Registry No. 622-1-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR CO·MPETITION 

FOR THE 

CAST PHENOLIC RESIN 

INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 26, 1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

UNIV. OF FL L.i. 

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e o e or the Cast Phenolic Resin 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 

( :AS'!' PHENOLI RESIN MANUFAC'l' RER A -,OCIATIO:\ 
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE CAST PHENOLIC 

RESIN INDUSTRY 

This application is m.ade on behalf of the firms or corporations, 

members of the Cast Phenolic Resin Manufacturers' Association, 

who have affixed their signatures hereto, engaged in the specialized 

field of the Cast Phenolic Resin Industry, and which represents 

eightv-three and one third percent in numbers and seventy-five 

(75 % ) percent in production of said industry. All approved at a 

meeting of the said Association held in the City of New York, the 

7th day of August 1933. 

To effectuate the policy of Title 1 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, the following provisions are established as a Code of 

the "Cast Phenolic Resin Industry." 

FIRST-DEFINITION s 

As used herein-(a) The term "Cast Phenolic Resin Industry" 

is defined to mean the manufacture of phenolic resin material through 

the condensation of Phenol and Fonnaldehyde and which is cast to 

form an insoluble product as distinguished from other phenolic or 

other type of resins or forms of plastics or similar materials which 

are produced in any other manner. (b) The term "employer" shall include every person, firm, par~­

nership, and corporation actively engaged in the cast phenolic resin 

industry as above defined. 

(c) The term "effective date" is defined to be the 15th day of 

August 1933. 

(d) The term "employee" as used herein shall include all persons 

working for wages, and except those employees who serve in executive, administrative, supervisory, sales andjor technical capacities. 

SECOND 

As required by Section 7 (a) of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, the following provisions are conditions of this Code: 

"(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 s-eeking employment shall be 

required as a condition of employment to join any company union 

or to refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of his own choosing; and 

" (c) That employers shall comply with the maximum hours of 

labor, minimum rates of pay, and other conditions of employment 

approved or prescribed by the President." 

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THIRD 

(a) On and after the effective date no mplo3 er hall or rate 

on a chedule of hours of labor for their employee in exce~ of an 

average of forty ( 40) hour per w ek in any thirt n-week period 

wi h a maximum of fifty (50) hour in any week. 

(b) On and after th effectiYe date the minimum wao-e that hall 

L paid by any employ r to any mployee engaged a a fact r or 

me hanical worker or artj. an ·hall be thirt -two and on half nts 

per hour and the minimum wage that shall be paid to an other 

employee shall be Fifteen ($15) Dollar per "eek. 

(c) No employer hall reduce the wages of any employee paid on 

the date hereof which may be in excess of the minimum wa0 e her by 

agr eel to notwith tanding that the hour now w rk cl by uch mploy r may be hereby reduc L 

(d) On and after the effective date no employer hall employ 

any person under sixteen years of age. 

FoRTH 

(a) With a view of keping the National Inlu,trial ROY ry 

Act Admini tration informed as to whether all tho e engaged in 

the cast phenolic re in indu try are taking appr I riat t p 

effectuate the declared policy of the National In lu trial R v r. 

Act, and to determine wheth r or not thi le f Fair omr tition 

i beino- ob erve L all employer hall furni h luly rtifi 1 r port 

in such form and containing uch information a rna b requir d 

f1·om time to time by the Admini tration. 

(b) The Ca t Phenolic Resin Manufactur r ' o iation i h r -

b on. tituted the agency to re eive and ollect u h r port 

admini ter and upervi e the p rf rman e f th pro i ion f thi 

C de by all emplo. rer and for the e purpo th A ociation hall 

adopt an 1 promulgate, upon approval f two third of th m mb r hip of th A ociation, uch rule and regulati n a n ar b 

appropriat and n ary for th purpo of a ting ur on an 1 intio-ating- any complaint mad t it in violation of the provi ion 

of this Cod b any empl y r. 

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Thi Code is intended to be a ba ic Code, and tudy of tra le practices for the purpo e of better promoting the ca t phenolic resin 

indu try and to increa e employment applicable to all tho e engaged 

in the said indu try will be continued by the Cast Phenolic Re in 

Manufacturers' A ociation, and it i contemplated that from time 

to time amendment or supplemental provisions to this Co.de will be 

submitted for the approval of the President to prevent unfair competition in price and other unfair and de tructive competitive practices and to better effectuate the purpo es and policies of Title I 

of the National Indu trial Reco.very Act consistent with the provisions hereof. 

Dated New York, August 7th, 1933. 

J E\YELIN CoRPORATION, 

By SAl\IUEL BAER, 

Attorney. 

CRYSTONYX MFo. Co., 

By R. H. MARTIN' 

PTesident. MARBLETTE CoRP. 

By HERBERT c. KRANZER, 

TTeasurer. 

CATALAZULI MFG. Co., 

By PETER H. SMITH, 

Attorney. 

J OANITE CoRP., 

By PETER H. SMITH 

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President. 
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