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or of gross inequalities; that their
wages are insufficient to maintain
decent standard of living, or that
the war would be more effectively
prosecuted if their wages were
raised-then they will be entitled
to hearing.
1t was also pointed out that the
WLB ruling is aimed at general
wage increases and does not prevent
the granting of individual merit
raises.
Big Film Pay May Continue.
Meantime, the Treasury ruled, in
effect, that Hollywood's big salaries
may continue to the end of 1912
without regard to the SIS ,000-a-year
limit.
The motion picture salary .sitala,
ton was not f1ehtfoned 'speefHcally
sin the ruling, but it followed pro-
tests from Hollywood against pre-
vious decree, interpreted there as
meaning that hs bhe ssS1lqf 1a4
more wages in 1912 than he re-
ceived in 1941, or more than SIS 900
net. which ever is the larger sum.
There are many in Hollywood who
already have netted at least SIS 900
so far this year and one point raised
was whether they could be forced to
fulfill their contracts at no added
compensation.
Specifically, the Treasury said 1912
salaries in excess of 1941 salaries
are permissible, when such 1912 SAL
aries are required by bona fide
contract promulgated before Octo-
Der, 1912.
The Treasury emphasized that the
new ruling relates solely to 1912
salaries and has no effect on appli-
cation of the $25,000 limitation for
1943. 1t said employers and en-
ployes should arrange their con-
tractual relationships for 1943 so as
to comply with the salary limita-
tions.
Considers General Increases.
Two significant features of the
WLB policy were:
l. The WLB will consider requests
for wage boosts up to Is per cent only
when they come from all the en-
ployes in bargaining unit, in a
plant, company or an industry.
1t will not consider requests from
individual workers or employees in
particular job classifications.
2. The WLB will not, on it's own
initiative, attempt to control man
power through wage policies. In
other words, If a nonwar industry
is Turing workers away from a war
industry by paying higher wages
the WLB will not try to stop this
migration by allowing the war in
dustry to raise wages.
Mr.. Davis explained the method
by which the new wage stabiliza-
ton policy will be administered. He
said that there will be 10 regional
Offices of the WLB established
throughout the country.
Working under direction of, these
WLB regional Offices will be a num-
i ber Of employees of the wage and
hour division, which are being
loaned to the WLB to aid in the
wage-stabilization job.
Information concerning the WLB
policy and requests for wage in
creases will be directed first to the
wage and hour experts. The regional
offices will pass on matters Of policy
involved In requests for wage in
creaseS.
Each regional Office will have an
advisory board with a tripartite
membership-rep business
labor and public-similar to the
WLB itself.
The wage and hour Offices will
open for inquiries on Monday and
the WLB regional Offices will open
a week later. The WLB will have
aboue 600 employees In the field and
about 200 in Washington to handle
the work.
The regional offices, augmented by
the 100-odd field of1ces of the Wage
Hour Division will handle voluntary
applications Of employers for wage
adjustments. Set up In regional
bureaus OF the ONCE for Emergency
Management, the 10 will be located
In Boston, New York, Philadelphia.
Atlanta, Kansas City, Cleveland,
Chicago, Dallas, Denver and San
Francisco.
Appeals to the WLB itseK from
the regional decisions will be per-
mitted, the order said.
In enunciating the wage policy.
the board stated that 1t will act on
"the presumption that wage rates
prevailing On September Is, 1942, are
proper. The board will grant wage
! increases over the level prevailing