First Fifty Maids Get Notice of Severance; Service Cut Next Fall

Fifty maids have already been notified that they will lose their jobs in June, but the remaining 350 can "keep their positions as long as they want them," Nicholas F. Wessell, associate director of Personnel, disclosed yesterday.

Outlining the University's policy toward the maids, Wessell said, "Within two years another 150 should retire in the normal attrition rate, bringing the total of maids to the desired 200."

"The 50 who will lose their jobs," Wessell said, "are the ones with the least seniority at the University, most of whom were first hired in September."

"We could have cut all 200 maids in June if we wanted," Wessell explained, "but by letting natural attrition deplete the work force we can affect better labor-management relations."

Even though the maid cut will be gradual, service will decrease next fall. He explained, "Maids will have to be shifted from House to House, to fill the gaps."