Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
BY the Associated Press.


man McNutt OF the War Man
pouer Commission governing the
application OF President RooSe-
pelt'S order for a 4S-hour Deek:
Regulations No. 3.
Minimum Wartime Work
Week of 48 Hours.
BY virtue Of authority vested il
me as chairman of the War Man
power Commission by executive or.
der No 1901, establishing a mini
mum wartime work week of 43 hour:
and by executive orders Nos. 9.l3!
and 9.279. I hereby prescribe the
following regula tions:
9,30l General policy for inter
probation and application of eXecu.
tive order. Executive order No
930l shall be SO construed and APP
piled as best to effectuate its funda-
mental purpose. which is to aid ir
meeting the manpOWer requirements
of our armed forces and our expand
ing war production program by a
fuller utilization of our available
marpower. Effectuation of this pur-
pose requires that in situations OF
labor shortage employers do not
hire new workers when their man.
power needs can effectively be met
by a fuller utilization of their cur
rent labor force and that workers
who can be released by an extension
of the work week are released under
circumstances which will permit and
facilitate their effective utilization
elsewhere in the war effort.
903,2. Application to areas and &C
tivities. The chairman of the Wal
Manpower Commission will, from
time to time by order. designate
areas and activities as subject to the
provisions of executive order No
1901. Regional manpoWer directors
may designate additional areas and
activities within their respective re-
Rions as subject to the provisions
of executive order No 930l. if they
find and by appropriate public no.
tice so declare. that such action will
aid in alleviatVng labor shortages
which are impeding the war effort
Unless and until an area Or activity
has been so designated. employers
therein will not be required to ex-
tend their work week
Directors to Interpret.
9033. Delegation of authority. Re-
gional and area manpower directors
are authorized and directed to de-
termine all questions arising within
their respective regions and areas
With respect to the Interpretation
and application of these regulations,
in conformity with such procedures
and instructions as the executive di-
rector Of the War Manpower Com
mission may issue in implementa-
ton thereof.
903.4. Minimum wartime work
week. Minimum wartime work
week" as used in these regulations
means work week of 48 hours, ex-
cept in cases where work week Of
48 hours ta) would be impracticable
in view of the nature Of the opera
tons, % would not contribute to
the reduction Of labor requirements,
or Co would conflict with any Fed
eral, State or local law or regula-
ton limiting hours of work. In
such cases minimum wartime work
week" means the greatest number
of hours Uess than 49, feasible in
the light of the nature of the opera
tons, the reduction of labor re-
quirements or the applicable Fed
eral, State and local law or regula-
ton, as the case may be-
$685. Extension of work week in
designated areas and activities. If
the work week applicable to any
worker employed in any plant. fac
tory or other place of employment in
an area or an activity designated as
subject to the provisions of Execu-
tive Order No 1901, is less than the
minimum wartime work week, such
work week shall be extended to the
wartime work week as
follows:
CAD Whenever extension of such
workWeek to the minimum wartime
work week would not involve the
release of any workers. the affected
employer shall proceed promptly to
extend the work week to the mini
mum wartime workweek.
Will Notify Employers.
(B) Whenever the regional or area
manpower director Or designated
representative of either determines
that extension of such work week
to the minimum wartime work week
would involve the release only of
workers who can be promptly placed
In suitable employment with other
employers, the affected employer
will be notified of such determine
ton and thereupon shall proceed
promptly to extend the work week
to the minimum wartime work week
Co If extension of such work week
to the minimum wartime work week
would involve the release of some
workers and the regional or area
manpoWer director or designated
representative has not determined
and notified the employer that such
workers can promptly be placed in
suitable employment with other
employers, the work week shall not
be extended except as authorized
below On or before April |, 1943,
the affected employer shall submit
to the regional or area manpoWer
director or the designated repre-
sentative of either director a state
ment as to the number of workers
whose release would be involved and
their occupational classification, to-
gether with proposed schedule for
the timing of such releases The re-
glonal or area manpoWer director or
designated representative will au-
thorize a schedule for the extern
sion of the work week to the min
1mum wartime work week and for
the release of workers in terms of
labor market needs, and the en-
ployer shall thereupon proceed TO
extend the wok week in accord
ance with such schedule
Exclusions Listed
903 6. Restriction upon hiring OF
workers No employer shall hire
any worker in an area Or activity
designated as subject 10 the provi
sions of Executive order No. 930l
if the employer has failed in any
manner 10 comply with the provl