Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

concerned with his labor relations
l. Wage and hour problems are
under the control of the Wage ano
Hour and Public Contracts Division
of the Department of Labor, which
administers the Fair Labor Stan-
dardS, and Walsh-Healy Acts.
2. His union labor contracts, il
any. are under the jurisdiction OF
the National Labor Relations Board
which administers the Wagner Act
and holds elections of employees to
determine proper bargaining agent.
3. If he gets into pickle with
his unions over new contract, he
takes his troubles to the U. S.
, Cancellation Service.
4 If the Cancellation Service can't
settle the iSue. the secretary of
labor may certify the case to the
National War Labor Board
s. The War Labor Board also has
final authority over appeals for
wage increases, although in the
first instance these appeals are
handled by region WLB offices set
up within the Wage and Hour
Division.
6. Appeals for pay increases of
salaried employees making more
than $4,000 year. however, are
made to the Bureau of Internal
Revenue of the Treasury Depart
ment.
7. If the employer is in one of
The critical labor areas which must
60 on the 48-hour week. come April
|. any appeal from that 48-hour
mandate must be made To the re-
gional office of the War ManpoWer
Commission.
3. 1t is recommended. though not
absolutely compulsory, that all
hiring be done through the u. S.
Employment Service. a branch of
the War Manpower Commission.
8. If the employer is in aircraft,
shipbuilding or related industry, his
conditions of employment are fur
ther governed by the stabilization
agreements covering those feds
set up by the War Production Board
and War Manpower Commission.
10. His unemployment compensa-
ton payments, deducted from pay
roll, are paid to the treasury of the
state or states in which he operates.
IL. Old age and retirement, So
cial security benefits which the en-
ployer must pay. are administered
by the Social Security Board in the
Federal Security Administration.
IL. Labor Management commit
tees, through voluntary and not
compulsory in any Way, are set up
under the inspiration of the Labor
Production Division of the War
Production Board.
13. Conditions under which Wom-
en- and children may be employed
are determined by state laws, and
the codes vary in every state.
IA 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 Commits
sion.
Is. The War ManpoWer Commits
sion, through its regional and local
offices, also takes responsibility for
in the solution of labor
recruiting, pirating, training and
various manpoWer problems under
the voluntary system of control
now in operation.
WheWi
Maybe this list oyerlookS couple
Of factors, such as state or mu-
nicipal factory inspection codes, but
it seems complete enough. War
ManpoWer Commission is respon-
,ible for five of those functions,
of Labor two, and the
other eight are scattered, indie
pendent agency controls.
The Truman Senate Committee
investigating the war effort Is cur
emily in the midst of hearings
which are intended to bring out
yays of increasing labor efficiency
:, wartime. A parade of labor lead
RS has been before the committee
o give testimony.
The witnesses did not begin to
ring out the multiplicity or COM
,lexity of agencies and functions
lumerated above, but they did point |
ID the issue by calling for suspen-
ion of the Wagner Act for the
uration of The war and giving the