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given statements of availability to
transfer to another occupation in an
essential activity. This is designed
to clear up the problem of the men
in essential activities whose specific
jobs have made them non-deferrable
The new plan also expands the
list of locally needed activities, "
which now are given the same status
as the activities considered essential
on the national list.
The two new activities are food
and fuel distribution, both at the
retail and wholesale level. Previously
announced were hotels. apartment
and Office building maintenance,
cl,eration and service; restaurants
and cafeterias, including facilities
maintained in establishments where
the principal activity is other than
serving food, but excluding taverns
and night clubs: laundries. linen
supply and dry cleaning establish
ments.
Mr.. Deschner announced that the
British Ministry of Supply Mission
here applied for and was granted
coverage in the plan as an essential
employer. 1t employs 1900 workers,
Mr.. Deschner said Applications
from other foreign delegations are
being considered, he said.
Although District workers not
covered by civil service are not sub
ject to the plan, Mr.. Deschner said
he had invited the Commissioners
to consider the plan and decide
whether or not they would like to
participate.
The Civil Service Commission rep
resents the employer for the Gov
ernment under the plans The pro-
visions of the plan, however. are not
applicable to inter-agency transfers
in the Government.
In recruiting workers outside OF
| Washington. under the plan, the
Civil Service Commission does not
have to secure clearance from the
United States Employment Service
for appointments apportioned among
the States, but for non-apportion-
ment jobs will clear with the USES.
Will Consult USES.
Mr.. Deschner said this provision
meant only that the Civil Service
Commission would check with USES
to see if its order could be filled
locally and, if it could not. then
would proceed with it's recruiting
through its own Offices and through
the USES in other communities
Workers brought to Washington by
the Civil Service Commission, how
ever. will not have to get statements
of availability from the USES here
before going to work.
With certain other exceptions. no
employers can hire workers from
other areas except with the approval
OF the USES. The exceptions are
the railroads and workers for the
War Shipping Administration.
Asked what procedure an en-
ployer here should follow if he
wants to hire a skilled worker he
knows from another city. Mr.. Desch-
ner said the employer should go to
the USES, which he would have to
convince that there was no local
talent with the same skill. If the
USES agreed, it would write the
USES in the city in which the man
was employed asking that he be
given a statement Of availability to
leave that city. Before he could
work here, the man would have to
have a statement of availability
from his old employer, a release
from the USES in the city where
he had been employed and a state
ment Of availability, or referra]
card, from the USES here.
Can't Use Compulsion.
Unlike the regional plan. the local
plan does not require workers tc
get statement of availability from
the USES here before leaving Wash
1ngton to work in another city. Mr.
Deschner said this provision had
been omitted because the uncon-
trolled exodus of workers to other
cities was not stable enough tc
be considered problem. Construc-
ton workers being recruited here
for work in other cities are being
screened through the USES, he
added.
Another provision of the local
plan not included in the regional
plan gives the USES the right to
refer any worker to another job
which would use his skills to better
advantage. Mr.. Deschner explained
that the USES could not compel a
worker to change jobs but could sug-
gest 1t although the worker was al
ready employed.
Like the regional plan, the area
plan provides that employers who
fail to conform run the risk of hav-
ing statements of availability given
to all their employees who request
them, regardless of whether they
otherwise would be entitled to them
The area plan goes further than the
regional plan in stating that the
USES will refuse to refer workers
to non-complying employer.
May Punish Noncompliers.
Mr.. Deschner indicated that non
compliance might also be halted by