Unemployment in the United States

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Identifikator:: 1828236179

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-226169

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Unemployment in the United States

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: United States, Government Printing Office

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: II, 193 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Miss Grace E. Cooke, representing the National Employment Board, Boston, Mass

Collection:: Economics Books

UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 147 2 a 1 A) and Senate, Secretary of Labor Wilson stated he believed the clause contained in the act establishing the Department of Labor was sufficient and broad enough to enable him to establish a Federal em- ployment bureau in his department; but that when the appropriation was before Congress for consideration, a point of order was made that there was no authorization of law and that it must, therefore, go through the process of new legislation. Consequently, the only way to establish the service on a permanent statutory basis was through an act of Congress. Mr. MicaeNER. There is nothing subtle about that, or ulterior in its purpose. Miss Cooke. Well, Mr. Congressman, I am able to go just as far in this matter as your committee desires me to go. Mr. MicaeNER. Well what do you mean by that? I have asked you a question; just go ahead and answer it. Miss Cooke. Yes. To show you what is back of the movement, as far as private agencies go, when the original bill was before the joint committee of the House and the Senate there was no question that it included private employment agencies; that private employment agencies would be forced to clear through the clearing house section. In January, 1919, when the Kenyon resolution was before the joint committee, I had the very great privilege of meeting Mr. Gompers— sitting beside him in the committee room for several days and con- versing with him. It is a matter of fact that labor, the Federation of Labor, have declared for the absolute elimination of private employ- ment agencies. It is further a fact that the American Association of Public Employment Services, which later became the International Association of Public Employment Services, an organization made up of the State bureaus in this country, have, since 1914, declared for the elimination of the private agency. In 1914 a law was enacted in the State of Washington which forbade fee-charging agencies to charge the employee for services in negotiating employment. In other words, it wiped employment agencies in the State of Washington out of existence, and they—— Mr. MicrENER. Your real objection, then, is that this law will put out of commission the private agencies? Miss Cooks. Absolutely. Mr. MicaeNer. Now, suppose, for instance, an employer in the State of Illinois is needing employees and notifies your employment agency, just what do you consider in regard to the qualifications of the employees. Miss Cooke. Ido not know that I understand you. Mr. MicuenER. To make it very plain, take this question of trade unionism and suppose that was involved and you received a communi- cation from an employer in the State of Illinois that he wanted 500 men to work and did not want anyone who belonged to a union; or, on the other hand, did not want anyone whe did not belong to a union—does your organization respect the request of the employer? Miss Cooke. The Agencies which I represent do not furnish skilled, unskilled or semiskilled labor. Mr. MicrENER. In other words they do not furnish employees who helong to trade unions?

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