Evening star., 1943-10-14
Munpower
Continued From First Page.)

their employer fails to comply with
any VINO program, including the
4S-hour week. With these releases,
workers can change jobs.
VINO spokesmen considered the
controls over migrants the strictest
provisions of the new program. Pre-
viously, when a worker from
another area came here, he was
allowed to go to work with the
understanding that he would get a
release from the USES in his home
locality later.
Inter-Area Releases.
Hereafter, VINO said, there will
be no exceptions to the rule that
the USES here will refuse to refer
a worker to a job unless he pre-
sents an 'inter-area release" issued
by the USES in the locality he left.
The program also provides that
workers who have not lived here in
the 30 days before they seek work
must be hired only through the
USES.
Mr.. Triede said that arrange
ments were being negotiated with
other regions throughout the coun-
try so that a worker who leaves this
area or this region and tries to
seek work elsewhere will have to
present release from here before
the USES in the other locality will
let him get job.
A worker who is not being used
at his highest skill in essential
work here is entitled to a release
to go elsewhere unless the USES
has job opening which will fully
utilize his skill, under the program.
The USES can also give him re-
lease If staying here would cause
him undue hardship. A VINO
spokesman gave as an example of
hardship a victim of sinus trouble
whose health required that he leave
Washington.
May Specify Place.
The USES, however, can specify
that skilled worker who wants to
leave Washington can go only to
Baltimore, for instance. If the
worker refuses to go there, the
USES can refuse to give him a
release, Mr.. Triede said.
Orders have been issued to all
state manpower directors through
out the region directing them to
crack down on unnecessary migra-
ton and to refuse to give work to
migrants who move without the con-
sent of the United States Employ
ment Service until such consent has
been obtained" Mr.. Triede added.
state manpower directors also
have been instructed to use all steps
possible to direct persons who are
leaving labor surplus areas to la
Dor shortage areas. In addition,
state manpower directors have been
instructed that workers in supply
areas who desire to move to Jobs
IN other areas are to be released
for this purpose unless there is a
definite known need for their high
est skill in essential work In their
home locality"
Several Changes.
Although Washington has had an
employment stabilization plan since
May, the new program, ordered by
VINO Chief McNutt, makes several
important changes. These include
the following:
Workers must have statement
OF availability to get a job in an
essential industry even If they have
not been employed in an essential
industry for go days. Previously, the
time limit was 30 days.
Workers can now get statements
OF availability if their wages or
working conditions are sub-stand-
ard.
Employers advertising for work.
ers in essential activities must spe-
city in the advertisements that a
statement of availability must be
produced by the prospective en-
ploye.
Casual employment is more
strictly defined and now applies
only to work of less than seven days
duration rather than Is days as in
the previous program. Employers
can hire workers for less than seven
days without requiring statements
of availability.
Job Classifications.
A new section requires that the
hiring or referral of workers shall
be based on qualifications essential