The Bismarck tribune., 1933-08-23
M0lllslaun, Hours


side salesmen) in any store, Office, department,
establishment, or public utility, or ON any auto
motive or horsedrawn passenger, express, delivery,
or freight service, in any other place or manner
for moro than 40 hours in any l week and not to
reduce the hours of any store service operation
to below 81 hours In any week, unless such
hours were less than 81 hours per week before
July I. 1888, and in the latter case not to reduce
such hours at all.
This that agree not to work any Of the kinds
or employees listed in this paragraph Except outside
salesmen) for more than 40 hours a week. This para
graph covers all employees except factory workers. me-
enancal s workers and artisans. However, no limit
hours and no minimum wage applies to purely agricu
tural labor domestic servants, persons working for
you solely commission basis; but you have persons
working for you who are guaranteed base nav in
addition to their commission, then their base nav plus
commissions must equal the minimum wage.
ms Agreement sets no maximum on the number of
hours you may keep your business OPEN You agree
to keep your Wholesale RETAIL or service establishment
open less than hours week unless it was open less
than 81 hours week before July l. 1s33 Even then you
egree to open as long you used to keep open
store open shorter hours in the Summer months You
continue to do SO this Summer but you should pay your
employees the same amount each week that they will get
when you keep your store open full time.
The stores with than two employees which remain
open the longest contributing the most to carrying
out the purpose of the Agreement The stores with two
Or less employees which be open only the minimum
Ramber Of hours required, doing the most to fulfil
their part
CS) Not to employ any factory or mechanical
NQeker or artisan moro than . maximum week of
is hours until December 81, 1888, but with the
E!shs to work 2 maximum week Of 40 hours for
any weeks within this period; and not to employ
any worker moro than hours in any day.
This means that you employing factory or me-
chanca workers or artisans you agree not to work them
moro than So hours week and not more than hours
In any ono day.
When you have than the usual amount of work to
do and can't get additional workers. you may employ this
class Of employee up to 10 hours week in any weeks
but even In this case must not work them than
hours day.
a. The maximum hours fixed in tho foregoing
ployoes in establishments employing NOT more than
two Pessons in towns of less than $500 population
which towns arc not part Of larger trade area;
nor to registered pharmacists other professional
persons employed in their profession to EN-.
ployees in = managerial or executive capacity, who
now receive moro than SIS per week; nor to en-
work; nor to very special where restrictions
Of hours Of highly skilled workers on continuous
processes would unavoidably reduce production but,
any such special case, at least time and onethrd
shall be paid for hours worked in excess of the
maximum. Population for the purposes Of this
99reement shall be determined by reference to the
1880 Federal census.
This means that there certain employees whom you
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business in small town population less than
ooo by the 1880 census) and you do not employ more
than two persons the limit hours does not apply to
these employees II your town is really part of larger
business community the limit hours does apply to
these employees
The Limit on hours does not apply to your employees
who wholly primarily managers or executives As
long as they receive $35 week. Professional persons
IKE doctors lawyers registered pharmacists and nurses
may De employed without any limit hours
Where employees doing emergency jobs of mainte
nance OF repair work. they may be kept the job for