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.

Click on the image to view full PDF.

Testimony in Support of the Omnibus Pay Adjustment Bill for Federal Civil Service Employees: Addressing Wage Discrimination and Inflation Impact

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_22_0001
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Testimony in Support of the Omnibus Pay Adjustment Bill for Federal Civil Service Employees: Addressing Wage Discrimination and Inflation Impact
Date Created:
1945-01-01
EDTF:
1945-01-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
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.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 22, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page