The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-11-19

that the women temporary war work
crs who wish to remain IN wage earn
ing employment should be enabled 10
make application to a tribunal TO sub
Stantiate their claim Those who do not
wish to go on working after the war,
the Committee suggests, should be en-
titled TO an equitable refund Of the
contributions they have made 10 the
statutory insurance schemes and this
refund should take the form either Of
Il lump sum payment, or payment Of
the recognized benefits over Il certain
period in postwar years.
This is rather Il contentious pro-
pOSal 1t will not be disposed of until
the recommendations Of the Committee
which is investigating the future Of
the State Social Services under the
craftsmanship of Sir William Bcy-
Trade Union movement. The Beyeridgc
report is awaited with great interest.
Among other proposals the Women $
Advisory Committee insist that all
young people up to the age of -
should remain at school in the imme-
diate postwar period, and that steps
be taken to prevent flooding Of the
Labor market by the release of school
children above that age. The T.U.C.
General Council itself, in formulating
its postwar education policy. advu-
Gated the raising of the school leaving
age to - withing year after the war
ends, and to 16 within three years
Want Technical knowledge Utilized
Considering the field of employment
open to women the Advisory Commit
tee point out that women have ac-
quired technical knowledge and indus
trial training, which can be put 10
equally effective peace time use. They
also think that new Industrial enter
prizes can be developed for women and
make the claim that not only should
use be made of the trained woman but
! that facilities for their technical train
| ing should be eXtended-not only for
| industry but for the professions.
In their view of the future, the
Womens Advisory Committee have
not overlooked wartime developments
in domestic science, pointing out that
as wartime demands upon women
have increased, the State has taken
responsibility for the establishment of
public services to cover work hitherto
confined to the home-such as com
munal feeding, setting up Of nurseries.
provision of school meals, opening Of
canteens and public restaurants. and
| in the development of training centerS
to provide competent stafrS for these
services
The Committee favor the continu-
ance and extension of these services
after the war. They urge that the
State should continue to exercise re-
SpOnSibility for the training of the
StatfS required to carry on these Serv-
ices, and to maintain and enlarge these
fields of employment for women.
| The Committee suggest that the
training of a large body of women for
public service of this nature will
| lessen the need for domestic workers
in private employment and urge In"
immediate inclusion of domestic work
erS in the National Unemployment lii
Surance Scheme.
This program of the women'S Trad"
Union group has been put forward as
Il basis for discussion by the Unions.
1T came before the Annual Conference
of delegates from Unions which enroll
women that are affiliated to the Scot
tiSh Trades Union Congress, held in
mid-October in Glasgow, and this CON
ference accepted it in principle. In du"
course the British Trades Union Con
greSs may likewise be expected to en-
dorSe the women trade unioniStS post
| war program.