637-K Registry No. 506-1-04 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LITHOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

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The Code for the Lithographing3Industry 

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

industry, and none of the provisions contained t herein are 

to be regarded as having received the approval of 

the N(l tional Recovery Administration 

as applying to this industry 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

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BASIC CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION OF THE 

LITHOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY 

Pream,ble.-The Lithographic Industry, subject to this Code, in· eludes all persons (i.e., individuals, partnerships, associations, trusts, and corporations) engaged in the manufacture of lithographic prod· 

ucts for sale to others, and shall also include all private plants, all 

plants operated by state and municipal authoritie , and plant that 

are subsidiaries of other corporations, which manufacture litho. 

graphic products. 

'Vhile the general process employed by all in the lithographic 

industry is substantially the same, the products differ materially, and different trade practices prevail in connection with the different 

products. 

This Code of Fair Competition, insofar as is possible, i designed 

to: 

1. Effectuate the policy set forth in Title I, Section 1, of the ~a tional Industrial Recovery Act. . 2. Provide for employees (a) the right to organize and bargain 

collectively, (b) maximum working hours, and (c) minimum wages. 3. Eliminate unfair competition. 

4. Establish a practical method of administration. 

This Code is not designed to promote monopolies or to eliminate 

or oppress small enterprises and will not be administered to dis· 

criminate against them. The provisions and restraints contained 

herein, while of benefit to both employers and employees in the 

Lithographic Industry, will protect cons'umers, competitors, and 

others, and are in the furtherance of the public interests. 

The Lithographers National Association which presents this Code 

imposes no inequitable restrictions on admission to membership 

therein and is truly representative of the Lithographic Industry. 

ARTICLE I-WAGES, HouRs, AND OTHER CoNDITIONs oF EMPLOYMENT 

1. Collective Barg-aining.-In conformity with the provisions of 

Section 7 (a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act, the attitude 

of this industry to its employees shall be as follows: 

(a) 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; 

(b) 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 organiza. 

tion of his own choosing; and 

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(c) That mployers hall om ply with th maximum hour:-- of 

labor, minimum rate of pay, and other conditi n of mr loym nt. 

a provided herein and approved by the Pre i ent. 

It i clearly understood that the fore oino· paragraph. l not 

impair in any particular the con titutional right of th mploy e 

and employer to bargain indi idually or olle tively a may be 

mutually atisfactory to them; nor doe it impair the joint right f 

employer and employee to operate an open shop. 

Nothing in this Code i to prevent th el tion, ret nti n. an l 

a h ancem nt of employees on the basis of th ir in liYi lual m rit. 

without regard to their affiliation or nonaffiliation with any labor 

rganization. 

2. M awi1nwm Working Howrs.-N o accountin 0', clerical. ffi ~ er-rice or ale employees ( xcept outside al m n) in this i1 lu:try 

hall be required to work more than forty hours in any one w ek. 

The maximum work week in thi indu try for all employ .- p rforming mechanical operations, includinO' any proprietor. , ur ervi or , for men, or other executives doing u h work hall b forty 

hour . When neces ary due to the special chara t r of an~ ' me ·hanical 

work overtime shall be permitted but no employees performin 

m'echanical operations in any one week shall work more than eight 

hour overtime, and no employee in any con ecuti-re twenty-six week , including overtime, shall work more than 1 040 hour . The maximum hours above pre cribed shall not apply to employe 

in a managerial or executive capacity, who receive more than $35 per 

week · nor to watchmen; nor to employees on emergency maintenan 

and repair work. 

3. Minimun~ W ages.-The minimum weekly wage for all a unting, clerical office, service, and sales employees (except outside alesmen) shall be: $15.00 in any city of over 500 000 population, or in 

the immediate trade area of such city; $14.50 in an city f between 

250,000 and 500,000 population, or in the immediate trad area of 

uch city · $14.00 in any city of between 2, 00 and 250,000 population, or in the immediate trade area of such city · $12.00 in any town 

of les than 2 500 population. 

Population for the above purpo es shall be determined by r ference to the 1930 Federal census. The minimum hourly wage for all empl yee. in the m bani al 

department -ex ept learners during an initial ix week p rio 1-

"'hall be: 

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Any emplo. ee working o ertime a her inb for proYi l d . ·hall b 

paid at lea t tim an l one third for hour work l in xc f th 

maximum. A oon as pra ticable, a job la ificati n f r th 

in lustry hall be worked out and minimum rat f r ea h la .. ifi ation fixed due onsideration b inO' o-iven to th lifferen , in li,·inO' 

ondition, and to other factors in the severallo alitie of th country. 

PenclinO' the submission and approval of such job las ification 

pre ent h~urly rates shall be increased so that the weekl payments 

for forty hours shall be not le s than the payments now made for 

present ba ic work weeks. 
:l. Other Conditions of Enoployment.-As need for them arises 

regulations will be prescribed covering conditions of employment 

other than hours and wages. , 5. En1-ploy1nent of Minors.-No employer in this industry shall 

knowinglv give employment to any individual less than 16 years 

of age. 

ARTICLE II-MAINTENANCE OF FAIR CoMPETITION 

1. E' ery person in the industry shall maintain an approved 

accounting and cost-finding system, the operation of which shall be 

properly supervised. 

2. A method of cost finding shall be prescribed to CQVer each 

operation or group of operations performed in the industry. 

3. No person in the industry shall sell any of his products at less 

than cost. such cost to include all operating costs as prescribed, all 

outside purchases, and a prescribed amount for administrative and 

ales expense. 

4. General regulations shall be prescribed from time to time coverinO' trade practices applicable to the industry generally. 

5. Specific regulations shall be similarly prescribed covering trade 

practices applicable to special groups of the industry-such groups 

being determined either by locality or districts, or by products. 

ARTICLE III-ADMINISTRATION 

1. Ad1ninistrative Body.-The administration of this code shall 

be under the jurisdiction of the Lithographers National Association. 

2. Statistics andJ Reports.-All persons shall be required to furnish to the Lithographers National Association, upon its request~ 

tatistical and other information necessary or helpful in the administration of this Code. Information of a confidential nature shall be 

so treated. 

3. Dues and Assessments.-The expense of administering this 

Code shall be discharged by levying against all units in the industry, subject to the operation of this Code, upon a fair and equitable basis 

to be determined by the Lithographers National Association. The 

nonpayment of any dues or assessments so levied shall constitute a 

T"iolation of this Code. 

4. Amendments.-Additions, modifications, amendments, or refinements of this Code may be submitted through the proper channels 

for approval by the President of the United States. 

The President of the United States may from time to time cancel 

or modify any order, approval, rule, or regulation issued hereunder. 

5. Effective Date.-This ·Code shall become effective the second 

Monday after its approval by the President; except that if the Code,. or any part of it, is temporarily declared in force by the Administrator prior to a public hearing, then the Code, or such part of it as 

may be so declared in force, shall be immediately effective in respect 

to all persons in the industry subscribing to it. 

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