NYC fo Grant Full EAPER Rights to Reservists America's Largest Weekly for Public Employees In Armed Forces TVk O STAR KDITION See Page 13 V«»l. XII—No. 18 Tuesday, January 9, 1951 Pri.p Five Teiils rHOW TO LAND A JOB WITH OF THE NEW U.S. PRICE, See Page 10 $250 Pay Increase, With Ceiling, Seen for NYC Aides ALBANY, Jan. 8—Some Legisla- salary increase. City employee or- next Thursday, the CIO "would Gas and Electricity was aisked by budget notes might be issued, but tors already have been sounded ganizations in.sisted on action by pull out all stops." the AFL. The minimum sought is their redemption would be from out on an increase in the NYC the Board of Estimate at its meet- "You can expect fireworks," said $3,600 for a five-day, 40-hour week, sales tax revenues ultimately. The ing on Thursday, January 11. and Raymond E. Diana, of the CIO with a $2 back-pay differential, present tax is 2 per cent, and 3 sales tax, to finance a raise for two of them set $500 as the abso- group. "We won't take this dilly- counting from the date each la- per cent was mentioned as a pos- NYC employees. There was no lute minimum acceptable. The dallying any longer." borer filed a complaint. sible request. A bill would be in- overwhelming enthusiasm shown two were the American Federation Budget Director Thomas J. Pat- troduced in the Legislature at Al- Other Cases for it by them, but no idea of of State. County and Municipal terson has expressed a favorable bany to authorize the tax rise. Governor Dewey's stand had been Employees. AFL, and the Govern- The APL group also insists that, attitude toward the Social Service Parks Employees Protest received. ment and Civic Employees Organi- at the same time, the grading reclassification, and some other Department of Parks employees, The tax is now 2 per cent. A zing Committee, CIO, problems that have been under proposed reclassifications. Mayor through their AFL local 924, vot- raise to 3 per cent would produce The two groups held meetings, consideration for many months be Vincent R. Impellitteri has the ed against complying with Com- about $70,000 000 more revenue a at which the stand for a $500 decided in the employees' favor. matter before him. missioner ^ Robert Moses' order minimum was unanimously ap- These concern raising the base that they equip themselves with year the Legislators were in- Report of $250 Bonus formed. The mformation is said proved. pay of the Social Sei-vice and the uniforms, estimated to cost $100 Scientific Service. The $3,000 mini- The general salary increase Is each. In the absence of a $500 to have come through NYC Comp- Less Than $500 'A Sham' troller Lazarus Joseph. mum for social investigators, now in the forefront of all requests by raise, they couldn't afford to com- A $250 general raise would cost "Anything less than $500 would getting $2,710, and comparable in- employee groups. Reports that a ply, the employees declared at a about $35,000,000 a year. Those be a sham," said Jerry Wurf, gen- creases for assistant interviewers general $250 raise, in the form of meeting in Werdemann's Hall. figures have been mentioned eral representative of the and others in the promotion lad- a bonus was being considered, for The date for requiring the wear- prominently. AFSCME. "Our members have de- der of the Department of Welfare, those getting up to $5,000 a year ing of uniforms has been post- Legislative approval of a sales cided to leave no stone unturned are pare of the proposed reclassi- —with nothing added to the pay poned from time to time. The em- tax increase is by no means cer- to achieve this minimum." fication. of those in the higher brackets— ployees said that the Commission- The lingering projects also con- disappointed employee groups. er had better postpone it in- tain. $500 or Fireworks cern the pay of X-ray technicians, The reports accelerated activities definitely, unless the $500 raise The CIO took the same stand pharmacists and others. directed toward a $500 raise. comes through. Employees Want $500 at the same time, and its officials Also, adjustment of the differ- The Mayor is said to be con- Ernest Zundel, business repre- Impatient over the delay in act- were outspoken in declaring that ences over the pay of laborers in sidering an increase in the sales sentative of the local, announced ing on requests for a general if the $500 raise isn't granted by the Department of Water Supply. tax to finance the raises. At first. the result of the meeting. Crave Questions Raised Dewey Asks Laws to Aid By Loyalty Oath Bill ALBANY, Jan. 8 — Governor Is there really