CARD DIVISION 4. E. Congress, Seriate. HEARINGS BEFORE A 4- JUL 24 SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE. UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 27, S. 734, and S. 1326 BILLS FOR INCREASE IN COMPENSATION SCHEDULES 92764 MAY 20, 21, 22, 23, AND 27, 1957 Printed for the use of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1957 R.V.S.az Aq 57 1257 Page Allison, A. R., chairman, national legislative subcommittee, National Association of Naval Technical Supervisors, Brooklyn, N. Y., accompanied by E. J. Jehle, associate superintending engineer, Navy Department Material Laboratory, Brooklyn, N. Y. Bain, Jack W., president of the Federal Trial Examiners Conference Baker, Edward L., vice president and legislative chairman of the Na- tional Association of Postmasters of the United States_ Beiter, Alfred F., president, National Customs Service Association_ Bennett, Julia, director, Washington office, American Library Associ- Bowen, J. Hartley, Jr., national secretary, Naval Civilian Adminis- Campbell, James A., president, American Federation of Government Employees, accompanied by Mrs. Esther J. Johnson, national secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Government Employees, and Frank B. Sherry, patent examining specialist, Carroll, John A., a United States Senator from the State of Colorado......... Castiglioni, Paul M., legislative representative, National Federation of Post Office Motor Vehicle Employees: Statement. Clearwaters, W. L., United States Navy Underwater Sound Labora- Cobb, James B., president, National Alliance of Postal Employees. Danstedt, Rudolph F., director, Washington branch office of the National Association of Social Workers... Davis, James C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Doherty, William C., president, National Association of Letter Car- riers, accompanied by John T. Donelon, assistant; Peter J. Cahill, secretary-treasurer; and Reuben B. Kremers, assistant secretary- Ellsworth, Harris, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, ac- mission. Fixa, John F., president, National Association of Postmasters of the United States, and postmaster at San Francisco, Calif. - Freeman, William, secretary, Chicago Post Office Clerks' Union No. 1, Freter, Theodore H., chairman, legislative committee, Association of Senior Engineers, Bureau of Ships, Department of the Navy- Goff, Abe McGregor, General Counsel, Post Office Department, accompanied by E. J. Walsh, Assistant Comptroller, Post Office Gravitt, C. B., Jr., legislative representative and secretary of the National League of Postmasters of the United States......... Hallbeck, E. C., legislative representative, National Federation of Post Hulick, Ray, president, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Jaspan, Daniel, legislative representative, National Association of 23 148 Lankford, Richard E., a Representative in Congress from the Fifth Lasseter, Dillard, executive officer, Organization of Professional McKay, John W., president, Local 64, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, Los Angeles, Calif.. McAvoy, Harold, president, National Association of Post Office and McCabe, E. W., chairman, committee on legislation, National Asso- McLeod, John, American Institute of Architects... Mebs, Russell W., chairman, civil service committee, District of Columbia Council of Engineers and Architectural Society. Merriam, Robert E., Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget Nagle, Paul, president of the National Transport Association_ Nichols, Chester W., chairman, national civil service committee, American Society of Landscape Architects, Boston, Mass.; accom- Owen, Vaux, president, National Federation of Federal Employees, accompanied by Henry G. Nolda, secretary-treasurer, National Federation of Federal Employees-- Pelly, Thomas M., a Representative in Congress from the State of Pratt, Albert, of the firm of Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, accom- Puskar, Charles E., executive secretary-treasurer, National Association Riley, George D., legislative representative, AFL-CIO.. Robbins, Paul H., executive director, National Society of Professional 243 288 212 40 249 78 321 156 Rosenfield, Harry N., American Society of Safety Engineers- Slocum, George T., vice president, International Association of Fire Stephens, Russell M., president, American Federation of Technical 186 Walters, Tom, operations director, Government Employees Council, 237 Robedeau, Richard F., president, Local 128, National Federation of Watkins, Arthur V., a United States Senator from the State of Utah. Exhibits received for the record: 233 268 American Society of Landscape Architects, letter to Senator Johnston 218 Analysis of suggested interim salary schedule (table). 91 194 193 Bargaining on Other Provisions (article submitted by George D. Riley). 137 Exhibits-Continued Budget for a family (excerpt from Heller Committee for Research on Bureau of Labor Statistics, letter to Senator Neuberger with Consumer Comparison-Civilian salary increases, 1952-56-defense and in- Comparison of present Classification Act structure with same struc- Comparison of present GS grades with proposed CA (S. 734) and Comparison of present law, S. 734, and Cordiner report suggested Comparison of present pay rates with pay rates after conversion under Comparative salary data (chart). Consumer Price Rise Continues 14th Month (newspaper article)_ Page 141 118 100 171 180 179 177 90 236 172 Engineer-scientist 1956 voluntary separation report (table). 256 39 Latest offers-$100 a week is common for the class of 1957 (article 84 Local 64 survey reveals shocking turnover of clerks, by John W. 144 Los Angeles County Postmasters Association tells of serious turnovers 67 Losses of engineers and scientists, Bureau of Ships, January-December, 257 Manpower crisis in Federal labs (reprint from Chemical Engineering 195 New skills needed by the Navy (reprint from the Bulletin, of the NIA writes Washington (letter in the North Island Civilian). No Criticism Was Heard, by Peter Edson (reprint from Washington Overlapping grades-existing law-Classification Act of 1949 (table)__ Patent examiners by length of service. People who have prospered in 17 boom years (table) - 199 201 76 173 173 263 129 Postal pay as discussed by Robert H. Schaffer, New York Postmaster 232 Post Office A Business or a Service? (article from The Live Wire) _ 148 Post Office Must Recruit Youth: O'Connor (article from Peoria, Ill., 125 Prevailing wage rates of Retail Clerks Union, Local 770, Los Angeles, 151 Professional starting salaries (table). 83 Quarter century of change in population, national income, weekly 228 Quits in the Federal Government (table) – 32 Salary comparison survey in patent profession conducted by Patent 262 Salary survey, Government versus industry (chart) 81 Salary table, Veterans' Administration, Department of Medicine and 175 692,000 autoworkers pay to rise 6 cents hourly (newspaper clipping)_ 222 "Stretchout" Is Destroying Government Service, by John Cramer Turnover of scientific, technical, and engineering personnel (chart)__ |