Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-02

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indicated the responsibility Of Lew
is for clarifying existing conditions.
Other agreements reached as a
result OF the meeting are:
The National Unemployment
service will be used in filling en-
ployment needs as required in har-
vesting crops.
A full discussion OF complaints
that SERA clients when separated
from work due 70 Incidence have
either been re-assigned to other
employment or have been carried
on direct relief resulted in the
adoption of a policy designed TO
correct this condition. As a result
workers unwilling to do a fair
amount of work will be sep
arated from the project and given
notice in writing for the cause. CO.
pies to be given to the placement
office and the social service. The
worker will be required to report
to the placement office and be told
that further relief will be withheld
pending further assignment. The
problem will then be discussed with
the worker and If the proper dis
position is shown he viii be re-as-
signed. This procedure may be
made a second and third time, af-
ter which no relief will be given.
1t is assumed such separation
will force the worker to seek pri-
vate employment and at the same
time prove to the public and other
workers that fair days work must
be given. Should the worker not
seek private employment sufficient
to care for his family. charges OF
failure to provide will be made
against him and the supervisors
agree to provide a work camp foI
those convicted of such charge.
Such a camp would pay a NOM
inal charge to the workers family
during his incarceration. the SERA
to make up any deficit between
the amount of such sum and the
deficiency budget normally pre-
vailing for the family.
To Get Authority
To the complaint of the board
Of supervisors that the SERA di-
rector in the county had not eXer-
cised or been permitted to eXer-
else sufficient authority to control
local personnel and administration,
the board was assured that such
authority will be given the director
Immediately and in return is
pledged with the support OF the
board and the general public in the
proper administration of his Of
flee.
An intensive re-examination Of
relief rolls to eliminate those with
sufficient income will be made and
it is expected the cantaloupe crop
will absorb in excess of a thousand
agricultural workers now on re-
lief rolls and every effort will be
made to insure preference to local
labor in valley agriculture.
Lewis assured the meeting that
the state administration Of SERA
intends to insure industry extend
ing private employment a maxi
mum of effort by those employed,
and those applying for relief at
the end of private employment
shall be required to prove that ev-
cry effort has been made to retain
the private work. This ruling will
be vigorously applied to offset as
sertions that workers have deliber-
ately discharged themselves from
private employ to go on relief.
The meeting agreed that all citi-
zens, official and unofficial, have
a duty to inform the SERA Of in
fractions of general rules supplying
all necessary data. Complaints have
been received of an indefinite char
acter, on which, obviously, nothing
could be done. Specific names,
dates and places must be men,
toned in complaints if corrective
measure are to be taken, such in
formation being held strictly con-
fidential, as the SERA can only
act on verified cases going con-
trary to its established procedure.