Evening star., 1937-05-25

phy of the act being expressed in
the legislative declaration in section
1ot part 1. A digest OF the bill In
troduced yesterday in both House
and Senate tolloWs::
PART I. f..
legislative Declaration.
Section /. (a) The employment Of
workers under standard labor condi-
tions in occupations In interstate COM
merce, in the production Of goods for
interstate commerce, or otherwise di-
rectly affecting interstate commerce
Cd causes interstate commerce and
the channels and instrumentalities Of
interstate commerce to be used to
spread and perpetuate among the
workers of the several States condi-
tions detrimental to the physical and
economic health, efficiency. and we'll
being Of such workers; CD directly
burdens interstate commerce and the
free flow Of goods in interstate COM
merce; 90 constitutes an unfair
method Of competition in interstate
commerce: "a causes industrial dis
locations directly burdening and OBJ
structing interstate commerce and
diverting interstate commerce from
areas in which fair labor standards
are maintained to areas in which such
substandard labor conditions exist;
60 leads to labor disputes directly
burdening and obstructing interstate
commerce and the free now of goods
in interstate commerce; (6) causes
undue price fluctuations impairing the
stability of prices Of goods in inter-
state commerce, and CD directly in
terferes with the orderly and fair
marketing of goods in interstate COM
merce.
(b) The correction of such condi-
tions directly affecting interstate
commerce requires that Congress ex-
ercise its legislative power to regu-
late commerce among the several
States by prohibiting the shipment in
interstate commerce Of goods produced
under substandard labor conditions
and by providing for the elimination
Of subStandard labor conditions in
occupations In and directly affecting
interstate commerce.
Definitions.
Included In 27 definitions are the
following:
Oppressive labor practice" means
any practice by an employer consti-
tuting (a) the employment Of any
persons to act as strikebreaker dur
ing labor dispute, and for the pur-
pose Of this clause strikebreaker
means person employed to do work
wholly or in part heretofore done by
a regular employe twho has stopped,
or been excluded from, such work by
reason OF labor dispute) where such
person is known by the employer to
be unqualified for, or to have no
intention Of accepting, regular en-
ploYnent, or where such person is
paid for work done by him 3 higher
wage than the wage paid to. such
regular employe but no person
shall be deemed to be a strikebreaker
H'his employment is necessary to pre-
vent irrepeAble damage to physical
property or to maintain essential pub
vention Of such irreparable damage
or the maintenance of such essential
public services; or CO. the employment
Of any person to engage in espionage
over any employe or the immediate
family of such employe for the pur-
pose OF securing information regard
ing the afiliation Of such employe
y, ohor orvo ,i1of fioy, ha
ties or plans of such employe with ref
erence to self-organization, or the
political or economic views or activ-
lties Of such employe.
Oppressive child labor" means a
condition of employment under which
(a) any child under the age Of 16
years is employed in any occupation,
or CD any child between the ages
Of 16 and 18 years is employed in any
occupation which the chief of the
Children's Bureau in the Department
Of Labor shall from time to time by
regulation or order declare to be par
ticularly hazardous for the employ
ment of such children or detrimental
to their health or Well-beig.
For the purposes Of this act, proof
that any employe was employed under
any substandard labor condition in
any factory, mill, workshop, mine,
quarry, or other place of employment
where goods were produced, within
80 days prior to the removal Of such
goods therefrom, shall be prima facie
evidence that such goods were pro-
duced by such employe employed un-
der such substandard labor condi- |
ton"
LAbord Standards Board.
Provision is here made for q five |
man board at terms ranging from
one to five years; salaries to be $1O,-
600 yearly.
Employees other than attorneys, ex-
perts and other specialists shall be
subject to civil service laws.
PART 2.
This section first declares that |
wage and hour provisions be pro-
claimed for various employments as
soon as possible without unreason-
ably curtailing opportunities for en-
ploNnent" or without unreasonably |
curtailing the earning power Of the
smployes."
Having due regard to the minimum
wage standard established the
board shall vary such standard |
upward or downward to the ex-
tent that the board finds variation |
necessary or appropriate to prevent |
the depression of general wage levels |
below those consistent with the main !
tenance of a minimum standard Of |
living necessary for health and eff1-
cheney, without unreasonably curtail-
ing opportunities fer employment.
Having due regard to the maxi
mum work week standard established |
" - the board shall = vary such
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