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Chairman of the Republican National Committee Cortelyou asks William Loeb for advice about the situation at the navy yards, where a protest is underway over employees being deprived of their pay for Saturday half-holidays.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-17
A. N. Williams asks President Roosevelt for a decision on whether an executive order applies to the ship keepers working for the Navy. Williams has already applied to several others within the Navy and has received rulings that treat the ship keepers differently than other government employees. He requests that if the ship keepers must work on these days that they be allowed overtime pay as set forth in Roosevelt’s executive order.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-20
A. Williams inquired whether Saturday half-holidays, as declared by President Roosevelt, will apply to the ship keepers. Williams acknowledges that not all ship keepers can be off at the same times, but offers alternatives. He also questions the fairness of ship keepers who now have to work holidays with no extra compensation, when those who take the day off get extra.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-20