RE-gistry No. 1728-29 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROP·OSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION 

CONCESSIONAIRES INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 30, 1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

The Code for the Railroad and Transportation, CQncessionaires 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 recei-ved the approval of 

the National Recovery Admini.c;~ration 

as applying to this industry I 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. - - - - - - - - Price 5 eents 
SUBMITTED BY 

RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION 'ONCE SIOX ~ IRES ASSO IATIO~ 
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE RAILROAD AND 

TRANSPORTATION CONCESSIONAIRES 

T ffectuate the policy of Title I of the National Industrial Recm-er r Act during the p riod of emergency the following provisions 

ar e tabli ·he l a a code of fair competition for the Railroad and 

Tran portation Concessionaires Industry: 

ARTICLE I-DEFINITIONS 

E TION. 1. The term industry ' as used herein shall include any 

individual, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in the 

bu iness of operating concessions on railroad train , at railroad 

tation bus terminals, and airports. The nature and type of the 

conce. ions o operated con ist chiefly of new tand , cigar stands, 

parcel-checking stands bootblack stands, barber shops, lunch rooms, 

oda luncheonette , lo lging houses, comfort stations, and other conce ions conducted for the convenience of the traveling public. 

SEc. 2. The term ''employees" as used herein is defined to mean 

all the persons employed in the conduct of such business except 

ale men employed on a commission basis. 

E ·. 3. The term "effective date" as used herein shall mean the 

2 th day of August 1933 or, if this code shall not have been approved 

by the President two weeks prior to that date, then the second 

:Monday after such approval. 

ARTICLE II-HouRs OF LABOR 

SECTION 1. On and after the effective elate hereof, the industry 

hall not operate on a schedule of hours of labor in excess of the 

following: 

Hours 

per week 

(a) Office Employee··------------------------------------------------- -- 40 

(b) Other Employees (Female)----------------------------------------_ 48 

(c) Other Employees (Male)--------- ---------------------------------- 56 

SEc. 2. The industry operates from twelve to twenty-four hours 

each day, during which period several sharp peaks of activity are 

rea hed determined more or less by train schedules, and therefore 

beyond the control of the industry, the balance of the time being 

inacti' e. As a re ·ult thereof some employees are active during certain periods and inacti\e during other periods. Split shifts are 

Yery essential to succe sful operation and are therefore permitted, 

but the e split hifts hall not involve more than two periods of 

active working hours; the total time involved in such working 

period plus the interval of inactivity between them shalJ not exceed 

12 hours in any one working day. 

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E ' . • . 1 he maximum ·hall not UJllY 

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ARTI LE III-MINI IU~I O:i\IPEN ATIO 

E TION 1. No minimum hourly ra e ·hall be le than a of July 

15, 1929 an l the tabli heel minimum rates of wages for emplo. ee 

hall not be le than the following: 

Population of Oitie or Tradina Ar a!': a hown in of 1. ~0: 

Rate p r hour 

rna IE> and f t> mal 

1. 500,000 or more__ ___ __ ___ ______________________ ___ ___ __ _____ __ :. 2 

2. 2-o ooo to 500.000__ ___ __ _______ __ __ _______ _________ __ ____ ______ . 27 

: . 2.500 to 250,000__ _____ ___ ___ _______________________ ________ __ _ . 26 

4. Le than 2)')00---- -- -------- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- --- . 2:3 -. Ther hall ll a reduction of 2¢· ver hour in ea vh of th 1bO\'~' 

minimulll r a t · in the , ;ta te:-; ::,ontb f th ' ~la:on an<l Dixon 

Line. 

E . 2. The minimum rate of wag e tabli heel in S ction 1 . hall 

b ubject to cledu tion for meal furni he l employ es a the rat of 

$0.25 p r m al, not to exceed $3.00 total in an r one week. 

EC. 3. \Vhere employees are furni hed three meals p r da an l 

lodgin<Y i al o provided a deduction not in xce s of $1.00 I r day 

mav made. 

SEc. 4. In ca of emergency, wh n overtime in xc... of :tabli hed maximum actual hour of lab r p r week may b nece ary 

th ov rtime rat of wage. in all ca: ., . hall be n and n thir l th 

e tabli hed normal rat of wage . 

