The Washington times., 1936-01-06
NAVYW0RKERS
SEND PLEA TO
MCKELLAR
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

QOCunenCS.
It was over the inclusion of
Navy field workers, who work but
five days per week, that Senator
Mcclellan based his protests
against the leave bills in the pre-
vious Congressional session.
Over the signature of William
F. Kismodel, president of the local,
however, the employee group points
out that while approximately as,
900 Navy field workers are on q
five-day week. they nevertheless
work 20 hours each week, which
Is one more than the 39-hour week
put in by other departmental en-
ployes. The letter adds that the
remaining 5000 Navy field folk
put in 80 hours though they work
but five days.
It is also pointed out that ap-
proximately $4,000 Of the Nays
personnel get no sick leave what
ever and the remaining 5000 get
is days, against the 80 days re.
ceived by 9th er Government
workers. The letter says, in part:
ut Is obvious from the fore.
going that legislation should be
enacted to correct the inequality
which now exists In the applica-
ton Of the leave laws and to
make them applicable to all
Federal employees alike. We sin.
cerely trust that you will give
this matter your special atten.
ton and that consideration
will be given to the number Of
hours worked instead Of the
number Of days worked by each
department each week."
The letter also is on the desks
Of Representative Ramspeck,
House Civil Service Committee
chairman, and Senator Pat
McCarran, N. F. F. E. friend and
pay restoration fight leader.
"QSL" Fight Begins
Representative Hampton Full
mer CD Of South Carolina will
sometime this week explain to col
leagues on the floor the reason for
his bill to eliminate inequities
caused Veterans Administration
employees by the imposition Of
charges against their salaries for
quarter, subsistence and laundry.
These charges are often not
needed and the bill would make
them optional to the employee, and
rendered at cost to the emnloye.
E. Claude Babcock, A, F. G. E.
leader, has fought this issue for
many months In conjunction with
the South Carolinian, and action
Is expected this session.
Time Is Up
Today Is the deadline for a
host Of Civil Service tests for
varied positions, and applications
must have been filed by 4:3O
p. m. They are: Chief and prin-
cipal engineering af,tsm en-,
$2.600-$2, 800; senior distillation
chemist, $4,000: psychiatric and
junior social workers, $4,000
~A'OOOp oCAAAOI RAnA4d1 HUSBAND"
man. $4,000; wning aker,
1880; welding engineers. associ.
ate and assistant, $3,800-$3, 200
$4,000: rate agent, $4,000, and
freight and passenger transporta-
ton tariff examiners, $4,000.
New Unit
Saturday saw the twenty.firSt
regular Government lodge added
by the A. F. G.. E. since its con.
vention when No. 237 at Toledo
was handed q tentative charter.
In addition there have been seven
lodges Of State. city or municipal
employees set up, making a grand
total Of 2S additions.
Central Labor Union
This evening at 8 o'clock in the
Typographical Temple the Cen
trail Labor Union, numbering q
large group Of Federal employee
delegates, will nominate its 1896
officers. Election will be held
next meeting, but it is expected
that John Locher'S firm handling
Of the presidential gavel will re-
suit in another term for him.