Registry No. 1647-02 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROP·OSED CODE OF FAIR COMPE1fITION 

FOR THE 

PENCIL SLAT 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 31, 1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

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anufacturing Industry 

in its !.li~~ ... ....YQ.i••~~~ re, ec & LD-"''--nroposal 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 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

For salP. by the Superintendent of Documen ts, Wnshington, D.C. - - - - - ~ - - Price 5 cents 
S UBMI'I'IED BY 

PENCU, SLAT MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION 

(II) 
PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION OF THE PENCIL 

SLAT MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION 

In order to effectuate the purpo e of the :N" ational Industrial 

Recovery Act and immediately increase employment at a living wage 

in the Pencil Slat industry, the Pencil Slat Manufacturers' A ociation, a voluntary association of producers of pencil slats in the United 

States of America, which are truly representative of the Pencil Slat 

Industry, respectfully submit to the President and to the Administrator for approval and enforcement, in accordance with the 

provisions of the Act, the following Code of Fair Competition: 

1. Menibership.-All producers of pencil slats in the United States 

are eligible as of right to membership in the Pencil Slat Manufacturers' Association, and to become parties to the Qode of Fair 

Competition. 

2. EmpZoyees.-Employees shall have the right to organize and 

bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, 

and shall be free from interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, in the designation of uch representatives, and no employee and no one seeking employment from 

such members shall be required as a condition of employment to 

join any company union, or to refrain from joining, organizing, or 

a, sisting a labor organization of his own choosing. 

3. Hours of labor.-Maximum hours for all employees in the 

Industry hall be eight (8) hours per day or forty ( 40) hours per 

week. However, due to the fluctuating demand for the product, if 

it becomes necessary, hours may be increased, provided that in no 

event shall the total hours of labor in any 13-,,eek period exceed 

the average of 40 hours per week. 

4. Exceptions.-Maximum hours provided for in thi Arti .,le hall 

not apply to foremen, superinten lents, official compensated on a 

fixed weekly, monthly, or yearly alary whose compensation i~ not 

le s than $30.00 per week, or others employed to do spe ific, or ·pecial 

work for fixed compensation; though such group hall not xceecl 

10% of the total employees. Any employees working for emergency 

purpo e , nch a fire fighting, shall receive time and one half for 

overtime. 

5. Mini1,1,wm Wages.-(a) The minimum wao-e for male common 

labor shall not be less than 321⁄2¢ per hour an 1 the minimum wag 

for female labor shall not be le than 321⁄2¢ l er honr ex pt in 

Tenne. s e, wher it shall be 30¢ p r hour for male common lnb->r 

and 30 per hour for f male labor. For other than 'ommon labor, 

minimum rntc . hall ha,·e a fair relation to th ommon-lab r rat"~ 

ac orcling t th ·kill and ex1 ri en for th parti ular la of w rk. 

(b) hano· in th . tan lard of minimum wag . ,vill be propos l 

from tim to time, to th Pre. ·iclent, f r th l urpo. of keeping 

waQ;es rea~ nnbly r elate l to the co.t of li ,·ing .. uul to th ability of th· 

inciu trv t I ay. 

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( c) All employers in the pencil slat industry must comply with 

the maximum hours and minimum rates of pay and other working 

conditions approved or prescribed by the President. 

6. Child Labor.-No person under the age of 16 years shall be 

employed at any time by this Industry. 

7. Unfair Oo1npetition.-(a) It shall be considered unfair c01npetition to sell any pencil lats below the cost of production. 

(b) It shall be considered unfair co.mpetition for any existing 

plant to add additional equipment for materially increasing production to its present facilities, or for any plant or factory not at present 

engaged in the commercial production of pencil, slats to install or 

convert equipment for or to the manufacture. of pencil slats until 

such time as the present facilities of the existing plants are completely occupied. 

( c) The Pencil Slat lVIanufacturers' Association may set forth 

from time to time in a manner prescribed under the bylaws of said 

as ociation other action which will be considered as unfair competition. 

This Code of Fair Competition shall be in effect ten (10) days 

after approval by the President. 

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