The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-25
Information On
Social Security

AS part of its huge task Of meeting
the increased needs for labor in war
production the United States Employ
ment service is charged with the re-
sponsibiIity of recruiting and selecting
persons for the vocational training
classes.
The defense job training programs
conducted by various governmental
agencies and in which organized labor
his cooperated, already have trained
more than two million workers. The
number trained so far is more than -
times the number trained for war jobs
during the entire period of the first
World War
The public employment service has
been working closely with defense
training I'm all its phases SO that there
may be no delay in providing the nee
essary training courses or in referring
to these courses persons available for
training.
The planning of defense training ac-
tivities was based directly on informa-
ton provided by the Employment
Service. Through surveys, the Employ
ment Service learned the anticipated
needs of employers as to the type of
workers.
The federal government has financed
three programs for vocational educa-
ton during the war emergency.
One of these provides short pre-em-
ployment or "refresher" courses to
youths and adults, teaching them spe
ciiic SkillS in particular occupations or
brushing up the skills which they
possess but which they have not used
for some time. Most Of the training IN
this program is given through eStab-
liShed vocational schools in cooperation
with state and local educational au
| thOrteS These courses are meShed
with industry's needs and the numbers
trained I'm each course are regulated by
the developing demands of industry.
A second emergency defense training
program applies to Out-of- school rural
and non-rural youth. A third program
that of the National Youth AdminiStra
ton, provides work experience and re-
lated instruction on actual projects.
The United States Employment Serv
ice, OF course, cooperateS with the
training gwithin-induStry program anl
urges employers to upgrade workers
to positions of greater responsibility
and review any restrictive hiring prac
tees in the interest of war production
by its system of clos" cooperation
with the manaGementS of various in
duStrieS, the United States Employ
each plants labor needs. The Employ
ment Service also is notified, generally
we'll In advance of ma jor layoifs ant
ShutdownS within all Industries.
"One of the primary things we must
do is to speed the transfer of workers
from non-detenSe to war production,
says II. l.. Keenan,, acting chairman OF
the Regional Labor Supply Committee
for Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky
THAT requires the wholehearted 60
the personnel of the Employment Scrv
ice
"To those workers who are not now
employed in IN essential occupation W.
suggest that they fit themselves for {:
place in the army of production. II
their Jobs are apt to change material
~, they should prepare now to tax,
valuable free training that will enable
them to fill important places in wal
production.
educational training to fit potential
workers for war production jobs is l.;
mammoth undertaking. The unskillcd
the inexperienced and those with rust
SkillS must be trained Although The
number already trained * large more
and still more workers must he trainc,
for war industry"
The committee is able To say will
fair accuracy what Detroit, Cleveland
Cincinnati, Louisville or any other cit.
should be doing in the job of trainin;
workers at any time. The committr
knows what workers the plants vii
need. II knows when they will be need
ed. The school authorities frcqucntl
say that the demand Is greater thai
their facilities. Through the Unite
States Office of Education appeal the
is made for grants 10 increase facilj
Ties.
With employer and worker coopcrn
tion, jobs can be filled in an orderl
manner and the munitions progral
can be quicliened weapons q
modern warfare pouring out of the fac
4 tories with the speed and volume vita
! to the successful prosecution of tn
e. war.