The Washington times., 1933-07-29
REV|S|ONS N AY
Be NECESSARY,
NRA WARNS
Union Employers Must Agree
To Adjustments; Green to
Fight Lowering of Wages
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Of the 35 and 4O-hour week
provided in the blanket code.
The National Recovery Admins
tration, in another effort to
boost wages, ruled that employers
cannot use "jokers" to comply
with the minimum wage provi'
sions of the blanket code.
Reduction of the pay of en-
ployes nov above the minimum
to make up for the expense in
raising lower paid workers would
be a clear violation Of the pur-
pose of the codes. legal advisers
Of the administration held.
adjustments" Permitted
At the same time, where excep-
tionally long hours now prevail
in a given employers group, and
curtailing those hours to the
standard now asked by the Presi-
dent means either too great a
loss to the worker, or too mucn
of a drain on his employer be-
cause of necessary increased pay
for shorter hours, equitable ad-
dustments" are provided for.
These adjustments are left to
the employer, but a legal aide
added:
'Tf the employers sense Of
Justice proves a little eccentric,
we might have to interpret 1t
= for him."
How the Rule Works
Thus, in the case Of workers
on a. 4O-hour-week basis, whose
hours are reduced to 35, an in
crease of one-seventh in the
hourly rate would continue to
give the worker the same pay
he had been receiving.
In case of workers on q 6O-
hour week, whose time is cut to
35 hours, an increase OF one
seventh might be either insuttl'
cient to give the worker the
same pay he had received, or 1t
might be too burdensome on MS
employer. In such cases the
Equitable readjustment" rule
would be effective.
An official statement said:
"Any attempt to define ma
tiOnal standard would be pro-
ductive of widespread injus-
tice. The national recovery ad.
ministratiOn will, through local
agencies, observe carefully the
manner in which employers
comply wit! their agreements
to make equitable readjUst-
ments, and will, from time to
time, take, and announce, such
action from Washington as may
be necessary to correct clear
cases of unfairnesS and to aid
conscientious m p 10y erS IN
carrying out in good faith the
terms Of the agreement"
A reasonable period between
the date of signing an agreement
and the award of a certificate OF
compliance will be observed. The
administration will refrain from
bringing any unfair pressure dur
ing this period.
Provision also is made for ap.
peal from any part Of the agree
ment which a particular business
or industry may regard as work
ing too great hardship. The con
Germ involved must sign an agree
ment before seeking modifica'
ton.
Professions Not Covered
The following occupations. 1t
was announced. are not intended
to be covered by the reemploy'
ment agreement:
Professional occupations;
Federal, State, local govern
ment. and public institutional
employees;
Agricultural labor:
Domestic servants;
Persons buying goods and
selling independently, or per-
sons selling solely on commits
sion, except persons regularly
employed to sell on commission
with a base salary or guaran-
teed compensation, who do come
within the terms Of the agree
ment.
Railroads Included
Railroads are included in the
terms of the agreement, it was
stated, and are affected by the
act like any other industry. How
far the act will apply will be de-
termined by the administrator.
The question whether news
paper men are considered "profes'
Sional" was left open. it was said.
No contracts are affected by the
agreement