon E. Claude Babcock,
the national president, to support this
proposal, and it was said at A. F. G. E.
headquarters today it would be done.
Meanwhile, Treasury officials today
expected to have the Bureau of En-
craving group scheduled for the 40
hour week shifted over on the new
basis within few days. Until this Is
done, the ITO will continue to work
a hours, getting overtime rates foc
the extra four hours.
Approval of the new schedule for
the white collar" workers in the Navy
yard had been sought from Controller
General McCarl by the Department
fI,a hot hat xryrrtir,y ffvyao
should harmonic with that of the
trades as matter of economic opera
tion.- These 703 in number-will con-
tinue to work SO hours, under a
schedule that calls for eight hours
from Monday to Thursday, and seven
hours on Friday. At present, the 80
hours is divided-seven hours on five
days, and four on Saturday.
McCarl said it would be within ad-
ministrative discretion to close the
yard on Saturday to make the desired
arrangement.
The other $3.50 yard employees went
on the short week last Saturday. Sew
eral thousand Navy employees else
where in the country also will be
affected by McCarl's latest decision,
the forces Of civil employees, includ-
ing trades, totaling $4,000.
Tomorrow will be the first pay day
on which checks will call for the new
Previously steady stream of back
payments has been in progress under
the law which retroactively to Febru-
-ary..1 supplanted the IS per cent cut
with that Of 10 per cent.