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etectiDe yesterday, coUering
porkers and employers in the
District OF Columbia, North Caro-
lima, West Virginia and parts of
Virginia not couered by area
plans. Maryland, 1Uhich is in this
region, is already covered by
Statewide plan.
In furtherance of the war effort
the regional director of the sWa1
Manpower Commission of Region
w, which comprises the States listed
above, with the concurrence of the
Regional Management Labor Com
mittee, has adopted the following
plan. The purpose of the plan is
to eliminate wasteful labor turn
over, to reduce unnecessary migra-
ton by encouraging the full use of
local labor, to direct scarce labor
to employers engaged in essential
activities In preference to others
and to obtain the maximum utiliza-
ton Of the manpower resources
under standards protecting the
rights of all concerned.
Local stabilization plans now in
effect in this region shall be revised
where they are inconsistent with
the provisions of this plan. Area
directors and Management Labor
Committees are directed to adopt
stabilization plans not inconsistent
with the provisions of this plan to
meet the needs of the local situation.
I. Hiring Procedures.
A. No employer shall hire or So
licit any worker whose most recent
employment was in an essential ac-
tivity unless such worker presents
either statement of availability
from his most recent employer or
referral card from the United
States Employment Service of the
War Manpower Commission. The
referral cards when thus used in
lieu of statements of availability
shall be stamped, This shall serve
as statement of availability" En-
ployers shall retain and file state
ments of availability or referral
cards SO stamped and shall make
them available for inspection upon
request by representative of the
War Manpower Commission.
B. The above contemplates no re-
striction on the hiring of nom
immigrant worker, last employed in
an activity other than essential, by
an employer engaged in an essen
tial activity.
c. No employer engaged in an ac-
tivity other than essential shall en-
plov at higher wage any worker
last employed in an essential activ-
ity. unless there is no full-time job
available locally for that worker in
an essential activity.
D. No employer shall hire an in
migrant worker except through the
local United States Employment
Service Office.
Controls Farm Worker Hiring.
E. Railroads shall hire in migrant
workers only through the Railroad
Retirement Boards Employment
Service, which shall clear all orders
for workers with the United States
Employment Service of the War
Manpower Commission prior to
making any attempt to secure in
migrant workers.
F. Wherever there is in effect an
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the union acts as the employers hir-
ing agent, the union shall. if in-mi-
grafton of workers becomes neces-
sary. consult the area director OF
the War Manpower Commission. OF
if there be none, with the local
United States Employment Service
Of the War Manpower Commission
to determine whether its needs can
be met locally. II they cannot
workers may be transferred in by
the union in accordance with the
provisions Of this plan.
G. A worker last employed in agri-
culture may be hired for work in
mona agricultural activities only upon
referral by the United States EN-
ployment Service, except that this
will not be required for temporary
employment of Is days or less.
H. Hiring by departments and
agencies of the Federal Government
which are subject to the rules and
regulations of the United States
Civil Service Commission shall be
made only with the approval of the
United States Civil Service Com
mission, which shall conduct its re-
cruiting activities and make re-
ferrals in accordance with the War
Manpower Commissions policies
procedures and standards. The Civil
Service Commission shall clear its
job openings with the local United
States Employment Service Office
before recruiting outside the local
committing area. However, such
clearance shall not be required for
Civil Service job openings which are
governed by Federal law on the
apportionment of Federal positions
to States.
I. Section D of Hiring Procedures
does not apply to the hiring of in
migrant workers referred bv the Wal
Shipping Administration. This agen-
cy shall conduct its recruitment
activities and make referrals in &C
cordance with the War Manpowel
Commissions policies, procedures
and standards.
III. ISSUANCE OF STATEMENT OF
AVAILABILITY.
A. A statement of availability
shall be issued, as set forth below
to worker by his employer, or by
the local Office Of the United States
Employment Service of the War
Manpower Commission serving the
community in which the worker is
currently or was most recently en-
ployed, whenever the worker:
% Is discharged by his last
employer statement OF avail
ability shall be issued immedi-
ately),
CD Is laid off for an indefinite
period or for a period of seven or
more days statement of avail
ability shall be issued immedi-
ately upon request,
go Can establish that his pres
ent employment does not utilize