ARTI LE IV-CONDITIO l\lPL " 1ENT 

E TIOl:r 1. En 1 lo. 7 e<:': : hall haYe tb right to organiz and nrgaitt 

coli ti v l. through re1 re ·ent, tiY of th :r own h o. in~-> an<l hall 

b fr c from the 111terf r<>TI · , r traint. or <'<> rei n of mploy r: f 

lab r or their ag nt. , in th " d . ignation of . UC'h re1 r . ntativ . 

in , If-organization or in th r · Il<' rt c1 a ·tiviti .· f r th 1 uq 

colle tiv bargaining or ther mutual ai tl or prot •cti n. 

E . 2 . ... o mplo~ c an 1 no on , ceking m1l ym nt hall b 

r quir d a. a condition of m1lo~ m nt to j in 
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·r to refrain frPm j inino·, rgt mzmg. r , ::;si. ting a lal or organizati n of hi 0\Yn ·ho ino·. 

SE ·. 3. Employ r ·hall mr ly with the maximum h ur. · of lab r, 

minimum rate ~ of pay, and other on lition of employment approv I 

or pr rib l by th Pr i lent. 

ARTICLE V-EXECUTIVE COlVIl\HTTEE 

E TIOX 1. For the puq o e of the achnini tration f thi.- code 

ther hall b e tabli. h c1 a committee to be kno-wn a th "Executive 

ommittee.' The committee shall consist ofnf. A.lHord ey. Pre ident, The Union New Company, New York, 

N.Y. 

L. . Caldw ll, Pre ident The Inter tate Compan:, Chicago Ill. 

W. A. Hatfield, General Manager, Fred Harvey, Inc., ICansas 

Citv. ~Io. 

Thi committee shall in general administer the provi ions of the 

code ecure adherence thereto, hear and adjust complaints consider 

propo al for amendments to the code, and other\\ise carry out for 

the indu. try the purposes of the National Industrial Recovery Act 

<l· herein et forth. In addition to such powers and duties the 

committee hall (a) from time to time, not less than once each year, 

require such r eports from employers as may be desirable to inform it 

adequately of the administration and enforcement of the provisions 

of thi code ; (b) upon complaint of interested parties or upon its 

own initiative make such investigation into the operation of the code 

a may be necessary; (c) make such rules and· regulations as may be 

necessary for the administration and enforcement o:f the code · and 

( cl) recommend to the National Recovery Administration amendment. to the code or . uch other action as it shall deem desirable. 

ARTICLE VI-MoDIFICATION 

The President may cancel or modify hi. approval of this code at 

-any time. 

ARTICLE VII-CHANGES AND ADDITIONS 

Such of the provisions of thi code a are not required to be 

included therein by the National Industrial Recovery Act may, with 

the approval of the President, be modified or eliminated in , nch manner as may be indicated by the needs of the public, by changes in 

~ircumstances, or by experience; all the provisions of thi code, unless 

so modified or eliminated, shall remain in effect until the expiration 

date of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

In order to enable the industry to conduct its operations ubj ect to 

the provi ions of this code, to establish fair trade practices within the 

industry and with those dealing with the industry, and otherwise to 

effectuate the purposes of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery 

Act, supplementary provisions of this code or additional codes may 

be submitted from time to time for the approval of the President. 
ARTICLE VIII-P .ARTIAL IN' ALTDITY 

I£ any pr vi ion f thi l i. l lar Ll invali l r tm nfor · able,. 

the r maining proYi j n th r £ hall n Y r h 1 ntinu in full 

force and ffect in the arne mann r a. if th had be n para t ly 

pre ented for appro al and approved b · the Pr id n ·. I, D. B. Victor, S cretary or the Railr ad and Tran portati n one ionaires A ociation do hereby c rtify that the for going i a true 

copy of the Code of Fair Competition for the Railroa and Tran 1 ortation on i nair Indu try ubmitted to the dmini rator un ler 

theN ational Indu try Recovery A t on Auo·u t 30 1933. 

Dated August 30, 1933. 

D. B. VICTOR ecre ta?"!J. 

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