THE
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chines.
T h e se
tw o
m o vem en ts, the
N R A and the jo b b ers association are
o f great im portance to this industry.
COIN
m ent
M ACH INE
com m ittees
who
w ould
have
the power to m ediate these differences
w ithin certain lim its.
T h e re w ill be, o f course, som e d is-
T h e whole idea from the start has
sention along the line and there w ill
been one o f adju stm en t rather than
be som e hardships w orked on som e,
force, although there is a m ple p rov i
b u t the provision s o f the code are so
sion in the act to com pel observance
broad that individual m anufacturers
b y everyone.
h a v e the right o f appeal and a d ju st
already have m ade p u blic their en
m en t.
dorsem ent
T h e adm inistration a t W a s h
to
ington w as wise enough in form ing
signed
the act to provide fo r code enforce
in this issue.
Several m anufacturers
the
statem ents
September, i p j j
J O U R N A L
code
appear
and
their
elsewhere
errand runners and other casual and
incidental
labor,
w hose
m in im u m
w age shall be n ot less th an 6 6 2/ z % o f
the above m in im u m w age o f 3 5 cents
or 3 2 ^ cents for m ale em p loyees, or
3 0 cents or 2 7 ) 4 cents per hour for
fem ale em p loyees, according to terri
to r y ; b u t the total a m ou n t paid to
such apprentices as a b o v e a n d to such
errand runners and other casual and
incidental labor shall n o t exceed in
a n y calendar m on th 10 % o f the to tal
w ages paid to all process w orkers b y
such e m p lo y e r; su b ject to th e con di
tion th at if the h o u rly rate in effect
on Ju ly 1 5, 1 9 2 9 , w as less th an the
rates herein indicated, th en such J u ly
15, 1 9 2 9 , rates shall b e the effective
m in im u m rates, lim ited , how ever, to
3 0 cents per hour for m ale em p loyees
and 2 5 cents per hour fo r fem ale em
ployees except for the Sou th , to w hich
2 iy 2
Substance o f a few o f the leading
paragraphs in connection w ith this
new organization now being form ed
in cooperation w ith the P resident’s
C o d e and the N R A presented b y the
requirement of wages for such tow ns
n ot in excess o f $ 12.00 per w e e k ;
provided, however, that in the South
N a tio n a l A sso cia tio n o f C oin O per
ated
M a ch in e
M a n u fa ctu re rs
for
adoption.
to the condition th at if th e w eek ly
rates in effect on July 1 5, 1 9 2 9 , were
less than the rates herein indicated,
then such J u ly 15, 1 9 2 9 , rates shall
T h is in d u stry consists o f all typ es
o f vending, am usem ent or m erchan
dising m achines and as p a rt o f the
setup
to
be
reckoned
w ith
is
the
E m erge n cy N a tio n a l C o m m itte e con
sisting of the D irecto rs o f th e A sso
ciation who w ill adm inister the code
o f the In d u stry and be responsible
for sam e to the N R A .
The
NRA
does
aw ay
w ith
all
all secret rebates and unethical prac
tices.
all basic rates shall be $ 1.00 per w eek
less than those hereinabove; su b ject
be the effective m inim um rates, lim
ited, however, to $ 12.00 per w eek ex
cept for the South to w hich $ 1 1 .00
shall be applicable.
