The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-05

Q-can a photographer sign the, code for
advertisers? The advertisers code pays
lower minimum wage. H.
A-The fact that a photographer
makes advertising specialties does
not permit him to come under that
code. He should sign the code for
the photographic industry.
o. am matchmaker in a ieweler' $
shop. Is my business classified under the
jewelers. Union, which specifies thirty
five-hour week and minimum wages OF 500
week for experts down to SIS for first
year apprenticeship. A. L.
A-PRA and the temporary agree
ment for the jewelry industry do
not supersede the wage and hour
provisions of any union contract, so
far as union members are con-
cerned.
OIL have been a laundry driver sales
man for seventeen years. I have earned
as high as SIS week. In 1929, never
made less than $50 week and I handle
within Is per cent Of as mTHh Laundry ~ dry
now as 1879 OrlVers are eAc4uueo III tne
1 have five in family and make s14.5O
a week My daughter works in a
restaurant for 81 week. One boy, Il,
school. Please advise how even I can Just
obiige. F. H. S.
A-The minimum wage set by the
temporary laundry agreement ap-
proved by NRA is at the rate Of Is
cents an hour for productive labor.
The code makes no specific provi-
sion for driver statesmen, but under
the PRA they would receive at least
the minimum wage of $14.50. How
ever, in signing the agreement the
employer agrees not to reduce the
wage for employment now in excess
Of the minimum Notwithstanding
that the hours worked in such en-
ployment may be hereby reduceO
and to increase the pay for such
employment by an equitable read
justment of all pay schedules.
Therefore, if you were receiving
more than $1450 a week before your
employer signed the PRA it is a
violation of his agreement to re-
duce your salary to that minimum
If this is the case, you should re-
port the matter to your local re-
covery board or Chamber of Com
merce for investigation. Under the
restaurant code, the minimum
hourly rate is 81 cents for forty
eight-hour week for female en-
ployes. The only suggestion that
can be offered in this case is that
you report any violations, if the
employers have signed the PRA and
display the blue eagle.
| Glow do grocers figure the rate an
hour Of their regular employees also theiI 5
others? What is the proper or legal rate
an hour for truck drivers in the employ
panies? Also for Iaborers in the same
business? What provision. if any, has
been made for regulation of hours and
rate an hour for night and day watch
men? 1t is well known that most watch
men work from n to 80 hours week at
very low rate. G. j.
A-The modified code for groc-
cries establishes minimum wages for
clerks and managers on a weekly
basis. Part-time work must be COM
puted on the basis of number OF
hours worked, divided by the maxi
mum hours under the code (forty-
eight in generaD, and multiplied by
the minimum weekly wage. Thus,
for twenty-five hours work for a
clerk in Indianapolis, take 25/48 of
$14.50. Pending adoption of code,
truck drivers under PRA are en-
titled to a weekly minimum in IN
dianapolis of $14.50. Under PRA
watchmen receive the same wage
for forty-hour maximum week. La
borers for coal merchants receive 40
cents per hour minimum.