The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-07-27
Essential Features of
Great Jobs DriUe Plan

Here the points Presidents
oymen agreement which employers will be asked Pres
This voluntary agreement will be until
day of this until code which the sgner subject
prohibits mechanical employment of
three hours daily not conflicting with day school, and be
tween TOO a. M and 700 p m
Sets 4Ohour week limit for clerical,
employees, with service kept up
50 week unless below that limit when they not
be reduced at ALL
mechanical workers, 35hour leeway
4ohour weeks in the period from December 1888
Exempts from these limits establishments with less than
three workers $500 population part
large trade also registered pharmacists and profess
than $S5 week. emergency workers and highly skilled
sons employed The latter must
ceve at least time and onehird for all hours the maxi
pay clerical and similar workers
SIS week in cities 5O0O $145O those ESQ.,
oOO $14 in those $500 communities $500
per provided need exceed $12
Provides 40 cents hour for factory and mechanical
worker mnimus unless they made less than that July 15
1929 In that the level that date shall prevail long
as it was not below 30 cents Piece workers guaranteed
the resulting minimum
Prohibits reduction of wages the
despite in the hours employment and calls for in
schedules
subterfuges the agreements spirit
and intent.
Prohibits profteerng, limits price July
levels to those made by actual roduc
ton invoice COSTS taking full account of prospects of
sgners to paonze establishments which also have
signed and help obtain code of fair competition the
sgner industry quickly and before September
Provides adjustment of contracts for fixed price delivery
goods increased the
the agreement is bound by wage-lifting code.
The agreement ceases approval of code to which
the sgner subject the administration elects
submission of such code by substitution of its
visions. -. .....
provides wishing cooperate
who feel circumstances will the to work
hardship them sign its into effect file
petition approved by OF their
industry obtain until the situation is investigated
provided they to abide by the decision of
investigation.
signer report number of employees in his
establishment at the date of signing.
How Plan Will Work
Here's the plan which Hugh Johnson
mapped big unemployment campaign
On July a. mail carriers will begin distributing to every
establishment employing than blank agree
ment forms by which signers pledge limitation working
hours and boosted wage minimums ~.
signer mails his agreement district
office of the department of in return envelope
provided
present certificate OF compliance furnished him to his post
receiving posters badges bearing the
Member N. r. A. We Do OUR PART" IN. r. A.
National Recovery administrator This be displayed
goods. .zr
Unemployment agreements will be filed in Washington
and also posted in the local postoffce.
After August ], who wish help may go
authorized Ito be designated later
this statement II will cooperate in unemployment by
bers of N. R. A. They will be given NJ R. A membership
button.
Volunteer unpaid will be named in each
OF the OF districts supervise and
advise on progress of the employment movement.
State boards of nine members will be created
each state to further and with
the council will each board its
bership drawn from heads of state labor
associations
be no compulsion except that of conscience
and opinion"
thorough program of public explanation of the agree
ment and it's will be carried
wise with civic patriotic religious organiza
tions operating