Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1952 — Page 8

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 22 Special) —Members of the, Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee plan an allout fight to defeat drastic new restrictions on Federal employe- annual leave recommended. by the House Appropria-|

tions Committee, The new restrictions, written into the independent offices appropriations bill, revive the muchdisliked use-it-or-lose-it leave rider which was in effect for ,15 months prior to last October. They would apply to all Indianapolis and other Federal em ployees —except those outside the continental United States. | Under them: ve | ONE. Employees could not be pald for leave earned Jduring “any” calendar year but unused by the following June 30. TWO, Agencies would be required to give their workers an opportunity” to use earned leave before the June 30 forfeiture date. (This provision is a new one--voted by Congress late last summer’ but repealed almost immediately). THREE. Present leave lations--ployeesa who built up such during; World ‘War II and up to 60 days for others— would be wiped out as of June 30, 1953, This provision likewise is new Sponsors of the revived rider said it was included “by accident.” |

substitute language during House, debate on the measure, |

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it actually would waste millions. | The Senate Committee was di-| rectly responsible for the -epeal|

last fall of the original use-it-or- (rider's ban on employees being

loge-it rider. The repealer was written into the Committee's bill putting most annual leave on a graduated basis, with benefits based on length of service. Senate * Committee members say: That the new rider's provision requiring employees be given an “opportunity” to take earned leave inevitably would result in increased use of leave. That it would require careful scheduling of leave—and resulting expensive bookkeeping. That it would force agencies to order costly overtime work to handle unexpected peak loads. The new rider would not »rohibit lump-sum payments for accumulated leave to employees called to military duty.

Personnel Cuts The new independent offices bill also calls for unusually heavy personnel cuts—gyanging from 12 to 20 per cent-—for employees of the so-called Independent agencles. Under the bill, none of these

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Along ~ with its attempt to knock out the new leave rider, the Senate Post Office and Civil! Service Commission also plans a} determined effort for further! liberalization of the so-called Whitten rider. | In a surprise move, the House] has voted drastic easing of this legislation, , which appointments, pfomotions, trans-| fers and re-instatements for U. 8. workers, ‘ I But the Senate Committee will seek still further revision. Under the House bill: | ONE--The number of perma-| nent employees in government would continue to be limited to the level of Sept. 1, 1950,

permanent promotions at its own discretion—provided the number of permanent workers in each of

up to 90 days for em-|Its pay grades did not exceed the Pre

level of Sept. 1, 1950. All promotions now are temporary.

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FIVE—-Most employees now| Present and future obligations. than it hs claim the new rider would Save n,,..t serve at least a consecu- On this point, the Council said: Baz paid. out, All $125 million annually. But mem-itive year before they can bei “The Retirement Act does not/states, bers of the Senate Post Office promoted from one grade to. an- anywhere state it is necessar

and Civil Service Committee say other. Under the new House bill, maintain a tplan,

this service would not have to be consecutive.

SIX—~Under the revision, the supervised the Retirement hot felt it necessary.

promoted more than one grade at| a time would not apply to those outside the Civil Service system who qualify for promotion by passing a regular, competitive exam. Previously, this exception] applied only to those passing regular Civil Service exams, | This would. benefit employees of agencies such as the FBI, Tennessee Valley Authority and others which are outside the Civil Service system—and also govern-| ment attorneys, most of whom, are outside. * t

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The .Government Employees Council, representing AFL unions which claim 1,000,000 Federal worker members, has told Civil Service Commissioner Robert | Ramspeck to “stick to hls knit-| ting and keep his hands out of the affairs of employee organiza-| tions which rapidly are becoming fed up with his paternalistic attitude.” The Council’s blast came In a statement prepared as an answer| to Mr. Ramspeck’'s recent appeal to union members to go over the

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THE SEMIFINALS will be Thursday, May 8 at’ 7:30. p. m. in the World War Memorial. {The finals will be staged Friday May 9 at 7:30 o'clock to select the area champion. !

County Ramspeck again will hold their own spell- : in his downs to select two winners from amspeck contention that it is necessary to each township who will compete am require enormous accumulations against Indianapolis public, aroIn his contention that the of funds that can only be invest- chial and private school oP in ement Act calls for a fully ed in government securities.” system-—in| The champi | pion will go to Washone with funds on was created, employees have con- in : | : yee -'ington, D. C., to compet regard to the rider's restrictions, hand at all times to meet all tributed to it $625722,825 more National Spelling Bee De a for the champion ‘private Industry, and official escort will be paid by, ' and municipalities” have The Times." The champion willl ¥ to increased annuities of retired em- have a fun-filled week in the na-| | ployees —ahd that the govern- tion's capital and wil! compete {ment has done the same for those in the national spelling bee only under the Railroad Retirement, one day. t Fund military retirement, and Social, In addition to the trip to Wash-| _'ington, the champion and run-|

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