The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-19
Newspaper Code Is
Signed By President
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number of such unemployed news
paper mechanics so far as Is pos
sible without undue hardship to
either the employer or employers
or his or their employees.
If majority agreement cannot
be arrived at, the four members
shall choose a fifth and impartial
member of the board who shall act
as chairman.
The board shall proceed dill
gently to complete it's findings OF
fact and make its recommends
tons.
Should either the employer or
employers or his or their employees
disagree with the findings and rec
concentrations of the local board
appeal may be made to the news
paper Industrial board provided foi
in this code, which, after notice and
opportunity for the parties to be
heard, shall make a finding Whlch
shall be binding upon all parties OF
interest.
These provisions as to sharing oil
work shall not apply to any news
paper having ten or less journey
mon mechanical department en-
ployes.
IF in any locality there are not
available competent Journeymen
newspaper mechanics to permit the
operation of any newspaper In such
locality on average 40 hour week,
then the work week may be ex-
tended to not more than six times
the maximum unit of hours mere
inbefore set forth as constituting a
normally constitute days or
out overtime; provided that in any
locality where less than hours
NORMALLY constitute days or
nights work, then the work week
may not be extended beyond six
times that unit of hours unless
overtime be paid.
A publisher may divide an en-
ploye's work week into as many as
six shifts, each of such length, not
exceeding eight hours, as the pub
Usher may determine, and shall
have the right to designate the
shifts. schedule of hours, and start
ing time of each employe. Over
time shall be worked when neces-
sary.
Article 4
Wages
Section |. No full time employe
in any of the classes mentioned in
article 3, section /, shall be paid
less than $500 per week i'll any
city of over 100000 population or
in the immediate trade area of
such city; nor less than $1,000 per
week in any city of between $1,000
and 100000 or in the immediate
trade area of such city; nor less
than $1,000 per week in any city of
between $4,000 and $4,000 popu-
lation; nor less than $11.0O per
week in any city of less than 49,
900 population: provided, that Of
flee boys and girls. and learners or
apprentices, not to exceed ten per
cent of the total employees of any
establishment, are to be paid not
less than 20 per cent of the fore
going scale. Part time employees
shall receive pro rata rates of the
foregoing scales.
Section 9, The minimum rate for
mechanical employees. other than
apprentices and learners as herein
before provided for. shall be AZ
cents per hour, with the under
standing thar existing hourly rate
dlfferentials above said minimum
shall he maintained and that pay
ments for work on u piece work
basis will mnintnln their customary
Relationship 10 the payments on u
time basis.
Overtime shall be paid for at the
rates prevailing In the depH n nlent
Section 3. The provisions OF THU
article shall not apply 10 personl
mentioned In article 8. section I,
section 4. 4 person whose earn.
Ing capacity N limited bocauDe VI