Statement, letters, supplemental material, etc.-Continued Nealon, John G., chairman, legislative committee, New Jersey sec- Peterson, Mrs. Ester, Washington representative, Amalgamated Shafer, Hon. Raymond P., Governor, State of Pennsylvania, letter to Shultz, Hon. George P., Secretary of Labor, letter to Hon. J. Caleb Siemiller, P. L. (Roy), statement of. Sirls, George L., contract compliance examiner, Post Office Department, Los Angeles, Calif., letter to Congressman Hawkins, dated April 2, 1970_. Springle, Donald C., president, New Jersey section of the American Page 908 1235 1211 988 1259 1210 818 904 Sydnor, Eugene B., Jr., chairman, Manpower Development Com- Vavoulis, George J., president, Interstate Conference of Employment 1223 Statement in behalf of the State of Minnesota 1003 Statement of__ 974 Weber, Hon. Arnold R., Assistant Secretary for Manpower: 1305 Letter to Hon. Ralph Yarborough, a U.S. Senator from the 1295 Whitten, E. B., executive director, National Rehabilitation Association, statement of__ 1022 Wilson, Robert J., executive vice president, National Alliance of Exhibit I.-Contract and Non-Contract Companies (table). 1140 1141 Exhibit III.-"Transportation and Employment of the Hard 1142 Exhibit IV.-"Opportunity Rating System, Coalition Jobs," an article entitled.. 1154 Exhibit V.-"Hiring the Disadvantaged-Suggestions from 1162 Exhibit VI.-"Trainee Earnings and Employment,' an article entitled.. 1164 Exhibit VII.-"The MA Contract in New York City," a report 1165 Statement of.. 1129 APPENDIX Alston, Mrs. Charlesetta, director, San Francisco Adult Literacy Center, Page 1422 statement__ 1390 Anderson, Hon. Forrest H., Governor, State of Montana, letter to Chairman Daniels, dated April 30, 1970 1373 Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the State of 1381 Bolling, Hon. Richard, a Representative in Congress from the State of Clay, Hon. William L., a Representative in Congress from the State of Cox, Charles W., executive director, United Contractors Association, 1371 1421 1373 1372 1418 1418 1388 1393 Davis, Hon. Deane C., Governor, State of Vermont, comments of.. 1380 1381 Gallagher, Michael P., Los Angeles, Calif., letter to Chairman Daniels, dated December 2, 1970.. 1417 Hearnes, Hon. Warren E., Governor, State of Missouri, letter to Congress- Lumley, Dr. John M., assistant executive secretary, Office of Legislation 1368 1385 1422 1375 1383 1423 1366 1367 Moser, Jean R., coordinator of Federal aid, Board of Education of Baltimore County, letter to Congressman George H. Fallon, dated January 26, 1970. Meredith, Ellis E., executive vice president, statement on behalf of the 1401 1384 Nunn, Hon. Louie B., Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky, letter to 1368 Perrin, Weldon, State director of vocational education, State of New 1385 Reagan, Hon. Ronald, Governor, State of California: Summary explanation of proposed amendments to S. 2838 and H.R. 13472_ Sanburn, Donald D., project director, Transportation Opportunity Program, Inc., Pico Rivera, Calif., letter from, dated April 2, 1970, enclosing letter from Louis J. Johnson, regional deputy director, Southern Region, Department of Human Resources Development. Scott, Hon. Robert W., Governor, State of North Carolina, letter to Chairman Daniels, dated April 10, 1970.. Smith, Hon. Preston, Governor, State of Texas, statement by. Stokes, Hon. Carl B., Mayor, city of Cleveland, letter to Chairman Daniels, dated September 22, 1970__. Williams, Louis B., president, Paris Junior College, Paris, Tex., letter to Chairman Daniels, dated June 22, 1970_ Wirtz, Hon. W. Willard, Secretary of Labor: Employment Service Task Force Report.. Statement of... Yarmolinsky, Adam, professor of law, Law School of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., letter to Chairman Daniels, dated March 9, 1970... MANPOWER ACT OF 1969 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1970 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Seattle, Wash. The subcommittee met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 a.m., in the Olympic Room, Seattle Center, the Honorable Dominick V. Daniels (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Daniels (presiding), Meeds, and Steiger. Also Present: Daniel Krivit, majority counsel, and Marty LaVor, minority legislative coordinator. Mr. DANIELS. The Select Subcommittee on Labor will come to order. Originally it was widely thought and believed that the fault of being jobless rested exclusively with the unemployed. Experience has revealed that if people were deficient, so, too, was the system. The unemployed and underemployed not only lacked basic job skills and education, but also were often trapped in the slum-ridden area