Registry No. 621-02 

NATION L RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

SHOE POLISH INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 30, 1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

The Code for the Shoe Polish 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 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

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SUBMITTED BY 

SHOE POLISH IN TITUTE 

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PRELIMINARY CODE OF SHOE POLISH INSTITUTE 

ARTICLE I-PURPOSE 

'l'hi code i et up for th purpose of increa ing employm nt, 

~ tabli hin · fair and adequate wag s, effecting nece ary reduction 

of h nr improving tandards of labor and eliminating unfair trade 

practice to the en 1 of rehabilitating the hoe poli h industry and 

enabling it to do its part toward e tablishing that balance of 

in lu tri which i n ce ary to the restoration and n1.aintenance of 

the high t practical legree of public welfare. 

ARTICLE II-PARTICIPATION 

\Vhen approved by the President of the United States, this code 

shall immediately be binding upon all persons, partnerships and 

corporations engaged in the manufacture or sale, directly or indirect! r of hoe polishes, cleaners, dyes, and any chemical products for 

u e on hoes or leather, including manufacturers' agents and 

manufacturer ' distributors who sell to the jobbing or wholesale 

trade I erforming all the functions of the manufacturer except the 

actual manufacture of the product, but not including manufacturer 

who ell to hoe factories and tanneries. 

ARTICLE III-LABOR PROVISIONS 

(A) GENERAL 

( 1) Empl :y ees hall have the right to organize and bargain colI ctively thr ugh representatives of their own choo ing, and shall 

b free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of 

labor, or their agents, in the designation of such representatives or 

in elf organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose 

of collective baro·ainino- or other mutual aid or protection. 

(2) That no employee and no on seeking employment shall be 

requir d a a condition of emplo ment to join an ompany union 

or to refrain from joining, organizing, or a isting a labor organization of his own choosing. 

(3) Employers hall comply with the maximum hours of labor, minimum rate of pay and oth r conditions of emplo ment 

approv cl or pre. crib d by the Pre ident. 

(4) r'hilcl Labor.-Minor nn l r the ao- of ixte n (1 ) y ar. 

hall not be mployed in the Shoe Poli hIndu try. 

(B) IINiliU:J.\1 WAGE 

(1) · Each employer hall pay to female employee a mtmmum 

wage at the rate of 30¢ per hour, for forty ( 40) hours per week. 

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(2) Each employer hall pay to male employees a minimum 

wage at the rate of 37¥2¢ per hour, for forty ( 40) hours per week. 

(3) Minimum weekly wage cale hall be adhered to by employers 

irre pective of whether employees are operating on a weekly, hourly, 

or piece-work basi . (C) MAXIMUM HOURS 

(1) (Excluding watchmen and outside salesmen).-No employer 

in the Shoe Polish Industry shall employ any employee on a schedule 

of hours of labor which exceed forty ( 40) hours per week over a 

one month period, and a maximum of forty-four (44) hours in any 

one week. 

(2) However for a total period of three months during any 

calendar year, an employer may have a longer schedule of hours 

for labor, to take care of seasonal requirements, provided he does 

not require employee to work more than forty-eight ( 48) hours in 

any one week, nor more than an average of forty ( 40) hours per 

week during the entire year. 

(3) These provi ion hall not, however, apply to repair shop 

crews, engineers, electricians, firemen, cleaners, office staffs, super- visory staffs, shipping personnel, which excepted groups shall have 

for a maximum schedule of hour of labor forty-four (44) hours 

averag for the year, and no m re than forty-eight ( 48) hours in 

any one week. 

ARTICLE IV-ADMINISTRATION 

The Executive Committee is constituted the agency to enforce the 

provisi ns of this co le and shall in particular : 

(1) Serve as a grievance committee to which all complaints of 

violations of the code shall be referred for hearing, with power to 

repre ent the Indu 'try in taking uch proper action with r spect to 

violations as is con i lered advisable under the circumstances. 

(2) Provide for the compilation of statistic and other information required under authority of the Pre ident of the Unit d States 

and the National Recovery Administration. 

( 3) Represent th Ind u try in conferences with the Administration re pecting th application of this code, the National Recovery 

Act an l regulation i ued th r nnd r, providino-, however, that the 

Executive Committee shall hav no power in such conferences· to 

bind the Industry or any of its ubdi i ions an 

( 4) Shall hav uch other pow rs a may be proper and necessary 

to admini ter the affair of the In lu try under theN ational Recovery 

Act. 

ARTICLE '-FAIR TR DE PR CTICE RE ERVATION 

For th purpo of proYi ling for fair trade practice and for 

pow r nece ary for admini t rino- and gov rning the provi ion of 

th od th right i. rv d t . ubmit for appro al uch amendmen · an l other provi._i n. a. may be deemed necessary. 

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