Registry No. 1333-1-03 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

KNITTING MACHINE NEEDLE 

MANUFACTURERS INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST ~1, 1933 

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The Code for the Knitting Machine Needle Manufacturers Industry 

in its present form merely reflects the proposal of the above-mentioned 

industry, and none of the provisions contained therein are 

to be regarded as having received the approval of 

the National Recovery Administration 

as applying to this industry 

UNITED STATES 

GOVER MENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHING TON : 1933 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. - - - - - - - - Price 5 cents 

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Su1n.nTTED BY 

THE K ITTING MACHINE NEEDLE MANUFACTURERS ASSOOIATIOWCII) 
··PROPOSED CODE FOR THE KNITTING MACHINE NEEDLE 

MANUFACTURERS INDUSTRY 

To effectuate the policy of Title I, of the National Industrial 

.Recovery Act, the following provi ion are established as a code of 

fair competition for the knitting machine needle industry. 

1. Definitions.-The term "knitting machine needle industry:, as 

used herein is defined to mean the manufacture for sale of spring 

beard and latch knittin?: machine needles and those it.ems commonly 

referred to as "parts ', which include Sinkers, Dividers, Jacks, 

:Knocking Over Bits, Narrowing Points, Transfer Points, and similar 

items, all of which are used in machines for the production of hosiery, 

underwear, outerwear, or other knit fabrics. The term "productive •employees" as used herein shall mean all persons directly engaged 

in production of merchandise within the said industry. The term -~, effective date" is defined to be the second Monday after this code 

-shall have been approved by the President. 

2. Membership.-.(a) This code shall apply to all manufacturing 

engaged in the manufacture and distribution o:f said knitting ma-

·chine needles and parts. 

(b) Each member of this code shall be assessed pro rat.a shares 

of expenses for the administration o:f same by this Association. 

IIowever, at no time shall the pro rata share be less than the annual · dues of a member of this Association. 

3. Wages.-On and after the effective date the minimum wages · shall be paid at the rate of 40 cents per hour for men and 30 cents 

per hour for women by employers in the knitting machine needle ·industry to any of their Productive Employees, and learners shall 

not be paid less than $10.00 per week for a period of three months •of training, and no office employee shall be employed at a rate of 

less than the minimum rate for Productive Employees. 

4. H owrs of W ork.-On and after the effective date employers in 

;the knitting machine needle industry shall not operate in their manufacturing operations on a schedule of hours of labor for their employees directly engaged in the production of merchandise in excess •o:f forty hours a week, it being understood that this does not apply 

to supervisors, foremen, engineers, firemen, electricians, carpenters, 

repair shop men, shipping crews, watchmen, cleaners, sweepers, and · outside crews. 

Office employees in any six months period shall be employed not 

to exceed more than :forty hours per week. 

5. Oond;itions of W ork.-All productive operations shall be performed on the premises of a plant, this being understood to specifi1cally prohibit the farming out of work to be done in private homes •or elsewhere than in the plant. Exceptions, in the case of individual 

workers may be granted where the proofs show that the worker can ,only work at home, and requires such work as a means of livelihood . . Permits for exceptions shall be procurable from the Executive Com9942---33 (1) 
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mittee of the Association, which will prescribe the manner and · conditions under which they shall be kept. 

6. Labor O ode.-As required by Section 7 (A) Title I of the 

ational Industrial Recovery Act, the following provisions are conditions of this code: "(1) That employees shall have the right to 

organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their 

own choosing and shall be free from the interference, restraint, or 

coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, in the designation 

of such representatives or in self-organization or in other concerted 

activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid 

or protection; (2) That no employee and no one seeking employment 

shall be required as a condition of employment to join any company 

union or to refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of his own choosing; and (3) that employers shall comply 

with the 1naximum hours of labor, minimum rates of pay, and other 

conditions of employment approved or prescribed by the President." 

It is further provided: 

(a) That no em_ployee and no one seeking employment shall be 

required as a condition of employ1nent to join any union or labor 

organization. 

(b) That it is clearly understood that the foregoing paragraphs· do not impair in any particular the constitutional rights of the 

employee and employer to bargain individually or collectively as may 

be mutually satisfactory to them; nor does it impair the joint right 

of employer and employee to operate an open sh0p. 

( c) That nothing in this code is to prevent the selection, retention, 

and advancement of einployees on the ba is of their individual 

merit, without regard to their affiliation or nonaffi.liation with any 

labor organization. 

( d) None of the members of the code shall employ any n1inor 

under 16 years of age. 

7. M onopolies.-N o provision in this code sh.a.II be interpreted orapplied in such a manner as to promote monopolies and permit or 

encourage unfair competition, eliminate or oppress small enterprise, 

or discriminate against small enterprises. 

8. Code of Fair Practice.-The knitting 1nachine needle industry 

condemns and prohibits as unfair trade practices: 

(a) The granting of special or secret rebates because of quantity 

purchased or because of a contract covering a specified period of 

time, to any manufacturer of hosiery, underwear, outerwear, or other 

knit fabrics is an unfair trade practice. 

(b) The granting of cash di counts in excess or beyond terms of 

2% tenth of following month date of invoice, but providing, howver, shipments made on or after the 25th day of the mont.h may be 

billed as of the fir t of the following month, forwarding f.o.b. factory 

and/ or from agencies i an unfair trade practice. 

( c) The acceptance or fillino- of orders for knitting machine 

needle or parts, not carrying a provi ion that adfustments covering 

los in cu tomer's production or spoilage or damage to his good~, 

hall be limited to the co t of the needles responsible for such damao-e, is an unfair trade practice. 

( d) Misrepresentation of merchandise or the use of fal e, deceptive, untrue, or misleading statements by wa:y· of advertising, .. branding, or otherwise is a.n unfair trade practice-.. 
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( e) Commercial bribery in any form a a mean of influencing the 

placement of ord r i an unfair trade practice. 

(f) Th ac eptance of order for either pecial latch or special 

spring beard needles and other part not regular tock items and 

made according to special specification at regular prices is an unfair 

trade practice. 

(g) The elling of merchandise b lo"- co t i an unfair trade 

practice. 

(h) The billing of customers' sample requirements at less than 

regular stock prices is an unfair trade practice. 

(i) The violation of any regulations of the Federal Trade Commission or other bureau, board, or commission of the Federal Government dealing with the matter of unfair trade practices in business 

is unfair. 

9. Administrative Performance.-The Knitting Machine Needle 

Manufacturers Association is hereby designated as the agency for 

administe.ring, supervising, and promoting the performance of the 

provisions of this code by the members of the knitting machine needle 

industry. The Association may function in this regard through its 

executive committee, and the manufacturers in the industry will observe and conform to the regulations, themselves conforming to the 

ational Recovery Act, that may from time to time be promulgated 

by the Association or its executive committee under the powers 

hereby bestowed. 

10. Modification of Oode.-In compliance with Section 10, Par. B, 

of the National Industrial Recovery Act, it is provided that the 

President may, from time to time, cancel or modify any order, approval, license, rule, or regulation issued under Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act. 

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