The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29

Jobs For Skilled
Workers In Ohio
Governor Bricker Told Two
Fold Purpose Sought
In State

Columbus, O.-With national de-
Tense contracts starting to flow into
Ohio, the greatest reservoir Of labor
resources since 1917 is being made
available to Ohio employers, through
local Offices of the Bureau of Unem-
ployment Compensation, Administra-
tor H. c. Atkinson reported today to
Governor John w. Bricker.
Creation of this labor pool to supply
Ohio industry with qualified workers,
vital to national defense production,
has been under way during the past
two months in the employment ser
vice division of the Bureau, the ad-
ministrator reported.
A two-fold purpose is sought, Ad-
ministrator Atkinson told the Cover
nor. The new defense jobs being Gre
ated will, as far as possible, be given
to Ohio workers. Migration of out
of-state workers into Ohio will be
strongly resisted until Ohio's capable
but unemployed workers have been alb
sorbed. State Employment Services
outside of Ohio have pledged to ad-
wise out-of-state workers against mi
grating to the Buckeye state until no.
tification is broadcast by the Ohio
agency that shortages exist in specific
skills or trades.
Local Offices of the Bureau launched
an intensive drive July l to list and
classify workers whose particular first
and secondary skills are included in
270 occupations selected as being in
initial demand in connection with the
national defense production program.
Of the 270 selected occupations, en-
gineers, craftsmen, inspectors, as
semblers, airplane and. ship-building
mechanics, instrument makers, ma
chinists, machine operators, pattern
makers, tool makers, molders, plasters
and polishers, are expected to be in
greatest demand when defense pro-
duction is expanded.
By August II, the Ohio Bureau chief
reported, 1860 workers who never
before had registered with the BUG
employment service division had filed
applications for work, and 105,821 ap-
plicants had renewed their registra-
ton.
On July 27 Bureau offices had clas-
sified 16,98S workers whose primary
skills were in the 27O selected occu-
pations, and 6,274 workers whose Sec
ondary skills qualified them for con-
sideration.
State organizations of the American
Federation of Labor and the Congress
of Industrial Organizations have CO.
operated with the Bureau, urging all
skilled workers to register with local
Employment Security Centers.
The file of workers actively seek
ing employment through Al Employ
m ent Security Centers operated
throughout the state by the Bureau
had increased from 313,221 names on
June 80 to 377,318 names at the close
of business August II, the admins
traitor stated in his report.
During the same period, 2O,92O
workers were placed in jobs through
the employment service. In addition,
names of approximately $4,000 worl,
applicants who had not reported to
Employment Security Centers within
the preceding 60 days were removed
from the active files.
In addition to the classification of
workers registered in this manner, by
September 1 Bureau Offices expect to
have completed the process of classi-
flying 100000 WPA workers accord
ing to their present skills and quail
fications.
Thousands of youthful enrollees in
vocational classes being conducted
throughout the state by the State De-
partment of Education under the Natl
onal Defense Vocational Training Pro-
gram, will also be made available to
employers by Employment Security
Centers when they complete their
training courses from September 13
to. Is, the administrator said.
These workers will not be listed
or identified as WPA workers or vo-
cational trainees by the employment
service division, but will be referred
strictly on the basis of their qualifi-
cations and experience to job oppor-
tunities as they develop under the ma
tional defense program.
A policy of placing Ohio workers
with Ohio employers will be followed
by the employment service division in
every possible instance, Administrator
Atkinson said.
With thousands of Ohio workers
available for all types of employment,
either in essential industries or as
requirements of workers drawn from
industries not listed as essential to the
national defense program, the admin
istrator pointed out that any influx of
workers from without the state is to
be discouraged.