Evening star., 1938-02-18
FEDERAL WORKERS
HEAR BETTERPA
PLANS DISCUSSED
1000 Attend Mass MEETING
Addressed by Members
of Congress.
RAMSPECK SEES ONLY
ST, 200 MINIMUM PASSAGE
Ready to Support Drive Against
Observation-Disclosures and
c. I. o. Aide Speak.

Three members of Congress and
John Brophy, director of the Commit
tee for Industrial Organization, last
night told a mass meeting of 1000
Federal employees what they planned
to work for to improve conditions in
the Government service-and Repre-
sentative Ramspeck, Democrat, of
Georgia, chairman of the House Civil
Service Committee. told them what he
| thought they could get
Addressing the meeting. held under
the auspices of the United, Federal
Workers of America. c. I. o. affiliate,
at the Government Auditorium, Sena-
tor Schwellenbach. Democrat. of
Washington, co-author of minimum
wage bill, outlined this measure which
would set $1,000 base for custodial
workers and $1,260 for sub-profes-
sional workers; Representative Nc
Cormack, Democrat of Massachusetts,
discussed his bill to establish the five
day week for Government employees,
, and Representative Bigelow, Demo-
crat, of Ohio, took up his proposal
for appeals machinery for handling
grievances.
These items all are backed by the
U. F. w. and to them Mr.. Brophy
pledged the support of the c. l. O.,
which he emphasized lis not passive
thing" Pointing to the National La
Dor Relations Board created for en-
ployes IN private industry, Mr.. Brophy
declared the &C. I. o. wants the Gov
ernment to guarantee to it's employees
the same rights to others
Ramspeck Fights Overtime.
Mr. Ramspeck. co-author Of a ST, 200
minimum wage bill, declared ne
believed this was as far as the Admin
istration would go. He is more inter-
ested, he continued. in correcting the
situation created by the excessive over
time worked in some agencies than
In shortening the work week IN de-
partmental service which is on a 39-
hour basis, and he promised to support
whatever appeals plan is favored by
The Civil Service Committee. though
expressing preference for an arrange
d. -tent under which the Civil Service
Commission would handle major
s-1evacces. and the respective agencies
1>sEsSs.yss> cases OF minor importance.
Nj SlseloSs appeals plan calls for
- selsclloG o. retere by the Civil
Ss-vr.s CcE-SS,oc. vino would be
E-l1s-is &c 11s snpioye involved.
~rr1in-zi-I LIZ Ick % sEy provision
tr'r sss-ic WIZ complaints generally,
w Ssiret,v cec.a-st- shsz az present,
"'aes -r'Var u t--1,ys-S ove- employees
II .!!sss,,..sslTs LII ay116 anything per-
n1tTss: ~ ra.--s II aE
SHsut-a.r Ss.3s TE<r 1ssch detailed the
tZE'a,rT II -MT sgls-ss1on. and said
mn tEs,2slEs n restricted appropri-
t;arn1H '-nE azraoyes continue to
-H,a,rt f-H s-7rs-Es rates (of pay)
x.a.niH--n:rEl 11-s- length OF service"
Tsre-Day Week Seen.
NJ Mccormack insisted that the
ers-csT Eesk is bound to come in
-eEh public and private employment
a. sn economic necessity. He said the
eTs-ttne situation could be handled
sTp1i opSiS 1IOul tilc SiiOlUCI Week pTO-
pnsal
Mr.. Ramspeck warned against ex-
eeSsive demands. explaining that I'VE
must keep in mind public opinion in
whatever we do for you"
The House Civil Service chairman.
who previously has indicated that he
viewed coolly the administration pro-
posal to supplant the Civil Service
Commission with a single administra-
tor. turned to the subject of Govern
ment reorganization and said he did
not expect to support this item, fearing
Its political implications.
Il don't believe We can have nom
partisan administration in our Gov
ernment setup," he said. The closest
We can get to it is in bipartisan
administration, and we have that in
the Civil Service Commission" He
doubted how far President or admin
istrator could withstand the political
pressure that would be possible under
the change.
Jacob Baker, president of the U. F.
W.. introduced the speakers. The mass
meeting was the first the organization
has held since its formation several
months ago.