Evening star., 1933-07-17
CLOTHING WORKERS
SUBMIT WAGE CODE
Independent Manufacturers
Included in Second Schedule
Filed by Group.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A code providing for 40-hour work
week and 20 per cent wage increase
was submitted to the administration to-
day by the Industrial Recovery Asso-
citation Of Clothing Manufacturers"
1t was the second agreement to be
filed by a clothing group.
The first was submitted by the cloth
ing Manufacturers Association Of the
United States" which included manu-
facturers associated with the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers Of America.
Independent Manufacturers Included.
Today's group included Ill independ-
ent manufacturers who declined to Join
with the first association.
These independents cover those op-
Grating open shops and those operating
under working agreements with the
United Garment Workers of America,
an adliate Of the American Federation
Of Labor.
The application to Hugh S. johnson,
industrial administrator was signed by
S. H. Curlee, president Of the aSso-
citation.
1T may indeed be regretted that the
two major branches of the clothing in
dustry could not unite in presenting to
the National Industrial Recovery Ad-
ministration a single code Of fair COM
petition" it said
The Industrial Recovery Association
of Clothing Manufacturers has at all
times been ready and willing to collabo-
rate in the preparation of such code.
As We have stated. this continuing
offer Of collaboration has been rejected
We have labored long and earnestly in
preparation Of the code herewith pre-
sented. We believe that its adoption
will advance the policies embodied in
the national industrial recovery act.
Joint Hearing Asked.
For all of these reasons We respect
fully request that the two codes be set
for joint hearing in the hope that a
single code may be evolved incorporat-
ing the best from each Of them, which
single code shall be applicable to the
whole industry and under which work.
ers and employers may prosper and may
jointly contribute to the recovery and
continued prosperity OF q stricken coun-
try
The application said concerted, in
tensive and widespread effort has been
and is being made to persuade clothing
employees that the only manner in
which they can secure the benefits Of
the industrial recovery act is by joining
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
America
I'VE do not believe that such state
ments represent a correct irterpreta-
tion of the act" Curlee said.
The code contained a section giving
employees the right TO organize and
bargain collectively through representa-
tives Of their cwn choosing
Restrictions Placed.
1t would prohibit manufacturers
from forcing workers to join any COM
pany union or not to join any ether
organization of their own choosing
Also it would provide that non-unicn n
employees should be free from coercion
by labor unions.
The association members who manu-
facture mems and boys clothing in
cluded code section for 90 per cent
minimum increase in earnings of en-
ployes on piece work. the increase 10
be measured by rates prevailing July L.
The minimum wage shall be not less
than IS cents per hour in the North
and 80 y cents per hour in the South"
the code said.