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Show WP A REHIRES 1669 WORKERS AFTERJJJYOFFS Reemployment Balances Those Absent on 'Furloughs' The state W P A has rehired 1669 workers since September 5, Glen D. Reese, employment director, direc-tor, said Wednesday. Rehiring was begun on that date, when the first batch of workers laid off August 5 became eligible for reemployment. Congress directed di-rected 30-day furloughs for workers work-ers reaching 18 months of employment. employ-ment. N Waiting 1-kt No waiting list exists, Mr. Ree said, despite the fact that 3.VX) persons have been laid olf. The difference between the 3500 and 1669 represents those workers who have not yet become eligible for rehiring under the 30-day rule. Rehiring has been steady, workers work-ers .going back on projects asj-ap- idly as they become eligible. Mr. Reese said this will continue as long M there are vacancies. Roster Balanced Employment Is balanced because layoffs still are being effected as fast as workers reach 18 months of employment. The W P A quota In Utah now is 9580 project workers, including includ-ing those on strictly W P A undertakings un-dertakings and those on other federal fed-eral projects using W P A labor. Layoffs were directed by congress con-gress to prevent making the W P A a "career." Upon the Insistence of County Commissioner J. R. Rawlins, the commission Wednesday rescinded its action of September 15, which provided overtime pay for two W P A foremen on the Salt Lake General hospital project. Commissioner Rawlins forced his colleagues. Commissioners Roscoe Boden and J. B. Mullins, to vote with him on the basis of a W P A regulation which forbids sponsors to supplement pay of workers. The regulation, Mr. Rawlins said, would require rescinding previous action or placing the foremen on regular county payrolls. The foremen involved are John S. Harmon. 452 Coatsville avenue, and Arta E. Fisher, 2400 Fisher lane. |