Evening star., 1961-04-19

inspection system as such and
allowing Navy contractors to
do their inspections, subject to
Navy specifications and quality
control standards. Navy is re-
vising the inspection jobs to
those of quality control posi-
tions to supervise the contrac-
tors inspection of their own
work. Thus, it is requiring its
inspectors to take the exam
for the newly designated jobs
and replacing them with FSEE
eligibles if they fail.
Similarly, employees in .Navy's
Aviation Supply Office in Phil
adelphia claim they were re-
placed by II FSEE eligibleS and
transferred to jobs for which
they are not qualified. Navy
said a observation-disclosures was
involved, but the II employees
dispute this. The IT have total
Government service of 200
years.
An ,ominous pattern appears
to be forming in the Govern
ment service. To get rid of a
career employe, simply re-
write the job and appear to
make it more important. Then
require the employe to take an
FSEE exam and, if he fails, re-
place him with an FSEE
eligible.
AFGE MOVE - Several ex-
ecutive council members of the
American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees are talking
about seeking an amendment
to the Ages constitution at
the unions convention next
year to permit president James
Campbell to run for another
term. The council is meeting
here this week.
The present AFGE constitu-
ton does not permit anyone
to seek its presidency after age
10. Mr.. Campbell will be 70I
in October and nearly II at the
time of next years convention
when he is due to step down.
Those council members seek
ing another term for Mr..
Campbell cite his vast expert
ence, prestige and the unions
nearly doubling of its member
ship since he took office more
than 10 years ago. They de-
clare his health is good and
there is no reason why the
AFGE should deprive itself of
his leadership. Mr.. Campbell,
incidentally, is not part of this
move and has not said whether
he will go along with it.
On the other hand, there are
other executive council mem
bers who have an eye on the
presidency themselves next
year and can be. expected to
oppose any move to change the
constitution.
Meanwhile, at its session, the
council urged establishment of
an independent Board of APP
peals to hear appeals of all
Government employees from
adverse agency actions. This
is the "only solution to the
present inequitable system for
handling employe grievances"
the council said.
ONE HURDLE LEFT - The
National Federation of Post
Office Clerks at its special con-
vention here voted to merge
with the United National ASso-
citation of Post office Crafts
men into the new United Fed
Grafton of Postal Clerks, AFL-
CIO. UNAPOC previously had
okayed the merger.
However, the National Postal
Transport Aviation, third
major party in the merger, did
not get the immediate approval
to merge that it had hoped
for. At it's special convention
yesterday. the delegates au-
thorized approval only if a
national referendum to be held
among NPTA membership
within the next 80 days gives
it's approval. Meanwhile, the
two newly merged groups will
Immediately bine and
NPTA will join the organiza-
ton if its membership approves.
The indications are that NPTA
membership will give the mer-
ger it's okay.