S e c o n d — O n and after the effective
not be less than 35 cents per hour for
tive date, the p a y b y a n y em ployer
fem ale em ployees, except fo r a reason
able num ber o f learners during four
m on th s’ apprenticeship, w h ose m ini
m u m wage shall not be less than
66 ^ 3 % o f the above m in im u m w age
of 35 cents or 3 2 ^ cents per hour for
of
such
em p loyees
as
accounting,
clerical, office, service, or sales em
ploy ees, except em p loyees o f direct
m ailin g departm en ts, office b o y s or
girls, learners and casual em ployees
w hose
pay
shall
be
not
less
than
6 6 2/ s (/o o f the rates hereinafter pro
v ided, shall to a n y em p loyee be not
A m o n g other things the term used
in the C ode kn ow n as “ S o u th ” shall
m ean the states o f V irgin ia, W e s t V ir
ginia, N o r th C arolin a, South C a ro
lina, G eorgia, F lorid a , K e n tu c k y ,
T en n essee, A la b a m a , M ississip p i, A r
kansas, L ou isian a, O k la h o m a , T e x a s,
L abor:
ployees and 2 7 l/ 2 cents per hour for
R a tes
or kinds of w ork.
gaged in the processing o f the prod
ucts of the industry, th a t is, fa cto ry
or m echanical worker or artisan, shall
F i r s t — O n and after the effec
Pay:
4 — M i n im u m
M in im u m rates o f p a y for w orkers
on a tim e or p iece-w ork basis shall be
equal in fa ct to the m in im u m w eek ly
rates on an h o u rly basis fo r the sam e
class or classes o f em p loyees and kind
M a ry la n d and D istric t o f C o lu m b ia .
of
A rticle
em
date, the wages that shall b e paid b y
a n y em ployer to a n y em p loy ee en
m ale em ployees or 3 0 cents per hour
for fem ale em ployees, other than in
the South, in which the rate shall be
32J 4 cents per hour for m ale e m
T h e C ode says in p a rt:
cents per hour fo r m ale
ployees and 23^/2 cents per hour for
fem ale em p loyees shall be applicable.
m ale em ployees, or 3 0 cents or 2 7 y 2
cents per hour for fem ale em p loyees,
according to territory, and except for
less than on the follow in g b a sis:
$ 1 4 .0 0 per week in a n y c ity o f over
5 0 0 ,0 0 0 p o p u lation , or in the im m e
diate area o f such c it y ; $ 1 3 .5 0 per
w eek in a n y c ity o f betw een 2 5 0 ,0 0 0
and 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 pop u lation , or in the im
m ediate trade area o f such c ity ;
$ 1 3 .0 0 per w eek in a n y c ity or village
betw een 2 ,5 0 0 and 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 p o p u la
tion , or in the im m ediate trade area
o f such c ity or v illa g e ; and 20 % in
crease in all w ages in tow ns o f less
than 2 ,5 0 0 p o p u la tio n , lim ited to a
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A rticle 5 — M a x im u m
H ours o f
F i r s t — O n and after the e f
fective date, no em p loy er shall e m
p lo y a n y accounting, clerical, office,
service, or sales em p loyees (except
outside service m en and salesm en) for
m ore th an fo rty ( 4 0 ) hours in a n y
one w eek, except as p rovid ed in para
graph “ T h ir d ” o f this cap tion , b u t
w ith the right to w ork a m a xim u m
w eek o f fo rty -e ig h t ( 4 8 ) hours for six
( 6 ) w eeks in a n y six m o n th s’ period.
S e c o n d — O n and after the effective
date, no em p loyer shall e m p lo y a n y
fa cto ry or m echanical w orker or arti
san m ore than a m a xim u m o f fo rty
( 4 0 ) hours, b u t w ith the right to w ork
a m axim u m w eek of fo rty -e ig h t ( 4 8 )
hours for six ( 6 ) w eeks in a n y six ( 6 )
m o n th s’ period, b u t shall n o t e m p loy
a n y such w orker m ore th an eigh t ( 8 )
hours in a n y one d a y ; except as pro
vided in paragraph “ T h ir d ” o f this
caption.
T h ir d — M a x im u m hours o f em
p lo y m en t as provided in paragraph
“ F irst” o f this caption shall n o t a p
p ly to em ployees in supervisory, m a n
agerial, and executive capacities re
ceiving m ore than $ 3 5 .0 0 per w eek,
nor shall such m axim u m hours o f e m -
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