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Antl-Proflteering
(9) Not to Increase the price of any merchandise
sold after Ihe date hereof over the price on July It
1933, by more than is made necessary by flriual In
crease In production, replacement, or Invoice cost
ctf merchandise, or by taxes or other coils result
tag from action taken pursuant to the Agricultural
Adjustment Act, since July 1, 1933, and. In "
aneh price Increases, to give full weight to probable
increases In sales volume and lb refrain from taking
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The object of this paragraph to prevnt profiteering
or speculation, so that prices will not rise faster than pur-
tMSrlm
Suna 18. 1988. In the statement which he made on signing
the Recovery Act. He sold, then i
"If we now Inflate price, as fast and at for at wa
Increase wages, the wholo project will bo tot at
naught., We cannot hopo for the full effect of this
plan unlets, In these first critical months, and, even
Sit the expense of full initial profits, we cjefcr price
ncretset at long at possible. If we can thus start
i strong, sound upward spiral of business activity
olr industries will have utile doubt of black-Ink
operations In the last quarter of this rear. The
Bftnt'bp demand of thia people Is very great, and
' we can release It bri so broad a front, we need not
leaj a lagging recovery. There Is greater danger
of too niuch feverish speed."
;; if, you were selling your merchandise on July 1, 1983,
petow cost, you may take your cost price on t lint date as
the. basis, for, determining tho allowable Increase under
mis paragraph.
Cooperation
( id) , To support and pnlronizo establishments -which
alto have signed this Agreement and nro
listed as members of N. ft. A, (National Recovery
Administration), ,
The success of the President's Reemployment Agree
ment Program depends upon puhllc support going" to
those, who raise wages and shorten hours in accordance
with tills Agreement, in order to repiiy th fur the ettra
expense which they have Incurred in doing their part.
' ;,' ,' Codes
(11) To cooperate 16 tho fullest extent In having
ii Codo of pair Competition submitted by his In
' duitry at the earliest possible dale, and in any event
before September 1, 1933.
I'hts Agreement Is a temporary measure to tide over
tlic time from now until all employers and employees can
cooperate under Codes of Fair Competition under the
National Industrial Recovery Act. You agree,, In this
Paragraph, to do alt you con to have a Code submitted
for your trade or Industry before September 1, 1038.
Appropriate Adjustments
(14) inhere, Wore Juno 16, 1033, tho tin (for
lined had con l roc Led io purchase goods ut a fixed
prlco for delivery, during the period of this Agrre
raent. Ihe undersigned will muko an appropriate
adjustment of said fixed price to meet any increase
in cost caused by the seller having signed this
President's Oecmployment Agreement or having
become bbnnd by any Code of Fair Competition
approved by the President,
lids Agreement will, usunlly, Increase the costs of
those who sign It. The purpose of this paragraph Is to
pass any such Increase costs along from one signer to
another, and bo on to Uie consumer.
you havo ft contract made before Jane 1(1, 1933, to
buy goods at a Axed price, vou agree to make an arrange
ment With your seller so that you nay Mat for the extra
cost to hlni caused by his having signed this Agreement,
or having come under a Code approved by the President,
In some cases the final buyer Is the Government, which,
under existing law. Is generally not allowed to pay more
th&h the contract price. The President has announced
that he, will recommend to Congress that appro prlatfoiiB
be. .wade to allow the Government to play its part by
paying Government contractors who have signed the
Agreement for their Increased costs. The President has
Qlso appealed to the States and cities to tukc action per
mitting them to do likewise.
Vou should have no fear that, because your buyer has
not signed, vou will be left with the Increased cost on you
alone. The President expects tvtry employer to sign this
Agreemcpt
Substitutions
(13) This Agreement shall cense upon approval
by the President of a Code to which tho undersigned
subject or, if the IN. R. A. so elects, upon sub
mission of a Code to which tho undersigned is sub
ject apd. substitution of any of Its provisions for
any or tho terms of this Agreement,
m As pointed out In the explanation of paragraph (11)
If. ft. A. above, the President plans to have all business
govern Itself under Codes, and therefore Codes should be
promptly submitted. If N. It. A, finds that the wagca
and hours provisions of a Code which has been submitted
are within the spirit of this Agreement, N. 11, A. will
authorize your Industry to operate under those provisions
rather than under the wages and hours provisions of this
Agreement.
