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The Ohio Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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At the National Urban League convention in Denver, Colorado, a new joint plan between the Urban League and US Employment Service was announced to help place Negro workers in better jobs by collaborating with employers. Speakers included Mrs. Thomasina Johnson Norford and Lester Granger, with Julius A. Thomas reviewing past progress.
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DENVER, Colo. (ANP) - A new plan by which the Urban League and the United States Employment service will work together to find better jobs for Negroes was revealed here last week at the opening meeting of the national convention of the National Urban league.
Mrs. Thomasina Johnson Norford, minority group consultant of the NSES, and Lester Granger, executive director of the Urban league, discussed the plan before the 250 delegates attending the conference on the campus of the University of Denver.
Under the new program the US-ES and the league will work with employers to place Negro workers in better jobs.
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local employment service is controlled by the states. They will provide information and statistics on the production of Negroes in other parts of the nation in the various industries.
Steps to put the program into action have been outlined, Mrs. Norford said, and sent out to every state. Aim of the program will be to schedule joint conferences between employers and representatives of the local employment agency and the Urban league.
Through this system, Mrs. Norford explained, employers may get a better understanding what Negro workers can do, and will be more willing to hire them.
Julius A. Thomas, the league's industrial relations director, reviewed the progress of the league during the past 10 years in getting jobs for Negroes. He pointed out, will help to end the ignorance by employers and local employment agencies of the qualities and availability of good Negro workers.
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Domestic News Details
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Denver, Colo.
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Last Week
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steps to implement the program have been outlined and sent to every state, aiming to schedule joint conferences to improve employer understanding and hiring of negro workers.
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A new plan for the Urban League and United States Employment Service to collaborate with employers for better jobs for Negroes was revealed at the opening of the National Urban League national convention, attended by 250 delegates at the University of Denver. Mrs. Norford and Mr. Granger discussed the program, which involves providing statistics on Negro production in industries and joint employer conferences. Mr. Thomas reviewed the league's progress over the past 10 years.