The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
LABOR NEWS
FROM BRITAIN
. COMPENSATION
. AND REHOUSING
. URGED FOR VICTIMS
. OF AIR-RAIDS

National service in this war means
many things besides service in the
armed forces. Industry ranks with
the forces as a field of service.
A great speed-up is now taking
place in the training of men and
women for industry. Within the next
few weeks the rate of expansion in
the engineering, shipbuiding and
general metal trades, is to be doubled.
A far-sighted and statesmanlike
scheme for recruitment Of labour to
these industries has been worked out
by the Minister Of Labour, Ernest
Bevin, in consultation with the Trade
Unions and the Employers Associa-
tions.
The plan is feasible because the
whole manpower of the country is in
the control Of single Government
Dcpartment-and a civilian Minister
with Trade Union antecedents. Even
| recruitment for the armed forces, in
the regulated calling-up Of age groups
for military training is in the hands
of Ernest Bevin.
| Taking a wide view of the country's
resources of manpower, the Minister
and his advisers have tackled the prob
lem of providing industry with the
labour it requires for the great war
offensive Britain is getting ready to
undertake in all theaters and with all
arms.
The key principle of their plan is to
impress upon industry the paramount
Importance Of using the present re-
sources of skilled labour to the maxi
mum advantage, and of increasing it
to the maximum extent by intensive
training.
Within the last few months there
has been a notable increase in the
number of Government Training Cen
tres There are now % centres where
civilian workpeople are being taught
the skilled trades, and nine others
are to be opened almost at once. Four
centres are also in operation for the
training of tradesmen in the army.
There are at least three times as
many civilian workpeople in training
as there We're in May. When the full
programme is in operation with triple
shifts still more workpeople will be
required and all the facilities for
training will be taken up.
Provision has been made in the
plan for payment of allowances to
trainees in the Government Training
Centres, and technical colleges, as
we'll as in the employers establish
ments where training facilities are
being made on actual production
work.
The Minister has entered into an
agreement with the Engineering En-
ployers' Federation and the Amalga-
: mated Engineering Union, for eX-
ample, for the training Of both mer
and women newly recruited to the en-
gineering industry-and this training
is to be given on real production work
In addition, industrial establish,
ments are undertaking to train mer
and women in excess of their own
needs for transfer to employment
J elsewhere as the national interest re.
qulres.
, BY this form of Auxiliary" train.
ing wide door has been opened fol
: the admission of volunteers to indus.
. try beyond the resources of the train
ing schools. And workers in train
ing will earn as they learn.
Weekly rates Of allowances include
standard lodging rate, plus per
7 sonal allowance, and an allowance fol
: the trainees' dependents. Thus a mar
, aged 81 and over will receive during
his period Of training, the standard
lodging allowances as boardel
4 away from home, plus personal al
. owance of SIS. with 30s for his wife
(or other adult dependent) and allow