Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03


Mr.. Broyhill alluded to tn
disclosed in The Star last week
lin introducing the measure. The
IVirginian added that such cases
unfortunately are not too rare
THAT cases involving career work.
ers with long years of service
who are dropped from their jobs
because Of agency reorganiza-
ltions or economy factors-are
brought to his attention con-
Istantly.
MI. Broyhill sponsored a some
what similar bill several months
|ago. But he introduced a re-
vised measure today that seeks
to meet the objections of the
Civil Service Commission and the
Controller General to his original
bill.
The original measure would
have set up an independent
board for the placement of riffed
career employees.
To meet the objections of the
csc and the Controller General,
Mr.. Broyhill's revised bill places
the board within and under the
jurisdiction of the csc.
The bill provides for establish
ment of Government-wide
permanent unemployment pri-
ority roster. When vacancies in
Government occur, the csc
board would submit the names
OF qualified separated careerists
who, it felt. met the qualifica-
lions for the jobs. The agencies
would be required to hire these
riffed employees unless it could
show the csc that they were not
qualified for the position in.
volved. These employees would
be retained on these re-employ-
ment rosters until they were
hired by a Federal agency.
Il believe that this revised
measure meets all possible objec-
lions from the Controller Cen
eral and the CSC" Mr.. BroyhilI
said. tits adoption by Congress
will provide real job security for
the career Federal employees and
will represent a marked improve
ment in Government employee re-
IlationS. No longer will we have
cases such as the one at the
Naval Gun Factory, where career
workers with long records of
efficient Federal service find
themselves suddenly riffed and
with little chance of re-employ-
men. This kind of a situation
is a serious blow to the morale
OF all Government employees and
should not be tolerated"
\ n \
Observation-Disclosures who
are planning to retire between
now and January are under
standably upset over the pro-
vision in the Johnston retire.
ment bill that would make the
Increased benefits effective on
January l, 1857. This would pre-
clude them from the measure
They declare that the added cost
of making the bill effective i'm
mediately on enactment would
not be great enough to harm it's
chances of becoming law.
On the other hand, the bills
sponsors say they are not insen-
sitive to the situation of these
employees but that the cost aspect
plays a large part in determining
the measures final chances of
enactment. Therefore. they de-
clare. the January /, 1857. effec-
tive date was set with a view of
trimming the cost so as to i'm
prove the bills chances.
Moves by some Senators to
amend the bill when it reaches
the Senate floor may make the
effective date immediate.
Regarding employees already
retired, the Senate Civil Service
Committee is not likely to act on
separate legislation to boost
their annuities until Congress
approves the retirement bill for
present employees.
APPROVED-The House Civil
Service subcommittee headed by
Representative Pfost, Democrat
of Idaho, has approved the
|Senate-passed bill to provide
family survivorship benefits to
survivors Of Federal workers who
die before completion of one
year service on their re-entrance
in the Government. The en-
Iployes involved are those who
left the Federal service and then
returned at a later date. Under
the present law. such employees
must complete one year of serv-
lice before their families would
be eligible to survivorship
benefits on their death.