COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE THADDEUS J. DULSKI, New York, Chairman DAVID N. HENDERSON, North Carolina, Vice Chairman (B. Benton Bray, Associate Staff Director, Room B-370(b), Rayburn Building-Ext. 2821) (II) CONTENTS Forsythe, Hon. Edwin B., a Representative in Congress from the 231 Gonzalez, Hon. Henry, a Representative in Congress from the State Griner, John F., national president, American Federation of Govern- ment Employees, accompanied by Clyde W. Webber, executive vice president, Carl Sadler, legislative director, Stephen A. Koczak, Hampton, Hon. Robert E., Chairman, Civil Service Commission, accompanied by Raymond Jacobson, Director, Bureau of Policies and Standards, and Raymond C. Weissenborn, Chief, Pay Policy Helstoski, Hon. Henry, a Representative in Congress from the State Hogan, Hon. Lawrence J., a Representative in Congress from the Kelley, Hon. Roger T., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, accompanied by Carl W. Clewlow, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy, Raymond J. Braitsch, Chief, Technical Staff, Defense Wage Fixing Authority, and William C. Valdes, Staff Director, Office of Civilian Nichols, Hon. Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of Testimony of-Continued Paterno, Vincent J., president, Association of Civilian Technicians; Sikes, Hon. Robert, a Representative in Congress from the State of Stratton, Hon. Samuel S., a Representative in Congress from the State Page 151 101 228 224 Thompson, Hon. Fletcher, a Representative in Congress from the 220 Waggonner, Hon. Joe D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisianna_ 227 Whitehurst, Hon. G. William, a Representative in Congress from the 213 Whitney, Alan J., executive vice president, National Association of Government Employees, accompanied by Roger P. Kaplan, assistant general counsel... Wolkomir, N. T., president, National Federation of Federal Employees; accompanied by Irving Geller, general counsel, and Ben Hinden, legislative assistant... Communications received from 142 127 AFL-CIO committee members minority report addressed to the 206 Maginnis, Thomas O., president, National Association of Superintendents of U.S. Naval Shore Establishments, letter dated May 14, 1971. 206 Additional material included "Indices of comparative rates of pay increases for representative grades of pay schedules for 1945-71" (chart)_. "Survey job averages and payline based on February 1971 wage survey for Chicago, Ill." (chart). "Computing a Wage Trend Line," excerpted article from the Federal Personnel Manual Supplement 532-1. 53 "Method of Least Squares," article from "Mathematician Dictionary". "Linear Type-Method of Least Squares," extract from "Analytic Geometry". 64 65 Statement of John F. Griner before the: House Armed Services Committee on July 29, 1970.. House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, June 24, 1969_"Non-Appropriated Fund Workers," article from the Federal Times of May 5, 1971.... 69 83 113 Summary of major recommendations and actions of the DOD Nonappropriated Funds Personnel Study Group.. 177 Summary of nonappropriated fund wage survey conducted at Camp 179 Department of Defense, letter dated April 30, 1971_. 240 Office of Management and Budget, letter dated April 29, 1971__ Reproductions of H.R. 2164 and H.R. 7691.... 233 244, 267 WAGE BOARD PAY LEGISLATION TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1971 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER AND CIVIL SERVICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 9:30 a.m., in room 210, Cannon House Office Building, Hon. David N. Henderson (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. HENDERSON. The meeting will come to order. Today the Subcommittee on Manpower and Civil Service begins a series of public hearings on H.R. 2164, a bill providing for the establishment of the pay for the Nation's 750,000 wage board employees and related bills on the same subject. In 1965, this subcommittee issued a report which spelled out inequities in the system prevailing at that time for establishing the pay of blue-collar employees. Shortly thereafter, President Johnson issued a directive to the Civil Service Commission to take the lead for a coordinated effort to eliminate various inequities in the system. After exhaustive studies by the Commission, a new approach went into effect on July 1, 1968. This is known as the Coordinated Federal Wage System. Prior to and since the inauguration of the new Coordinated Federal Wage System, there have been numerous complaints by many Federal employees, both individually and through their various organizations, indicating displeasure with differing aspects of this system. As a result of extensive public hearings in 1968 and 1969, this subcommittee recommended to the full committee and, in turn, to the House of Representatives, a bill which put into law the basic procedures of the Coordinated Federal Wage System. This was H.R. 17809. H.R. 17809 provided for five pay steps, premium pay for second and third shift work, saved-pay for wage board employees who had to take lower paying Classification Act jobs, and brought into the Coordinated Federal Wage System over 100,000 nonappropriated fund employees. The House passed the bill last September by a large majority. Later a compromise version of H.R. 17809 was sent to the President, who vetoed it on January 1, 1971. H.R. 2164, with a few minor technical changes, is similar to the bill passed by the House last fall. The administration has now proposed legislation which was introduced by Chairman Thaddeus J. Dulski on April 22, 1971. This bill is H.R. 7691. However, it does not include nonappropriated fund employees and does not, as I understand, specify wage steps or premium pay. |