Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24

Employees and former chief Of t
THE purchasing power of
less than it was in 1889" Mr.. v
substantial annuity increase for
retired Federal workers, next
year
]. Kline House. president, Ma
tional Federation Of Post Office
Clerks:
Morale among postal en-
ployes is the lowest it has been
in IS years." Mr.. House charges
that the Post Office Department
is attempting to rduce its deficit
at the expense Of postal workers,
with the resultant deterioration
of working conditions and re-
lationships between management
and labor"
Senator Olin Johnston, Demo-
crat Of South Carolina, chair
man of the Senate Civil Service
Committee:
"All Government employees
should belong to a union. Only
by strong organization can Fed
eral employees help themselves to
greater benefits and protect
their rights We in Congress
who are their friends need the
support of employee organiza-
lions to get employee programs
and benefits approved, and the
stronger the unions are, the
easier 1t is for us to succeed. /"
Newell Terry. personnel direc-
tor. Interior Department:
Private industry generally
has better grievance procedure
and employe-management re-
lationships than has the Gov
eminent" Mr.. Terry came to
Government last year from
American Airlines where he was
chief Of personnel.
Civil Service Commissioner
George Moore:
l Despite all the charges that
have been made about under
mining Of the merit system, a
look at the record will show that
during the past four years Fed.
eral employe benefits have
reached an all-time high and
the merit system is stronger
than ever"
Representative Davis, Demo
crat of Georgia, chairman of q
House subcommittee studying
Pr e deral manpower practices,
The Government can cut its
civilian employment by at least
100000 without hampering its
activities or having to fire any
one. 1t can be done by attrition-
not filling some of the regular
personnel vacancies that occur
each year."
Representative Rhodes, Demo-
crat of Pennsylvania, co-spon-
sor Of the bill to afford official
recognition to Federal employee
unions: THE bill has a good
chance Of enactment next year
Even the more conservative
members of Congress are coming
around to the realization that !
Isatisf actory management-em-
ploye relationship in Govern.
ment would benefit not only tht
employees but the American pub.
PC as well through a more eff.
eient and business-like opera.
ton of Government.
+ 4
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Tn,
Navy Purchasing once need,
purchasing agents, garde 4
management analysts, grades
to 8; equipment specialist, grad,
8. and clerk-stenographers anc
typists, grades 3 and 4. Apply t,
Room 100, Temporary Buildin,
d." Fourth street and indie,
pendence avenue S.W. TIL,
United States Informa tior
Agency needs a man to head
, new section to plan, organize ant
direct overseas and domesti,
purchasing and contracting. TIL,
position, that of a procurement
: officer, pays 5000 a year. TIL,
USIA also needs specialists il
purchasing and contracting. Sc.
300 annually. and a cartoonis
and cartoon continuity writer
grade 9. Apply to Room ia
l776 Pennsylvania avenue NV
i. i. Assistant Budget Directo
Robert E. Merriam will discus
The Budget Bureaus Manage
Iment Role-Looking Both Back
ward and Forward a Dime
OF the Washington chapter o
! the Society for Advancement O
Management-6 pm. Wednesda,
: at the Occidental Restaurant
-. DR.. James N, Mosel. associat
! professor Of psychology and ad
visor in public administrator,
Tor George Washington Univer
: sity's Graduate School, will speal
on Human Relations, Moral
: and Democratic leadership" a
3 am. tomorrow in Room BIT o