a subversive pro- Dewey's request for legislation "to blem in State service? And if there Workers in Armed Forces assiu'e security in State Service is—or if any sign of subversive against subversive activities" has activity should arise—can it not •y MAXWELL LEHMAN from now than it is today. selves performing the functions of created a variety of grave ques- be dealt with through existing ALBANY, Jan. 8—Governor Governor Concerned About War an administration which conr^iders The tone of the Governor's ad- tions. law? Thomas E. Dewey's message to the the nation to be in a State of dress, and the key to its effect near-war. The Governor is apparently xin- How deal with the inevitable State Legislature on January 3, willing to go "whole hog" at this upsurge of crackpot squealing, upon civil service employees, was Recom menda tions. 'recommending that the-State be inherent in the statement: "For time with a full-fiedged loyalty grudge accusation, and the possi- The Governor recommended: put on "a war footing," contains the first time since the very early oath program. He has asked the bility of reputations being inno- A pay increase on a tempo- State Civil Service Commission to cently smeared? I much of significance to public em- days of our nation we face the genuine possibility of an attack 1•rary basis. He specified neith- prei)are legislation designed "to These were among the questions ployees. If, as is probable, the upon our homeland by a foreign er amount nor the date when the assure loyalty in sensitive areas." which oflicials. both legislative Legislature grants the Governor's enemy . ." The Governor is plan- new rates will begin. There was Questions and administrative, were a.sking requests, working in State agen- ning State operations primarily nothing in his statement, however, What is X sensitive area? this week. with this "slant," and the public How shall a security program be The Ci\'il Service Commission cies will be a harder, tougher, and to indicate that he anticipated workers may expect to find them- conducted? has already held some discussions perhaps grimmer enterprise a year (Cojitinned on page 16) Who shall do the policing? on the Governor's request, but so Shall there be an oath program far, only the overwhelming prob- similar to that of the Federal lems involved in a loyalty program government? Or shall a new kind have presented themselves. of program be established? Shall 'Sensitive Areas' the Feinberg law, dealing with Fire Dept. Eyed After Shake-Up tea( hers, be used as model for One public official interpreted civil service? the Governor's phrase "sensitive The highest promotion job in tion to take over the department's nors, Edward G. Conway Antonio What, specifically, will such a areas" as meaning two things. It the NYC Fire Department is call- uniformed administrative func- Z. Petronnelli and Michael L. program accomplish? could apply to State agencies con- ed Chief. Every uniformed fire- tions. Powers. Seven others, now raised from $8,500 to $9,000, i\re Richard How about the underlying ques- sidered "sensitive"—like Civil De- fighter has an opportunity to The reshuffling of tlie new order lias resulted in the retire- Burke, Edward M. F. Conway, tions of civil rights? (Contiiiued on page 16) reach that post by taking com- ment of Frank Murphy from his Daniel Deasy and Edward P. Muto. petitive promotion tests. Only his $12,000 post as Chief of Staff and Al.so John L. Holian, George W, fellow firefighters compete against Operations, also the Assistant Carlen and Martin Carrig. Lists Open for Inspection ; Exam for Actuaries him no civilians. Chief of S, and O.. William J. Other Deputy Chiefs transfer- The Railroad Clerk NYCTS eli- The N. Y. State Civil Service Peter J. Loftus won the job in Henne.ssey, who got $10,000. The red were John J. T. Waldron, gible list, containing 1,283 names, Conunission has announced tlie this manner, but was chargrined 17 others, who were lost in the Joseph J. Scanlon and Patrick is available for inspection at the opening of a filing period for Life not to be made the top uniformed shuttle were "Deputy Chiefs of Clancy. These three drop from $8,- ottices of The LEADER, 97 Duane and Casualty Actuaries at salaries administrative oflicer, as well as Staft" and Operations," None of 500 to $7,450. Street, NYC, just west oi Broad- ranging from $5,860 to $8,800. The head of the fire-fighting itself. these has, as yet retired, but they The reshuffling didn't sit well way, opposite the office of the jobs aie in various State depart- have all gone back to firefightitig.