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if they can do something about
the situation.
The reason these new postal
workers do not have annual Or
sick leave benefits is that, when
Congress passed the leave benefit
act some years ago, it exempted
temporary" postal workers. But
at that time, temporary workers
were those hired for the Christmas
rush or for other brief assign
ments. Now. however, all employees
being hired are on a temporary
basis, and consequently they're
denied annual and sick leave
benefits.
Regarding pension rights, Con-
gress last year placed under So
cial security those employees hired
on a temporary basis for the ma
tional emergency program. but ex-
empted new postal workers. The
reason for this is not clear. but it's
reported that the Post Office De-
partment was not eager to have
these workers covered by social Sc
curity because of the extra book
keeping work it would entail.
AS a result, these new workers
have neither social security nor
civil service retirement benefits.
The only exceptions to these
cases are the Post Office depart
mental employees who are under
the Governments classified serv-
ice. The departmental staff form
only a small lpart of the Depart
ment's total personnel.
RETIREMENT - The Senate
Civil Service subcommittee hand
ling the bill to liberalize the Gov
ernment's retirement system will
ask for the views of new Civil
Service Commission Chairman
Robert Ramspeck regarding the
Legislation.
Mr.. Ramspeck will appear before
the group in about two weeks, at
the same time that civil service
actuaries present their cost esti-
mate of the bill. The subcom-
mittee already has concluded the
open part of its hearings.
Originally. civil service actuaries
estimated that the bill would not
cost anything, owing to provision
to eliminate the present 3 per
cent interest payments to en-
Iployes leaving the Government be-
fore 20 years of service. However,
there are indications that a new
estimate will be presented, show
ing that the bill will involve some
additional cost, although not q
large amount.
i Mr.. Ramspeck has always IA
Ivored a "go Slow approach in
changing civil service retirement
benefits, but it's believed he won't
object to most provisions of the
pending legislation. During his
II years in Congress, Mr.. Rams
peck played a leading role in
getting civil service retirement
benefits for Federal workers.
| CIVIL DEFENSE-Jerry Doster
/ classification chief of the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administra-
ton. has resigned to become en-
| ployment chief of the Federal
civil defense agency. One of the
youngest Government personnel
officials at 80, Mr.. Doster is also
one of the Governments ablest
officials.
TOP JOBS Federal employees
classified as GS-12 or higher now
may apply to take exams for top
Government executive jobs, under
the Civil Service Commission's
new program to develop executive
talent for the national emergency
Card forms 5000-AB may be
obtained at the commissions in
formation Office, Seventh and F
streets NV. Permanent status
as well as temporary-indef1nite
employees may compete for these
top executive jobs, providing they
have served at least one year in
a GS-12 position. A written
exam will be given.
BE sure to listen at 6.f5 pm.
every Saturday over WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
net0s and Die,Ds OF the Govern
nlent scene.)
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