The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-30

app OAL%tetOSAy OLA iilOillllo.
I'm the case of short season can.
merry workers, their work period fol-
lows within day or two of ths
actual fishing season as set up by
the FWS. Employment contract;
guarantee workers a normal full
seasons pay for that particular per-
iod, but they receive 100 percent OF
the employment offered by the
canneries and after receiving a full
seasons pay, can under Regular
No. 10, as presently administered
receive in addition unemployment
benefits for a period of from tc
16 weeks"
Present application departs from
the insurance theory and actually
sets up a dole, Mr.. Gilmore con-
tended.
S160 Insurance for $1,000 Payment
"An example of this is the case
of the short season cannery worker
who received recurringly an amount
in the neighborhood of $400 for ap-
proximately five weeks work On
that amount the employer pays in
jurance of $1,000, supposedly TO in
sure that worker for the recurring
employment period the following
year.
'If he is employed the following
year during the regular seasonal
work period and the ESC's benefit
regulation comedies with the work
period he would receive no unem-
ployment insurance" But, in the
case cited, the worker, in addition
70 his full seasons employment,
can also receive a minimum of 8
weeks benefits at $40 week.
CAS- administered nov, insolvency
# the trust fund is sure to follow
regardless of increasing employ
nent," Gilmore said.
He suggested an esculator ar
'angement which would tie the EN-
)loyment Security Commission reg
llations to the varying fishing sea-
sons as adopted by the Fish and
Wildlife Service.
Suitability of Employment
Suitability of employment, first
brought up at the meeting of the
Commission Tuesday by r. B. Erl-
ing, F. e. Company, Fairbanks, was
presented from the standpoint of
military employment in detail, as
it applies to the Alaskan Air Com
mand as an employer, by w. Ted
Wilson, Civilian Personnel Director,
AAC, who read letter from head
quarters AAC to the Commission,
concerning a decision of an appeals
referee dated June 1850.
The decision concerned the case
of an unemployed applicant for
compensation who was offered a
referral by the USES to Laid Air
Force Base as carpenter at S189
an hour, and refused to accept the
referral because he considered the
work unsuitable as he had received
S2.70 an hour from contract work
He was subsequently awarded un-
employment compensation at S25 a
week for maximum benefit of $625
and with an added IS per week de-
tendency allowance.
The text of the letter from Maj.
General Frank A. Armstrong, Jr.,
AAC, requested:
Il. Complete review of this case
by the Employment Security Com
mission of Alaska.
20. That the decision of the ref
cree in this case be set aside and
not be accepted as establishing a
precedence for future similar cases.
Presenting the problem of mill
tary employment. the letter con-
tinued: THE Alaskan Air Com
mand represents one of the largest
employers of year-round workers in
Alaska. The policy of the command
is to employ local residents insofar
as possible"
Mr.. Wilson did not ask for re-
versal of the appeals referees de-
cision but he did ask for a hearing
for presentation of more complete
and accurate information of Federal
employment at the installations OF
Alaskan Air Command and which
it was apparent was not furnished
the referee at the hearing.
Chairman Rivers assured the Air
Force representatives that such a
hearing and full consideration would
be provided. Mr.. Wilson requested
that David v. Barry, Personnel
Officer. Civilian Personnel Direc-
torate AAC. be permitted to fur
nish the information concerning
Federal employment in Alaska.
Mr.. Barry commented on these
alleged inaccuracies of the deci-