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 can't settle the issue, the secretary of labor may certify the case to tho National War Labor Board.
 6. The War Labor Board also has final authority over appeals foI wage increases, although in the first instance these appeals arc handled by regional WLB offices set up with. in the Wage and Hour Division.
 G. Appeals for pay increases of salarled employees making moru than 5000 A year, however, arc made Co the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Treasury Depart- Tnent.
 '. If the employer is in one of tho critical labor areas which must go on the s0-hour week, come April l, any appeal from that 4e.hour mandate must be made to the rcg- tonal offlce of the War MRnpower Commission.
 8. It Is recommended, though not absolutely compulsory, that all hiring be done through the U. S. Employment Service, . branch of the War Manpower Commission. Q. If the employer is in aircraft shipbuildlng or related industry, his conditions of employment are fur. ther governed by the Stabllixation agreements covering those fields set up by the War Production Board and War Manpower Commission.
 TO- Tis unemployment compen. sation payments, deducted from payroll, are paid to the treasury of the state or states In which he operates,
 II. Old age and retirement, so- clal security benefits which the em- ployer must pay, arc administered by the Social Security Board in the Federal Security Administration,
 l2. Labor-Management commit. tees, though voluntary and not compulsory in any way, are set up under the inspiration of tho Labor Production Division of the War Production Board.
 lS. Conditions under which wo- men and children may be employed are determined by state laws, and the codes vary in every state.
 i4, Any time an essential worker IS about to be drafted, appeal must be made to the local board of the Selective Service Administration under the War Manpower Commis. sion.
 l5. The War Manpower Commis. sion, through it's regional and local offices, also takes responsibility for assisting in the solution of labor recruiting, piratlng. training and various manpower problems under the voluntary system of control now in operation.
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 RESPONSIBILITY
 Maybe this list overlooks a couple or factors, such as state or munici- pal factory Inspection codes, but 1t seems complete enough. War Man power Commission Is responsible for i've Of those functions. Department Of Labor two, and the other eight are scattered, independent agency controls,
 The Truman Senate Committee Investigating the war effort Is cur rently in the midst of hearings which are intended to bring out ways of increasing labor efficiency m wartime. A parade of labor lead- CTS has been before the committee to give testimony.
 The witness did not begin to bring out the multiplicity or complexity of agencies and functions enumer- ated above. but they did point up the issue by calling for the suspen- sion of the Wagner Act for the dur ation of the war and giving the opinion that some reform was nec- essary in the present War Labor Board Setup. to free It's docket of accumulated cases.
 Aside from its Cancellation Sery. Ice and Wage and Hour adminis- traitor functions which run them selves the U. s. Department of La- Dor Is today dead letter, concern- ed with gathering statistics. All the functions which should be centered in strong Department of Labor are scattered among a dozen agencies or more. as listed above.
 Some months ago, there was a move on foot to reorganize this sprawling mess. centralize 1t, head 1t up. The Idea was abandoned, but maybe it's still a pious thought, to do away with all this typical Wash- ington duplication and division of authority.