Exceptions
(14) It Is ngrci'd thnt any person who wishes to
do his part in tho President Reemployment Drive
by signing this Agreement, but wild asserts that
some particular provision hereof, because of pecu
liar circumstances, will create great nnd unavoid
able hardship, may obtain the benefits hereof by
signing this Agreement and putting It Into clTeel
and then, in a petition approved by a trade associa
tion of his industry, or other representative organiza
tion designated by N. H. A., mar apply for a sidy of
such provision pending a summnry investigation
by N. It, A., If he agrees in such application to
abide by the decision of such investigation. This
Agreement is entered lino pursuant to wet J on 4(a)
of the ftattonn) industrial Iterovrry Act and sub
ject to all the terms and conditions required by
tec I tons 7 (a) and 10 (b) of that act.
If you really want to do your part In the President's
Reemployment Program, sign this Agreement. If some
particular part of this Agreement causes you, as an imi
vUvni employer, greit and unavoidable hardship, you
may obtain relief bv taking thr Mrps outlined under the
hendiug "Cases of Individual Hardship."
Save this sheet as your official source of informa
tion. If there are any problems In your mind which
are not cleared up by this explanation, get In touch
with tho olliclal IN. It. A. representative In your
community
Official Statement
NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION
The President's Reemployment Program is advancing to complete success. No such sweeping demonstration of the ,
unity of a whole people against a national danger lias ever been made. in this vast surge of patriotism it is heces
sary to keep our common purpose always clean When 125,000,000 people attempt to act as one man there are sure
to be some misunderstandings. It is time to restate as dearly as possible the him of the whole endeavor and the duly
of each individual. That
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for common guidance. It
donated this space. In that spirit the whole country is acting.
is almost complete. In the next few days let us close up
nail the flag of the Blue Eagle Oh the door of every man
Vrt.DOJJUrtjART
HOW TO EARN
1. Sign the President's Reemployment Agreement (P.R.A.). ' ,
2. Shorten Hours of factory workers to 35 hows per week, and of all other employees to 40
hours per week. See paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, P.R.A.)
3. Rail Wages. (See paragraphs 5, 6, and 7, P.R.A.)
4. Don't Employ Child Labor. (See paragraph 1, P.R.A.)
S. Cooporato with tho President. To do this:
(a) Llvo Up to tho Agreement. (See paragraph 8, P.R.A.) r
(b) Don't Profiteer. (See paragraph 9, P.R.A.)
(c) Deal Only with Others "Under the Blue Eagle." (See paragraphs 10 and 12.)
(d) Get a Code In by September 1st. (See paragraphs 11 and 13, P.R.A.)
HOW TO GET
1. Sign the President's Reemployment Agreement,
2. Mall the Signed Agreement to your District Office of me Department of Commerce.
3. Put the Agreement into Effect (as outlined above in "How to Earn the Blue Eagle").
4. Sign a Certificate of Compliance. This is a slip distributed with tie Agreement. It
says: "1IFe certify that toe have adjusted the hours of labor and the.wages of our employees
to accord with the President's Reemployment Agreement, which too have signed."
5. Deliver the Certificate of Compliance to Your Post Office. The Postmaster will
give you your Blue Eagle. ' 'I ' "
EXCEPTIONAL CASES
1. Whcfe a Codo Has Decn Submitted. (Sec
paragraph 1U, President's Reemployment Agree
ment). If your whole Trade or Industry is unable
to live up to the President's Agreement, you
should get together at once, with other employers
in your Trade or Industry nnd, In a group, sub
mit a Code of Pair Competition to N. It A. In
Washington.
Since it takes some time after a Code has
: been submitted for It to be finally approved, your
group may petition N. R. A. to substitute the
wages and hours provisions of your Code for the
wages and hours provisions of the President's
Reemployment Agreement.
