The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-19

/ Section 4. The term employ
Nr.n as used herein, includes any
me by whom such employe Is com
bensated or employed.
Section 5. The term code au-
khority" means the administrative
body rrovided for in article a, OF
khis code. A.
Section 9. Population for the
purpose of this code shall be de-
&ermined by reference to the latest
federal census.
Article 3.
Hours.
Section 1. Publishers shall not
Nrork any accounting, clerical,
nffice. service or sales employe
1except outside statesmen, repre-
sentatiyes, drivers and circulation
fnen) in any office or department.
for more than 40 hours per week
Al any city of over $4,000 popula-
tion: more than A hours per week
IN any city of between $4,000 and
10000 population; nor more than
az hours per week in any city or
Town of less than $4,000 popula-
zion: provided that in emergencies
additional hours may be worked
~ compensated by an equivalent
hmount of time off. (These ex-
Eepted employees, other than out
side statesmen, shall not be In ex-
cess of 10 per cent of the total EN-
hloyes of any establishment
The code authority Is authorized
10 secure the necessary data ana
foi determine maximum hours ana
minimum wages for news depart
Snent workers, and subject to the
approval of the administration TO
incorporate it's finding in the pro-
visions of this code. Until such time
as its findings are made part OF
this code, present conditions snail
be maintained.
The provisions of this section
shall not apply to professional per-
sons employed in their professions,
70 persons employed in Il manager
ial or personal capacity, employees
or emergency. maintenance and re-
pair work Gncluding porters. jani-
tors, engineers, tiremen and watch
meD: nor to employees in special
eases where restrictions OF hours
OF highly skilled workers on con-
tinued processes would unaVoldablV
reduce production! nor in special
cases of emergency. provided that
I'm any such special cases the pre-
~ailing rate for overtime in that
( department shall be paid for hours
OF work in excess of the maximum.
Section 2. The maximum unit OF
hours to constitute days or
nights work for mechanical en-
ployes shall be 8 continuous
hours, exclusive of lunch time.
Except as herein otherwise pro-
Eided, the standard work week
shall be 40 hours.
The foregoing maximum hours
of work shall not be construed as
a minimum either for day or a
week, and il at any time in any
locality newspaper mechanics OF a
given trade, through their chosen
representatives, express by written
request to their employer or en-
plOyers n desire TO share available
work with bona fldc resident un-
employed competent newspaper
mechanics in their particular trade
or craft. the number OF hours OF
work may be adjusted by mutual
agreement
III local A433.3.5 proves impos-
Nible within 10 days. the question
may be appealed by either party 10
q local fact finding board made up
81 two Representatives % the en-
ployer or employers and two rop'
gesfataUves Of the employees.
The iOcnl bOnrd M thur formed
Mhnii ondenv0r 10 nRree upon the
fact with regard 10 the nnmhrr II
resident unemployed competent
Newspaper mechanics In the local
fls f0f The purpose Of reducing il'