Registry No. 1405-04 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE BODY 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 31, 1933 

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U.S. DEPO~TO. Y 

The Code for the Commercial Vehicle Body 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 Administration 

as applying to this industry 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

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

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COl\IMERCIAL VEHICLE BODY 

MANUFACTURERS, INC. 

(II) 
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE 

BODY MANUFACTURERS, INC., CODE OF FAIR COMPE .. TITION 

(R commended) 

( ub titute for code filed July 28, 1933) 

FOR THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE BODY INDUSTRY 

To comply with the full int~mt of the policy of Title I, of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act, th following provi ion are e - tabli h d a a ode of Fair om petition for the V\T agon and AutoInobile Tru k Body Industry, to be admini tered by " The National 

As ociation of Commercial Vehicle Body Manufacturers, Inc.", subj t at all times to the approval of the Administration. 

1. Definitions.-The term 'National Association' a hereinafter 

referred to shall be defined to mean " The National Association of 

onunercial Vehicle Body Manufacturers, Inc." 

The term "wagon and automobile truck body industry", hereafter 

referred to as the Commercial Vehicle Body Industry as used herein, 

is defined to mean the manufacture or distribution of hor e-drawn 

'ehicles comn1ercial automobile and n1otor truck bodies trailers 

semitrailer trailer bodies, dump bodie , truck tank bodies, taxicab 

bodie , cab , bus bodies, for all transportation and for proces ing in 

tran port 1naterials of all kind , and in the case of buses for the 

tran port of the public or school chillren; and also the repair and 

,·ervicing of this clas of equipment, including pleasure car bodies, 

ambulance, .and hear e bodies. 

The term " employees " as used herein shall include all per ons 

emplo ed in the conduct of such operations. 

The term "productive machinery" as u ed herein i defined to 

mean metal, wood, and fabric working machinery cutting and welding equipment, paint spraying equipment and all other equipment 

to be found in the .average Vehicle Body Plant. 

The term" effective date" as used herein is defined to be August 31, 

1933 or if thi code hall not have been a pprove.d by the Pre i lent 

two week prior thereto then the econd :Monda} after uch approval. 

The tenn persons" shall include natural per on partner hip 

corporation and associations. 

2. n and after the e:ffe tive date the minimum wage that hall 

be paid b employ r in the omm rcial Vehi le Body Indu try to 

any of their mployee , ex ept appr ntice \\'ho if any hall be 

emplo3 eel on producti n labor onl} at a ratio of one to twenty at 

uch rate with progre ive increa a hall be ruled by th Board 

of Dir tor of the National A ociation ubject to the approval of 

the Admini tra ion- hall be at the rate of 40 cent per hour except 

in X orth Carolina South arolina Georgia Alabama, Florida, Ten96 2-33 (1) 
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nessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas Oklahoma, in which 

.states the minimum rate shall be 371j2 cents per hour. To male 

factory employees over 16 years of age and less than 21 years of age 

and female factory employees of any age over 16 years, a differential 

of 5 cents per hour below the respective hourly rates above mentioned 

shall prevail. Employees who have attained the age of 60 years and 

who do nonproductive work only, shall be exempted from the provisions of this code. 

3. On and after effective date at the discretion of the Board of 

Directors of " The National Association of Commercial Vehicle Body 

Manufacturers, Inc." there shall be made, on appeal of three or more 

firms interested, whether members or not, a study of wage scales 

obtaining in certain sections of the country, and, if found to be the 

best interest of fair competition and to effectuate Title I, of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act, the directors shall set up regional 

districts covering cities or places adjacent, in which the minimum 

scale of wages for like classifications of artisans shall be n1ade 

uniform, subject always to the approval of the Administration. 

4. On and after effective date, employers in the Commercial 

Vehicle Body Industry shall not operate on a schedule of hours of 

labor for their employees (except nonproductive workers such as 

repair shop crews, engineers, electricians, power-plant firemen, and 

.outside crews, who shall be permitted to work 56 hours per week at 

no less than a minimum of 40 cents per hour and also except heating plant fire1nen and watchmen who shall be permitted to work 60 

hours per week at no less than a minimum of 40 cents per hour) 

in excess of 40 hours per week and they shall not operate productive 

machinery or plants in the Commercial Vehicle Body Industry for 

more than 80 hours per week. 

5. On and after the effective date, employers in the Cmnmercial 

Vehicle Body Industry shall not employ any minor under the age 

of sixteen years. 

6. On and after the effective date, employers in the Commercial 

Vehicle Body Industry shall not work any accounting, banking, clerical, office, service, or sales employees (except outside alesmen) for 

more than 44 hours per week nor to pay any o:f the classes in this 

paragraph less than $14.00 per week, regardless of the population in 

which the Commercial Vehicle Body Plant or its sales and service 

branches may be located. 

