The Washington times., 1933-07-19
RAYON|NDUSTRY
ASKS 4O-HOUR
LABOR WEEK
Minimum Wage of $13 Fixed by
Code; ShipbuiIders Also
File Working Scale

File Working Scale
A code of fair competition for
the rayon and synthetic yarn pro-
ducing industry was submitted to
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, National
Recovery Administrator, today and
was scheduled for hearing July 81
in the Senate office Building.
The code, claiming to represent
80 per cent of the industry, was
submitted following a meeting Of
manufacturers held in New York
and is to be effective not later
than 10 days after the Presidents S
approval.
It set q work week for employees
Of 40 hours under flexible Sched-
ule for periods of four weeks. A
minimum wage of $13 week is
fixed for 40 hours of labor. No
employe who previously worked 48
hours is to receive less for the 40
hour week.
Ship Code Offered
A revised code of fair competi-
ton and trade practices for the
shipbuilding and ship repairing
industry was also submitted to
General johnson today.
The new code sets forth that
no employe on an hourly rate
may work in excess of an aver
age of 40 hours a week based on
six months period. If any en-
ploye on an hourly rate works
more than 8 hours a day, the
wage pay will then be at the
rate of one and one-half times
the regular hour rate. On the
Great Lakes during the navigat-
ing season an exception to the
rule regarding overtime is per-
missible.
The minimum pay for labor
apprentices, learners and casual
labor, shall be at the rate of 35
cents an hour in the South and
40 cents an hour in the North.
After the effective date of the
code employees shall not employ
any person under 16 years of age.
General Code Due
PRONUNCIATION of a nationwide
code of shorter hours and higher
wages, to be adopted by the coun-
try's employing interests voluntar-
lily, rested today with the Presi-
dent.
General Johnson said it "is
tremendous problem" He is work.
ing out a detailed policy for sub
mission to the President.
Following the first meeting
yesterday of the Presidents cab
met council on recovery, the
White House announced these
meetings will be continued to CO.
ordinate different phases of the
recovery program. It said:
"The most important func-
ton Of the conference, is to
keep each department, includ-
ing the newly created agencies
of the Government, in touch
with all that is being done to-
ward the main objective of the
Administration. Where it is
found that several agencies are
interested in the same problem
the council will also arrange
for conferences and committees
Of coordination in each instance
as it comes up. Several such
form al committees were
appointed this afternoon"
The names of these committees
were not given.
OCEAN CITY, Md. July 10.
The Automobile Trade ASsocia-
tion of Maryland, in convention
here. has unanimously approved
State code for submission to
the MIRA. The code provides:
National buyers, fleet or gov
ernmental discounts and rebates
be discontinued; a standard price
on used cars to be set; wages and
salaries to be increased: working
hours, other than those of sales.
men and executives, not to ex-
ceed 40 hours per week.
One. clause which met with
general approval of the $50 dele
gates to the convention provides
that no used car the value Of
which is less than $25 shall be
sold to the general public. Such
"relics" are to be withdrawn from
trade and junked.