THADDEUS J. DULSKI, New York, Chairman

DAVID N. HENDERSON, North Carolina, Vice Chairman
H. R. GROSS, Iowa

MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona
DOMINICK V. DANIELS, New Jersey
ROBERT N. C. NIX, Pennsylvania
JAMES M. HANLEY, New York
CHARLES H. WILSON, California
JEROME R. WALDIE, California
RICHARD C. WHITE, Texas
WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan
LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana
FRANK J. BRASCO, New York
GRAHAM PURCELL, Texas
BILL CHAPPELL, JR., Florida
ELIZABETH (Mrs. George) ANDREWS,
Alabama

EDWARD J. DERWINSKI, Illinois
ALBERT W. JOHNSON, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM LLOYD SCOTT, Virginia
JAMES A. MCCLURE, Idaho
LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, Maryland
JOHN H. ROUSSELOT, California
ELWOOD HILLIS, Indiana
WALTER E. POWELL, Ohio
WILLIAM O. MILLS, Maryland
RICHARD W. MALLARY, Vermont.

RICHARD A. BARTON, Staff Assistant, Room 207, Cannon Building-Ext. 56295

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CONTENTS

Testimony of—

Deerin, Col. James B., executive vice president, National Guard Asso-

ciation of the United States; accompanied by Col. Merle Allen, Jr.

(USAF, Ret.) –

Dietz, Edward, president, National Army-Air Technicians Association,

affiliated with International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine

Workers, AFL-CIO-CLC, accompanied by: Charles Kimble, director

of classification and research, International Union of Electrical,

Radio, and Machine Workers, AFL-CIO-CLC; and Leigh Benidict,

mechanic

Greenlief, Maj. Gen. Francis S., chief, National Guard Bureau___

Hickey, Charles E., Jr., national vice president, National Association

of Government Employees; accompanied by Harry Capaldi, presi-

dent, NAGE Local R3-81 and Nyle Hart, president, NAGE Local

R5-98

Paterno, Vincent J., national president, Association of Civilian Tech-
nicians, accompanied by: John T. Hunter, executive vice president;
John Hernon, vice president, classified; Jack Reagor, vice president,
wage grade___

Schulkind, Gilbert A., Director, Bureau of Personnel Management

Evaluation, U.S. Civil Service Commission, accompanied by Ray-

mond Weissenborn, Chief, Pay Policy Division, Bureau of Policy

and Standards, U.S. Civil Service Commission--

Tiernan, Hon. Robert O., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Rhode Island____
Webber, Clyde M., executive vice president, American Federation of
Government Employees; accompanied by George Hobt, coordinator,
National Guard technicians, and James H. Lynch, assistant legisla-
tive representative...

Wolkomir, Nathan T., president, National Federation of Federal Em-

ployees, accompanied by Irving Geller, general counsel, National

Federation of Federal Employees----

Statement submitted by-

Duncan, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Tennessee----

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Halpern, Hon. Seymour, a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York_-_.

65

Stratton, Hon. Samuel S., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York___.

66

Campbell, Alexander J., letter dated March 27, 1972_

Communications received from-

Cowell, Richard J., president, local 1698, National Federation of

Federal Employees, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base,

Milwaukee, Wis----

Fellows, Donald E., on behalf of the D.C. Air National Guard Techni-

cians at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland___

33

Griffis, Frankie R., Jr., weapons-munitions specialist, District of Co-
lumbia Air National Guard, letter dated April 24, 1972__.

Grzenia, James A., and William A. Specht, letter dated April 6, 1972__

Hampton, Hon. Robert E., Chairman, Civil Service Commission, letter

dated April 20, 1972-

Keller, R. F., Deputy Comptroller General, letter dated April 19, 1972_.

Londhair, George E., Wire Systems Maintenance Tech, Air National

Guard, letter dated March 25, 1972____

Reagor, Jack H., vice president wage board, Association of Civilian

Technicians, Inc., letter dated April 21, 1972__.

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Schulkind, Gilbert A., Director, Bureau of Personnel Management

Evaluation, letter dated April 27, 1972, with enclosure___

78

Additional material included-

"The Downgrading," a poem by Joseph Miringoff, Brooklyn Chapter,

ACT, Inc.

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