The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31
DRY GOODS CLERKS
GIVEN H-HOUR DAY
BY RETAIL STORES
Grocery Clerks win Have Nine.
Hour Day - Dry Goods storcs
To Open at $50 and Close at o,
Except on Saturday

Members of ihe Albuquerque Retail
Morchsnis an,ael i.n have signed an
aFrccment among themselves 90 make
the cirht-hour dny the basis Cd work
In tho department stores. dry goods
stores. plano stores general merchnn.
dice aud shoe stores % the city. grn-
Cery uures Will operate on the basis
OF nlnn-huur day. The new agree
mont hccomra effective on Monday
June 70
pry goods. shoe aud piano stores
will ho opened fnr the purpose ~ sell
iur at N.IU o'clock each mGfuinr and
ciuse the same dnN Ht q y m. nn all
week dHya except saturday, when
they will oprn ui $50 ana close at
-. m. rhe hours Of the clerks viii be-
so arranged that each shnil have nnly
eight hours % work In the dry sEaodH
rnd shoe stores These are 10 hc closed
upon the following days through tho
year. SundgNs New Year.. Memorial
DAY. Fourth 90 July. Labor day.
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
THO rrocCrv agreement makes pro-
vision Tor nInr-hour duy The stores
nrc 10 close re- 9 o'clock every eve-
ming except saturday when they muy
remain open until s;le o'clock. No
fixed hour uf opening iH stated. the
that so ihnt no clerk shah work more
thln nine hours.
Following L. The agreement of tho
dry goods stores
We the undersigned merchants %
the city ~ AlhuauerDue engaged In
the business therein ~ owners aud
operators - tho following lines oi
| business. to wit Department stores
dry goods stores. general mcr handise
/ ana shoe STORES do herchv agree Ia
nnd among ourselves as follows:
That ON and after the second day
/ 81 June. 1919. We will conduct our
several places - business. omploy and
pay our clerks therein and Observe
] toward tho said clerks ana each other
/ the follow 'nr rules, to wit
A basic day FOR the purpose ~ com
putting wages shall be eight hours foi
all clerks employed by a. now nLd
/ hereafter
We viii open our stores Tor seliinl
] purposes ut ss30 each morning and
| close tho same az q y. M. ON nll dayi
/ eNcept Saturday. and on Saturdays w
VIII open 90 $50 %. M. and close ai
/ y. m.
| sith inclusive, our stores viii h'
/ opened at $50 e. M. and closed al
We viii so arrange tho workins
time Of our clerks that no clerk shai
| be- required a. work more than cirh
! hours ON any day as basic day,
We will close an our stores upof
the following days throughout th'
year. to wlt. Al sundays, Vow Year
day. Memorial day. Fourth uf July
Labor day Thanksgiving day un'
Christmas duy and mo- store shall be-
/ open Tor business nor shalt the attend
ance of any clerk be required up1i
/ said DAYS.
We Will not reduce the wages of ou
] clerks. nor bonuses OF other commits
sions nov being paid them during thi
existence uf this agreement becaua'
uf the elEht -hlur basic day hcrcii
agreed upon.
IN determining tho time wurke,
aud tho compensation To- he paid ou
l clerks We Will observe nnd be houn'
hy the following rules, TO wit;
For oNor-tluc less than twenty f20
minutes there shall be no considera
tiou .uvcr twenty f20l minutes uni
lcu than thirty t30l minutes shall h
paid Tor 10 the rate OF one ca hour
overtime. All other oNef-time Hhal
hc paid Tor az the rate of unn ana one
half Gal times the regular rats
Sufficient time shall be provided fnI
before closing time 10 take care a
stock n such manner as 10 protect
! from damage
/. ANY store operating less than fiv
, CLERKS may employ one apprentice
!