Evening star., 1938-04-20
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE OF HEARING ON MAY 4. 1898,
hAgNpRY; DRY CLEANING AND DYE,
Board OF the District of Columbia, having,
on April 3; 1898, approved the unanimous
pube Members oe he Of he D
Cleaning and Dyeins Industry Minimum
Wage Conference tor a minimum weekly
Laundry. Dry Cleaning and Dyeing In
T., OF the Minimum Wage Law, that it
Wednesday, May 4, 1898; in the Board
Room Of The District Building. at which
s 9 or Be-
WORKERS INCLUDED-l The non-pro
fesSional women workers covered by this
cleaners, 90 Overs, tp sorters, '5i classi-
fers. 90 shakers, {, starchers, tsl mark
operators; ga folders I5I finishers.
10 packers a. wrappers s mend
Collectors, c.s1 distributors S0'esVs t:39 seliers
CA office workers, t"5l elevator oper
ators. GO, telephone operators. and t27D
directly in washing. ironing. processing,
cleaning, dyelns, repairing. collecting, SELL
ing Teselline and OF dstrb1tns Of
iaandry. dry cleaning dyeins. pressins
type Of establishment where such work
Is T1PS performed pEFINIT10N OF oGCuPAs;
Dyeing Trade shall be considered to in
clude q cleansing dyeins. pressing or
processing incidental thereto. for COM
pensation, of clothing lncluding hatsl
household furnishings, rugs, textiles, fur
leather. or fabric of any kind whatsoever
ouon ns res Of Sas 1ssse Of these as
services and t3l the producing OF such
services on their own behalf by any estab
clubs, which services may be incidental to
the principal busness OF the afore-
@eesS sroducvs Plant woaker1 OK ResuaI A
women employed as productive plant work
eIs for more than Is hours and not more
not less than s14.5o 90 per I'VE Week. S iB, Part art
Time Productive Plant workers. All part
time women workers shall be paid at the
work, 16 hours OF less in any one week.
II the part.,ime . provision for workers
degree that the purpose of the order
namely: To provide minimum wage TO
and mornls-is defeated. the Board shall
reseind this proyision, of the order. &C.
rate after = hours for
more than "a hours shall be paid an addi-
tional a5c for each hour worked from ~
hors ro4Esd hoTTs D of
Al hours per week may be averaged ove-
period OF two consecutive weeks and the
extra hourly rate shall apply only when
more than ss hours are worked in any
period of two consecutive weeks. tEI Store
Clerks o. a.. An women store &c clerks T shal! shall
standard work week of from 40 to 4S
hours; All women store clerks who work
less than 40 hours. week shall be paid
at the rate Of not less than 40c per hour.
(2) Store Clerk Learners. A learning
period of 2 months shall be permitted for
store clerks at weekly wage of not less
than Sl450 per week in stores where one
more ~ are
shall be required by the employer for each
learner. which must have been applied for
in person by said learner from the Mini.
the beginning Of employment. F> Office
employees elevator and telephone operators.
cooks and counter girls. All employees for
as alTsady ~, estaDlished i, 81 s Minimum wages II i
the same Wage whenever they are EN-,
bSens RSysa in hs Dry eae ceanRs snd
Women employed on a .piece-work basis
shall be employed at piece rates which
yield to such employees wages; not less than
workers. (5) Waiting Time. Time during
regular working hours and at other periods
when employees are required to wait on
premises and no Q. work is provided by
time and paid for at the individual EN-
ployee's regular wage rate. t6' No de-
ductions shall be made from the foregoing
vided. however, that certain deductions may
sundries from the wages of women, in
thropic institutions, such estimate Of costs
Of same to be made by the Board. District
OF Columbia Minimum Wage Board. Mrs.
sehosnha Ms kts esude r. Arha5 Xtes
Owen Geach, Executive Secretary.