7. On and after the effective date and until all existing Commercial 

Vehicle Body Plants are running to full capacity, there be no new 

Commercial Vehicle Body Plants or businesses founded, formed or 

established, except by special permit by the Administration. 

8. On and after effective date, but one owner or partner of a 

Commercial Vehicle Body Plant be permitted to engage in productive work and then only for forty hours per week, except that other 

owners or partners of the same organization specified in this paragraph may be permitted to engage in sales outside or clerical work. 

9. On and after effective date, any plant or firm furnishing labor 

or material for one or more of the specific manufacturing operations 

of the Commercial Vehicle Body Industry, whether for other Commercial Vehicle Bo 1y Plants or retail users of Comn1ercial Vehicle 

Bodie , shall be subject to the Code of which this paragraph is a 
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part or hall op rate under other Approved odes of Federal Licen , 

without exception. 

10. On an after effective date, all line of Busine operating 

th jr own commercial body building shop for new bodies or repair 

work of any kind on ommercial V hi le Bodies, including painting, 

trimming, etc., shall b governe by all conditions approved in the 

ca of the ommercial Vehicle Body Building Industry. 

11. On and after effective date, no manufacturer of Commercial 

Vehicle Bodie shall make any sale thereof, or make repairs thereto, 

or render ervice thereon at less than 5 percent above co t, except 

inca e of warranty and in cases where bodies and component parts 

thereof become obsolete b cause of dimension and appearance change, 

1nay be sold at di tress price, provided, however, that such sales shall 

not in any one year exceed 15 percent by unit volume of the total 

ale of the company affected. Should there be a urplus of obsolete 

Bodies and component parts now on hand exceeding 15 percent, such 

information shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for permis ion to liquidate these Bodies and parts as soon as possible and 

at the be t prices obtainable. 

12. On and after effective date, under the direction and auspices of 

the National Association, a uniform method of cost finding shall be 

determined by proper functionaries appointed or elected by the N ationa! As ociation and shall be used as a basis of establishing fair 

competitive prices. 

13. On and after effective date, the National Association shall 

create Boards and Committees to arrange the filing, by all Commercial Vehicle Body Manufacturers, of data and statistical reports 

when found to the best interest of the full support of the National 

Industrial Recovery Act. 

14. On and after effective date, no employee skilled in the arts required by the Commercial Vehicle Body Industry shall be permitted 

to work more than forty hours per week in any one or a combination 

of plants. 

15. Employer in the Commercial Yehicle Body Industry hall 

comply with the requirmnents of the ~ ational Indu trial Recover) 

Act as follow : (1) "That employees ·hall have the right to organize 

and bargain collectively, through repre entatives of their own hoo -

ing, and hall be free from the interference, re traint, or coercion of 

emr loyer of labor, or their agents, in the de ignation of uch repr entati-ve or in self-organization, or in other concerted activitie 

for the purpo e of collective bargai.ning or other mutual aid for protection· (2) that no em1loyee and no ne seeking employment shall 

be required a a con lition of employment to join any company union, 

or to refrain from joining, organizing, or a . i ting a labor organization of hi own choosing; and (3) that employer hall cmnply with 

the maximum hours of labor, minimum rate of pay, and other condition of employment, apr roved or pre cribed by the Pre ident; ( 4) 

in accordance with the foregoing provi ion the employer in the 

omm r ial Y hicle Body Industry propo e to continue the open 

hop policy h retofore f llowed an l nncl r which unu ual ati factory and harm onion relations with employee have been maintained; 

( 5) the election, retention, and advancement of employee will be on 

the ba i of individual merit without regard to their affiliation or 

nonaffiliation with any labor or other organization . 
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16. Thi code and all the proviSIOns thereof are expressly made 

subject to the right of the President in accordance with the provision 

of Clause 10 (b) of the National Industrial Recovery Act, from time 

to time cancel or modify any order, approval, license, rule, or regulation, issued under Title I, of said Act, and specifically to the right 

of the Pre ident to cancel

1 or modify his approval of this Code or 

any conditions imposed by him upon his approval thereof. 

17. Such of the provisions of this Code as are not required to be 

included therein by the National Industrial Recovery Act, may, with 

the approval of the President, be modified or eliminated as changes 

in circumstances or experience may indicate. It is contemplated that 

from time to time supplementary provisions to this Code or additional codes will be submitted for the approval of the President to 

prevent unfair competition in price and other unfair and destructive 

competitive practices and to effectuate the other purposes and policies 

of Title I, of the National Industrial Recovery Act, consistent with 

the provisions hereof. 

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