Evening star., 1952-02-13


and 28.-A bill sponsored by
Senator Monroney,, Democrat OF
Oklahoma, to set up q "blue rib
bon" civil service system in the
Internal Revenue Bureau. Senator
Monroney hopes the legislation
will be the forerunner Of blue
ribbon civil service in the rest of
the Government as well. Details
of the measure were explained IN
this column in last Sundays Star.
February 29.-Legislation to
modify considerably the Whitten
rider, which bans permanent pro-
motions in Government and even
imposes severe curbs In many
temporary promotions. The Senate
committee probably won't vote to
end the ban entirely on permanent
promotions, but it will seek to re-
move the curbs on temporary ones.
March 4, S and 6-Legislation
to increase overtime payments for
Federal classified employees for
any work over 40 hours a week.
March II, IL and 13-Legisla-
ton to increase annuitieS of re-
tired Federal workers, as well as
those of present employees when
they retire. The primary empha-
sis of the committee. at this time,
however, will be to aid Federal
workers who already have retired.
All of the above mentioned bills
are important ones, and the COM
mittee's scheduling Of early hear
ings on them is encouraging news
to Federal employees.
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PER DIEM SUPERVISORS
Navy Undersecretary Whitehair
has asked the Wage Sterilization
Board for approval of a wage
formula that would provide a con-
siderable pay raise for the Navy's
1900 civilian per diem lblue
collar) supervisors. The Army and
Air Force Departments also are
working on plans to raise the pay
of their supervisory blue collar
workers. go
The situation results from the
lack Of an adequate differential
between the present pay OF per
diem supervisors and the employees
who work under them. With the
rise in the cost of living during
the last 10 years. the small diff
ferential between supervisory and
|rank-and-file per diem wages has
meant less and less.
Mr.. Whitehair has asked ap-
proval for a wage formula that
would give Navy civilian per diem
supervisors a differential pay OF
Is to SIS per cent above that OF
other workers. The action repre-
sents a victory for the National
Association of Supervisors, Defense
Department, which has long fought
for an adequate pay differential.
Mr.. Whitehair announced the ac-
ton at the unions 14th annual
convention yesterday in the May
flower Hotel. The union is COM
posed mainly of Navy per diem
supervisors, but during the past
year it has embarked on a pro-
gram to enlist blue collar super
visors in the Army and Air Force
Departments as well.
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ARMY SECURITY-Army Sc
curity Agency employees in both
the Arlington Hall and Nebraska
avenue offices have been informed
the agency will not be transferred
to Fort Knox, KY, as was an
nounced several months ago. This
is good news to many of the en-
ployes who had objected to the
move and were planning to quit
their jobs.
Army officials are planning the
construction of new buildings on
a different site to house the
agency. There is some talk about
having the site on one OF the
military installations in the near
by area.
PROBATIONARY ,INDEFI-
NITES-The Civil Service COM
missions plan to pave the way
for permanent status appoint