of the inner cities and poverty stricken rural areas. Unfortunately, the disadvantaged of our ciitzens are those least likely to know about manpower services. Many of the presently unemployed or underemployed are disillusioned. The purpose of these field hearings are to learn from the administrators of the Manpower programs and elected officials how to coordinate and improve the delivery system of manpower services. And to question recipients of manpower services to learn how to make Manpower programs more responsive to individual needs of the unemployed and the underemployed. There are several important bills before our committee dealing with this subject matter. Before I call our first witness to testify, I would like to introduce the members of the subcommittee who have accompanied me to Seattle this morning. On my immediate left is Congressman Lloyd Meeds of the State of Washington, a representative of this area and an original sponsor of one of the bills, H.R. 11623, which is identical with a bill sponsored by my colleague, Mr. O'Hara, who introduced H.R. 11620. On my right is Congressman Steiger of the State of Wisconsin. He is the sponsor of H.R. 10908. I am pleased to say to you we are happy to come here to the State of Washington to conduct these hearings because we know you have a serious manpower problem up here. We are interested in obtaining your views on how to implement the present law and how it may be revised in order to get the most effective program. It is the feeling of our committee that every person, regardless of who he is, who desires an opportunity to work should be afforded that opportunity of not only obtaining a job to his liking but also to be gainfully employed with dignity. I recognize the gentleman from Washington, Mr. Meeds. I would like to just take a moment to welcome you and my colleague, Bill Steiger of Wisconsin, to the most beautiful city in the Northwest. You should have been here yesterday-as the fishermen say-because we had sunshine and it was a lovely day. Today, unfortunately, it is raining. I hope before the subcommittee leaves the area that you will have an opportunity to see much of what we have to offer you. Unfortunately, right now it is beyond the clouds somewhere. I am very happy you, Mr. Chairman, and Bill Steiger have taken your time-remember, these gentlemen could be in their own congressional districts to come to this city in the Northwest and to hold these hearings here in an area where we have a very special problem, a problem which I hope does not spread to the rest of the country. Today we have in this State 8.3-percent unemployment. Unfortunately, I think it makes a large portion of our legislation questionable as to whether it can really be implemented. We are faced here not only with the problem of implementing the manpower program but also with the problem of having a high unemployment rate. We need some place for the people to go after they are trained. I am reminded of what Leon Keyserling said before our committee in Washington, D.C. He said: We have also learned from recent and costly experiences that Manpower Training programs, however well devised and necessary, constitute a mixture of utility and futility unless there is adequate job creation. I think, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Steiger, that this is the unfortunate situation in which we find ourselves in the State of Washington at this time. I am hopeful that those portions of this legislation which create utility-and there are many portions of both pieces of legislation that do this-I hope those can be implemented. I hope those aspects of both pieces of legislation which under present economic circumstances create the futility, that is to say, the futility of training people and having no place for them to utilize those training skills, I hope those are not held out as a panacea while the economic conditions are such as they are. I would also like to make special mention of the fact that both of my colleagues are very industrious and capable members of the floor committee. Mr. Steiger is one of the most knowledgeable people in Congress on the entire question of manpower training. Of course Chairman Daniels has been in this business for some time and is one of the most respected and well-recognized Members of Congress, not only in this field but in others. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I welcome both of these gentlemen here. Mr. DANIELS. Thank you, Lloyd, for your very kind remarks. Our first witness this morning is the Honorable Wes Uhlman, mayor of the city of Seattle. Mayor Uhlman, I extend to you a most cordial welcome. I am indeed happy you saw fit to come here to testify today. |