The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LUNCHEON MEETING TODAY AT BARAN0F
Eighty in Attendance for Business Meet and
 Luncheon

presiding, about 80 members and their guests enjoyed todays month fly luncheon of the National Feder- ation of Federal Employees, Local No. 25l, held in the Gold Room of . the Baranof Hotel.
 Representative present were from the United States Engineering Department, the Alaska Transport Service, and almost 100 percent at tendance of the force of the Of flee of Price Administration, as well as that of divisions previously turning out.
 . Pointing out that the organiza- tion has been active in securing the passage of the Alaska differential measure and in the establishment of overtime compensation for Fed eral employees, MT. Wade explained some of the differences between the reenacted measure and that pre- viously in force, regarding the lat ter measure which became effec- tive May l.
 Variations explained by MT Wade are principally:
 l. The $5,000 limitation on sal aries eligible for overtime compen- sation has been raised to $10,000 in the new legislation.
 2. Employees whose hours of work are governed by private establish ments (such as colleges) may re- ceive overtime compensation only subject to approval of the Civil Ser vice Commission.
 B. That employees paid on other than tine period basis and those whose hours of duty are less than full time will receive additional compensation at the rate of Is per- cent compensation not in excess of the rate of S2,900 per annum.
 4 That intermittent or irregu- lar employees are entitled to addi- tional compensation at the rate of $500 per annum, and those whose basic compensation is at the rate of S2,000 or more per annum will receive additional compensation at the rate of Is percent on the basic compensation not in excess of the rate of $2,900 per annum.
 5. That additional compensation under any of the foregoing provi- sionS shall not exceed 25 percent of the basic compensation for any pay period. Since employees, to be classified as intermittent and ir- regular employees in group above, will probably be subject to regula- tions, the Civil Service Commission is authorized to issue additional compensation payments to such en- ployes, receiving basic compensation at the rate of less than $2,000 per annum, which should be limited to Is percent until further notice.
 With all posts vacant on the F'ederation's Board of Trustees, M. s. Whittier was unanimously elect ed to fill the three-year term; Fred Geeslin the two-year term; and Wellman Holbrook the one-year term.
 An entertainment committee and one for study of the pending state hood bill will be appointed and asked to report at the next meet ing, MT. Wade announced
 The statehood Committee will be requested to study Delegate Anthony Dimonds memorial to Congress petitioning statehood for Alaska, with a view towards the possible effects of it's passage on the various federal offices of the Territory. The measure is now be- ing studied by other Alaska organ izations, including the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and the Ju- neau Bar Association, the president remarked.
 A report of M. H. Sides, chairman of the Auditing committee, showed the Federation solvent, and funds were turned over Ava Blackerby present secretary treasurer.
 Contact officers named by the chair to represent the Federation in the various federal offices here are: Daniel Ross, Public Survey of- flee; Arlowe Herbert, Federal Con- munications Commission; Earl Nc Ginty, Federal Works Agency; Bess O'Neill, Fish and Wildlife Services Paul Chede, Public Roads; Johr Newmarker, Steamboat Inspectors Arthur Hedges, War Manpowel Commission; Donnell Gould, Wea. ther Bureau; Hugh Wade, Socis Security.
 M H. Sides, Customs Service Jean Taylor, Army Transport Serv. ice; Floyd Herin, USED; Floyd Fagerson, OPA; L. E. Iversen, For. est Service. Selection of a repre-. sentative from the Office of Indiar Affairs will be announced at tht next meeting.
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