Evening star., 1940-06-23
Moves 10 5treamIine
Employment Service
For Defense Offered
Employers Encouraged
To File Needs With
Local Offices

Moves to speed up and stream
line" public employment service to
help meet national defense emer-
eency needs were recommended yes
terday by two committees of the
Federal Advisory Council to the So
cial Security Board on Employment
Security at closing sessions Of two
day conference of the council.
The recommendations were divided
under six general heads, subject to
the approval Of the National De-
fense Commission. the aim is to
have public employment require
ments known and met with mini
mum Of time, expense and con-
fusion, 1t was said.
The recommendations made by
the Training and Labor Market
Committees suggested that all en-
ployers be encouraged to file
promptly with their local public en-
ployment Office their immediate re-
quirements and their prospective
requirements under headings Of oc-
cupation and skill. It also asked
that the employers be encouraged
not to advertise or solicit competi-
lively anywhere, nor to recruit out
side their immediate locality, until
the local employment oflce has had
an opportunity to meet such re-
quirements locally or through its
inter-city and interstate clearance
machinery.
Registration Is Urged.
The recommendation also urged
that all persons employable for
needed occupations but not regis
tered with public employment Offices,
including skilled workers on other
jobs, be encouraged to register
promptly at local employment Offices.
Also that they be encouraged not to
apply for work or move to other
cities without flrst ascertaining from
their local public employment office
the localities in which there is a
demand for their type and grade Of
skill.
Further suggestions were that the
employment Offices Immediately pro-
ceed, in accordance with indicated
need, with re-examination of ap-
plicants In both the active and in
active files to ascertain the primary
and secondary skilled workers avail
able in occupations for which de-
mands are increasing.
instructors to Be Selected.
Other items asked that immediate
attention be given to the problem
of selection and training of in
structors for service within public
and private agencies and that sup
Elemental training be given work.
ers who can qualify for other posi-
tions by such training.
Another item suggested that train
Ing programs for national defense
and cooperating educational insti-
tutions, which are Federally aided,
supported or controlled, be main-
tanned without discrimination in the
admission and treatment Of trainees
or students, on the grounds Of race,
color or creed.
It further was suggested that the
National Defense Commission give
attention to the early coordination
of all needed facilities and &C
tivities for training and retrainine
purposes.
To effect the foregoing 1t was
suggested that the Bureau Of En-
ployment Security proceed at once
to a reappraisal Of its organization
procedures and personnel ut Fed
eral, State and local levels to see
that It is adequately prepared and
stated to meet any needs that the
National Defense Commission may
place upon it.
Local Handling Urged.
Since success Of any employment
and training program was said to
depend upon maximum decen-
traNzation and efficiency in each
locality, where supply and demand
meet at the job level, it was urged
that steps be taken to bring to full
strength and effectiveness both
State end local advisory councils
to the employment service, as re-
quired under the Wagner-Peysel
Act.
The conference was held In thu
departmental auditorium and was
attended by representatives Of Ia.
Dor, management, the Government
and the public.