If N. It A. finds that the Code provisions arc
within the spirit of the President's Reemploy
ment Agreement, It will consent to such substitu
tions. If N. It A. docs consent there will be An
ofllclal notice In alt the papers. You may then put
the substituted provisions Into effect in place of
the Indicated paragraphs of the President's Re
employment Agreement. In this case you should
adu to your Certificate of Compliance the fol
lowing clause: To the extent of N. It A. con
sent us announced, we have compiled with the
President's Agreement by complying with the
substituted provisions of the Code submitted by
yl0 ., TradeIndustry."
If the substitution Is consented to after you
have already put the President's Reemployment
Agreement Into full effect, and after you have
already gotten your Blue Eagle, you may still
put the substituted provisions into effect without
signing another Certificate of Compliance.
2. Where n Codo Has Rccn Approved. If a
Codo of Fair Competition for your Trade or
Industry has already been finally approved by
the President, you need not sign the President's
Reemploy incnt Agreement In order to get the
Blue Eagle. Hie same Is true If you are subject
to a Code which has been put Into effect tempo
rarily by agreement between the President and
representatives of your Trade or Industry but In
cither of these coses, you must sign a Certificate
of Compliance, adding to It the following state
ment! "Wc have compiled with the operative pro
visions of the Code for the Trade Industry."
3. Casca of Individual Hard "hip. (Paragraph
11, President's Reemployment Agreement).
If there are some peculiar reasons why a par
ticular provision of the President's Agreement
will cause you, Individually, a great and unavoid
able hardship, you may still get the Blue Eagle
by taking the following stcpst
(a) Sign the Agreement and mall It to your
District Office of the Department of Commerce,
of the Blue Eagle Division, N.R.A.,
is the purpose of this message to state officially, briefly and clearly the simple rules
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is an evidence of the self-sacrificing service of the whole country that this newspaper has
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THE BLUE EAGLE
(b) Prepare a petition to N. It. A. setting out
the reasons why you cannot comply with certain
provisions, and requesting that an exception be
made In your case. '
(c) Have this petition approved by your Trade
Association. If there Is no Trade Association for
your business, have your petition approved by
your local Chamber of Commerce or other repre
sentative organization designated by N. It. A.
(d) If the Trade Association, or other organi
zation, approves your petition, send it to N. R. A,
in Washington with this approval.
(e) Comply with all the provisions of the
Agreement except the one you are petitioning to
have excepted.
(H Sign the Certlticata of Compliance, adding
to if the following clause t "Except for those
Interim provisions regarding wages and hours
which have hern approved by the '
Trade Association.' Deliver this Certificate of
Compliance to your Post Office. Voii will receive
a Ohio Englc, but before displaying it, you must
nut a white bar across its breast with the word
'Trovlslonnl" on it. If your petition Is finally
approved by N. It A. you may take the bar
down. If your petition Is not approved by N.R.A.
you must comply with the Agreement In full.
4. Union Contracts, If you have a contract
with a labor organisation calling for longer hours
than the President's Agreement allows, and this
contract was made In good faith by collective
bargaining and cnunot be changed by you alone,
try to get the labor organization to agree to A
reduction to the maximum hours allowed by the
President's Agreement If the labor organlza-,
tlon will not agree, you may apply to N. R. A,
for permission to work your employees as many
hours a week as the contract calls for. Send to
N. H. A. a request for this permission, with a
certified copy of the labor contract and any
statement of fact you desire. This application
will be handled by N. R. A. In the same manner
as an application for relief In cases of Individual
hardship, filed under paragraph (14) P. R. At
but it will not be necessary to obtain the ap
proval of a trade association or other organisa
tion. If N. R. A. approves your application or
Is able to bring about any modification of the
contract, you will then be granted permission
to work employees In accordance with the con
tract as originally written or modified, and can
then sign the Certificate of ' Compliance adding
to It the following! "Except as required to
comply with the terras of the Agreement in effect
between the undersigned and the (Name of
Labor Organization)."
Washington, D. C.
This plan depends wholly
every gap in the ranks and
who works another man.
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S
REEMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(Sometimes miscalled "The Blanket Code") .
This Agreement binds you to put Its terms Into effect
from the time you sign the Certificate of Compliance until
December 81, 1038; But when the President has approved
a Code for your trade or industry, that Code takes the '
place of this Agreement,
you agret:
Child Labor
(1) After August 31, 1933, not to employ any
person under 16 years of age, except that persons
between 14 and 16 may be employed (but not In
manufacturing or mechanical industries) for not
to exceed 3 hours per day and those hours between
7 A. M. and 7 P. H. In such work as will not inter
fere with hours of day school.
