Show SERVICE M BUREAU EDITORS NOTE this newspaper ve through ah ru r u gb special arrangement 1 71 en with the washington bureau of western I 1 tern N newspaper WJ union i 0 at 1616 eye street N IV washington 10 D C is able to so bring readers this ibis weekly column on 0 problems pro bems of the she veteran and serviceman addressed adami and ami his family questions ques tureau e ns may be to so the above bureau and they mey will he be answered in a subsequent column no replies can he be made direct by mail but or only ay in the she column thab will mill appear in this newspaper regularly seniors seniority ty rights the recent decision of the V U S supreme court which debern detern determined dried that the seniority rights ot of veterans who return to their old jobs end after one year will affect thousands of veterans who have claimed this right under the selective service act the court ruled that after a year the seniority rights ot of a veteran are no greater than those of any fellow worker with identical seniority according to the court ho however wever a veteran does have these advantages over a non veteran during his first year at his old job his seniority cannot be reduced by collective bargaining or by any change in the employers policy his insurance health and similar benefits cannot be cut he cannot be fired but he be can be laid off temporarily if other workers with similar seniority are laid off the case was taken to the high court from cincinnati by a veteran when eight years were lopped off his seniority in a collective bargaining dar contract signed more than a year after he went back to work tor for his prewar pre war employer questions and answers Q can you tell me what becomes ot of profits received from rom canteens operated by veterans administration at all VA hospitals and nurs nursing I 1 ng homes A J II 11 Si keston mo A veterans administration says there are arc supposed to be no profits under an act passed by the congress an appropriation ot of five million dollars was set up as a revolving fund for purchase and operation ot of these canteens from private concessions ces VA has taken over 85 of 0 them and soon will take over the rest they do not operate at a profit but also cannot operate at a loss the five million dollars Is kept as a revolving fund and all receipts are returned to the fund at the end of the fiscal year all money over and above the five million is returned to the treas miscella miscellaneous leous receipts fund it Is possible that the amount of the revolving fund may be reduced after all canteens are purchased but that is a matter to be determined by congress Q my aly husband Is a veteran taking on the job training Is it compulsory that he join the union ile he has been told it if he pay initiation tees fees for the union that he be will be fired from his present job does the contract which is signed by him and his employer concerning his on the job training have any bearing as to whether he be would be fired or not mrs airs B C lubbock tex A VA says that while it may not be compulsory when a veteran elects to take training at a given shop or plant he more or less accepts the conditions of employment there for instance if the management has a closed shop or has a contract with the union for a union shop the veteran should know and accept these conditions when he goes to work there in some cases unions waive initiation and union dues tor for veterans relative to the contract as between the employer and the veteran these differ in various sections of the country and depend entirely upon conditions under which management of the shop has contracted with workers if the veteran has any questions as to validity of his bis rights he should consult the regional VA office which has jurisdiction over the particular plant where he is working and taking his training Q my husband secured a GI loan to acquire our home borne since his discharge from the army and our return to this territory he has suffered much from asthma my question ts Is if he bo were to sell the property which was secured by a GI loan would he be permitted to obtain a second GI loan on a home in a locality where he would not suffer from asthma D 51 B ca ohio A the maximum guaranty permitted under a GI home loan is it if your husband used this maximum in obtaining your present home then he would not be eligible for a second GI loan if however he be did not use up his maximum say he only used 2000 he would be permitted to make application for a second GI loan tor for the balance of 2000 Q Is it true that there Is a prescribed uniform which nurses in veterans administration hospitals must wear I 1 am a veteran of the army nurse corps and was interested in entering a VA hospital cars can you tell me about this miss J lp L greenville ohio A veterans administration says that nurses la in veterans hospitals may wear white uniforms of their own choice or they may wear the caps uniforms and capes of the schools in which they received their training |