Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-08-25

affected?
A. They will be regarded a.
service" employees with a maxi
mum work week of 40 hours ano
graduated minimum pay depend
ing on the size of their city.
! Q. Will there be any objection
20 agreements for uniform opening
and closing hours in stores of any
: given city?
A. Nc. Provided the stores dc
not reduce their hours below the
81 specified in Paragraph 2 of the
agreement.
Q. A waitress is paid 80 cents
a day and tips. Must-the 80 cents
be raised to the minimum wages of
$14?
A. The unofficial interpreted
ton is that tips may be counted in
computing the total weekly re-
Enumeration.
Q. Can an employer force en-
ployes % take time off during the
day to come within the hour limit
limit on a seven-day schedule?
A.. An employer may not violate
the spirit of the agreement by fore
ing employees to take unreasonable
amounts of time off during the day.
Section 8 of the agreement pledges
the employer mot to use and sub
erfuge to Illustrate the spirit and
intent of this agreement"
Q. Is there any limitation on the
maximum hours of operation of a
store or service?
A.. No.
O.. Is a barber included in the
40-hour limitation?
A.. Yes, the employments listed
under the service category, WHOSE
hours will be limited to 40, include
beauty parlor operators, elevator
operators, restaurant workers, bar
bers, drivers, janitors, dish washers,
delivery men, watchmen, pcfters
and filling station operators.
Q. Gould the NRA abrogate ex-
isting work contracts between en-
ployers and employees?
A.. No The NRA is urging
changes in contracts to comply
with the voluntary unemployment
agreement but has announced ex-
listing contracts will be acceptable
with certain conditions, if an en-
ployer is not able to effect a change
in agreements entered into by bona
fide collective bargaining.
.. What are the conditions
under which the existing contracts
will be acceptable?
A.. The exceptions can be made
'only in the case of a contract not
subject to change at the discretion
of the employer and then only af-
ter a certified copy of the contract
has been filed with the NRA and its
exception stated"
Q. Is there any appeal from the
NRA Interpretation of the %volun-
tary agreement?
A. No, since the agreements are
voluntary. However, interpreta-
tons would be changed if the NRA
was presented with sufficient cen
Trajectory evidence: Usual court
appeals may be made regarding pro
visions of the recovery act but Of
ficials have stated it will be admin
istered so there can be no question
of constitutionality.
Q. What power has the NRA
to force strikers and employers to
compose their differences?
A. None until an industry comes
under a code of fair competition,
The codes when approved provide
for collective bargaining to settle
disputes.
Q. Why is a blue eagle blue?
Wouldn't a golden eagle be better?
A. The NRA chose the blue
eagle from a number Of posters sub
mitted and to get the red, white
and blue national colors into the de-
sign.
Q. Will the NRA pay any COM
pensation to the speakers who have
enlisted for the educational cam
paign?
A. No, the work is entirely vol
untary.
Q. Are any men in Johnson's
organization paid more than he?
A. Yes, Donald Richberg, gen.
eral counsel, receives $4,000.
O. What can the NRA do
about display of the blue eagle by
! firms which have not qualified for
lita
A. The matter of policing i:
left entirely to local agencies and
public opinion. Official emblem'