Testimony in Support of the Omnibus Pay Adjustment Bill for Federal Civil Service Employees: Addressing Wage Discrimination and Inflation Impact, 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 22

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_22_0001

Scope and Contents

The International Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists & Technicians, CIO, presented testimony in support of the Omnibus Pay Adjustment Bill for Federal Civil Service Per-Annum Employees in 1945. The testimony highlighted the discriminatory treatment of federal employees in terms of salaries, overtime pay, and holiday pay. It argued for the need to adjust wages to account for the increased cost of living during wartime and emphasized the importance of recognizing the contributions of technical employees to the war effort. The testimony also provided a detailed analysis of how the stagnant wage scale and lack of adjustments had significantly decreased the real income and living standards of federal technical employees.

Dates

Creation: 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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