The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-11
Text Of Workers
Bill Now HR 1927

WASHINGTON D. c., JAM 4--The Workers I'm
employment and Social Insurance bill, formerly II. R.
1898 in the last congress- and now numbered H. r. 1927
Is herewith given in full.
The Workers Bill presented to Congressman
Lundeen by the National Sponsoring Committee for the
National Congress for Unemployment Insurance. which
convenes tomoTiw. The bill improved by the Spon
sOrng Committee in line with suggestions of thousands
of workers and their organizations Congressman Lun-
deen against the desires of the Sponsoring Committee
made several changes in the bill The Workers Bill,
with the few changes made by Lundeen, which is now
before the present congress, follows:
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the senate and house Of
representatives. OF America IN congress assembled that
this act shall be known by the title "The Workers. I'm
employment, Old Age and Social Insurance Act"
SEQ. z The secretary of labor is hereby author
lied and directed to provide for the immediate esab
lshment of a system of unemployment insurance for
the purpose OF providing compensation for all workers
and farmers above Is years of age who are UNEMPLOYED
through no fault of their own.
Such compensation shall be equal to average local
wages IN such occupation but SHALL in no case be less
Than SlO per week plus So for each dependent Work
erS wiling and able to do fu-tme work. but unable to
secure futme employment shall be entitled 70 receive
the difference between their earnings and the average
local wages III such occupation for futme EMPLOYMENT
The minimum compensation guaranteed by this act shall
De increased IN conformity with rises in the cost of
living. -
Such unemployment insurance shall be administered
and controlled, and the minimum conversation shall ho
%uSCeu Dy workers and farmers under rules and regI
auons which shall be prescribed by the secretary of
labor IN continuity with the purposes and provisions
OF thls act through unemployment insurance commits
slons directly elected by members of workers and farm
ers organizations. ~
OEC. s. The secretary of labor is hereby authorized
and directed to provide for the immediate establish
ment Oh other systems of social insurance for the DUR
pose OF providing compensation for all workers and
farmers who are unable to work because of sickness
Ola age maternity Industrial injury or any other dis
ABILITY Such compensation shall be the same as nro-
Vlded by Section OF this act for unemployment nsur
ahce ana shall be administered in like manner
compensation for disability because of maternity
snail be paid to women during the period of EIGHT weeks
previous and eight weeks following childbirth
SEC f. All moneys necessary to paw the cononen
saton guaranteed by this act and the cost of establish
ing and maintaining the administration of this act sha
Do PAID by the government of the United States All
Sucn moneys are hereby appropriated out of Eli funds
II the treasury of the United States not otherwise on
propr1ated Further taxation if necessary to ,rodo
FUNDS Tor the purpose of this act shall be levied on m
heItanceS gifts and individual and corporation incomes
Oh 9oOOO year and The benefits of this act ch
be extended to workers. whether they be industrial o
rlcutura domestic, office professional workers aid
to farmers, without discrimination because of aoe sew
race COLOR religious political opinion or affitaton
mo worker or farmer shall be disqualified from recev
ing the compensation guaranteed by this act because Of
past participation in strikes, refusal to work in Mace
OIL SCKers or at less than average local or trade union
wages or under unsafe or unsantary conditions or
Wnere hours are longer than the prevailing union stand
aros OF particular trade locality or at anv
Sonable distance from home ~