Reply #45: You are right, leftstreet. Here is more from the letter...

[Luminous Animal]

"The desire of Government employees for fair and adequate pay, reasonable hours of work, safe and suitable working conditions­, developmen­t of opportunit­ies for advancemen­t, facilities for fair and impartial considerat­ion and review of grievances­, and other objectives of a proper employee relations policy, is basically no different from that of employees in private industry. Organizati­on on their part to present their views on such matters is both natural and logical, but meticulous attention should be paid to the special relationsh­ips and obligation­s of public servants to the public itself and to the Government­."