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NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR C·OMPETITION 

FOR THE 

PORCELAIN MAN.UF ACTURING 

INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 30, 1933 

REGISTRY No. 1033-1-01 

·The Code for the Porcelain Manufacturing 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 Admin1stration 

as applying to this industry 

WE DO OUR PART 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

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.PROPOSED CODE FOR THE PORCELAIN MANUFACTURING 

INDUSTRY 

[AS DRAFTED JULY 29, 1933] 

To effectuate the policy of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, the following provisions are established as a National 

Industrial Recovery Code for the Porcelain Manufacturing industry: 

1. The manufacturers included in this industry are those who 

manufacture industrial porcelain, with the exception of manufacturers who produce sanitary ware and tile, and those who produce 

high tension porcelain exclusively. 

2. The manufacturers in this industry shall not employ any person in the processing of their products, nor in any labor incident 

thereto (except kiln firemen) more than a maximum week of 40 

hours, nor more than eight hours per day. The maximum hours 

thus fixed shall not apply to emergency maintenance and repair employees, nor to employees in a managerial or executive capacity. 

3. The minimum wage in this industry shall be 40 cents per hour 

unless the hourly rate for the same class of work on July 15, 1929, 

was less than 40 cents per hour, in which case the hourly rate shall 

not be less than the hourly rate on July 15, 1929, and in no event 

less than 30 cents per hour. No person less than sixteen years of age 

shall be employed. 

4 (a). EJn ployees 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, or 

their agents, in designation of such representatives or in self-organi- zation or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective 

bargaining or other mutual aid or protection ; 

(b) 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 a isting a labor organization 

of his own choosing ; 

(c) Employers shall comply with the maximum hours of labor, 

minimum rates of pay, and other conditions of employment, approved or pre cribed by the President; 

(d) Employers and employees shall be free to bargain individually or collectively as may be mutually satisfactory. 

(e) Employees may be selected, retained, and advanced on the 

basis of individual merit. 

4. The supervising and fact finding agency for this indu try shall 

be the Porcelain Manufacturers' Association, 1427 Eye Street NW., 

Washington, D.C. The manufacturers shall furnish to this agency 

dul) certified reports every four weeks showing number of em8681-33 (1) 
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ployee , maximum hours worked by any en1ployee in any week and 

actual hours worked by the variou occupational groups o:f employee and minimum hourly wages. It shall be the duty o:f this 

agency to report the e figures to the President when, as and if the 

President requires such reports. It shall also be the duty o:f this . agency to inve tigate and develop :facts regarding complaints :from 

any source and i:f circum tance warrant present the resulting data 

to the Administrator. 

5. The in lustry may, when :fact become available, present to the 

President o:f the United States necessary means :for stabilizing the 

industry and eliminating destructive competitive practices. 

6. 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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