Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

Inc AMERICAN LeslOil do
Wars and other veterans groups
their support to such legislation.
In the past, veterans groups.
while not openly opposed to Civ
ling appeals rights to nom
veterans, we're rather cool to the
idea.
Now, however, with such
groups as the Hoover Commits
sion urging abolition of veterans
appeals rights on flringS, de-
motions. suspensions and griev-
lances after five years service.
the veterans organizations are
taking another look at the stu
lation. Extension of similar ap-
ipeals rights to nonveterans
would effectively stymie any at
tack on veterans appeals rights
Jas privileged ones" an increas-
ling number of veterans leaders
believe.
Legislation to give nonveteran
employees the same appeals rights
is now pending in Congress.
RIFF CHANGES OPPOSED
Meanwhile, the American Legion
has announced its strong oppo-
Isition to the Hoover Commits
Ision's proposal that veterans
preference in Federal reduction
in-force programs be modified.
The proposal was that nom
veteran careerists with long
years of service have greater Job
retention rights when competing
with veterans with less service.
Such groups as the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and other vet
Grams organizations also are op-
posing any modification of vet
IeranS' job detention rights.
WARNING PROTECTION
ASKED-Several members OF the
House Civil Service Committee
are drafting legislation to guar.
antee Federal workers q oO-day
warning period from their agen-
cieS that their work is unsatis-
factory before they can be fired.
The pending legislation results
from the Supreme Courts action
several days ago In unfolding
the rights Of agencies TO fire un-
satisfactory employees without
giving them a s0-day warning
period.
When Congress approved a.
provision In the 1850 Perform
ance Rating Act requiring agen-I
cies to give employees a s0-dayI
warning before they were grad
ed unsatisfactory" Federal en-
ploye groups took this to mean
that no employee could be firedl
for unsatisfactory work until
they received a s0-day warning, |
However. the Unites Statesl
Court OF Appeals ruled thatI
agencies could fire employees un-
der the speedier provision of the
Lloyd-La Toilette Act If thew
wanted to. without going through
the so-day warning procedure
The Supreme Court the other
day upheld this ruling.
RETIREMENT AND PAY
RAISES-A move will be made
by Senator LANCER, Republican,
OF North Dakota, to amend the
pending retirement legislation
TO provide an annuity increase
for retired Federal workers
whenever present Government
workers get a pay raise. Sena-
tor LANCER is a member of theI
Senate Civil Service Subcommit-
tee holding hearings on the
omnibus civil service retirement
bill.
The North Dakotan said it was
only fair that every time Federal
workers received a pay increase
that retired employees should re-
ceive one Of equal proportion
He said retirees are just as hard
hit by the cost Of living as any
one else, perhaps more so.
Asked his opinion of such an
amendment. Civil Service Com
mission Chairman Philip Young
told Senator LANCER that "itI
certainly merits serious con-
sideration." Mr.. Young said he
was well aware Of the plight of
retired Federal workers.
BRAVE MAN -- Secretary of
Labor Mitchell is a brave man.
AT regular intervals. he meets
with all OF the departments en-
ployes in the Departmental Audi
forum and invites them to air
their gripes and ask questions
about what's going on. When
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