This means that after August 31, 1938, you agree not
to employ any children under 14 years old In any kind
of business. Vou may employ children between 1 and
10 years old, but only for three hours a day and those
hours must be between 7 In the morning and T at night,
and arranged so as not to Interfere with school., You
agree not to employ any children under 16 years old In
a manufacturing or mechanical Industry, at any time.
Maximum Hours
(2) Not to work any accounting, clerical, bank.
lug, ollicc, service, or sales employees (except out"
side salesmen) in any store, trflicci department,
establishment, or public utility, or on any. auto
motive or horse-drawn passenger, express, delivery,
or freight service, or in any othar place or manner,
for more than 40 hours in any 1 weclc and not to
'educe the hours of any store or service operation
to below 52 hours in any 1 week, unless such
hours were (ess than 52 hours per week before
July 1, 1933, nnd in tho latter ease not to reduce
such hours at all.
HilS means that y.u agree not to work any of the kinds
of employees listed In this paragraph (except outside
salesmen) for more than 40 hours a week. This para
graph covers all employees except factory workers, mc
chnnlcal workers and artisans. However, no limit on
hours and no minimum, wage applies to purely agricul
tural labor, domestic servants, or persons .working for
you solely on a commission basis; but, If you have persons
working for you who ar guaranteed a 'base pay in
addition to their commission, then their base pay plus
commissions must equal the minimum wage.
This Acrcement sets no maximum on tlic number of
hour, you moy keep your business open. You agree not
to keep your wholesale, retail, or service establishment
open less than 62 hours a week unless it was open less
than 52 hour a wcek before July 1, 1933. Even then you
agree to keep It open as long as you used to keep It open
before July 1. Of course, if you have always kept your
store open shorter hours in the Summer months you can
continue to do so this Summer, but you should pay your
employees the same amount each week that they will get
when you keep your store open full time.
Th'c stores with more than two employees which remain
open the longest are contributing the most to carrying
out the purpose of the Agreement The stores with two
or less employees which can be open only the minimum :
number of hours required, are doing the most to fulfill
their part
(3) Not - to employ any factory or rncchan'ical
worker or artisan moro than a maximum week of w
35 hours until December 31, 1933, but with Uio -right
to Vrork a maximum week of 40 hours, for
any 6 weeks within this period ( and not to employ
any worker moro than 8 hours in any one day..', -
This means that if you are employing factory or me- .(
chantcal workers or artisans, you agree not to work them
more than 8S hours a week and not more than 8 hours
in any one day. . ' (i
When you have more than the usual amount of. work to .
do and can't get additional workers, you may employ this",
class of employee up to 40 hours a week in any 6 weeks,
but even in this case you must not work them more than -8
hours a day. -v'
(4) The maximum hours fixed ih Hie foregoing
paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to em
ployees in establishments employing not more than
two persons in towns of less than 2,500 population
which tpwns are not part of a larger trade area;
nor to registered pharmacists or other professional -persons
entployca In their profession nor to em
ployees In a managerial or executive capacity, who
now receive more than $35 per week; nor to em-
ployecs on emergency maintenance Bnd repair
workt nor to very special cases where restriclious
of hours of highly skilled workers on continuous
processes would unavoidably reduce production hut.
In any such special case, at least time and one-third
shall he pain for hours worked In excess of the
maximum. Population for the purposes of this
agreement shall be determined by reference to the
1930 Federal census.
, This means that there are certain employees whom voir
may work longer hours than arc allowed In paragraphs
(2) and (8) P. it. A. '
If your business Is In small town (population less tlinn
2,600 by the 1930 census) and you do not employ more
than two persons, the limit on hours does not apply to
these employees. If your town Is really a part of a larger
business community, the limit on hours does apply to
these employees.
The limit on hours does not apply to your employees
who are wholly or primarily managers or executives, as
long as they receive $34 a week. Professional persons,
like doctors, lawyers, registered pharmacists and nurses,
may be employed without any limit on hours.
Where employees are doing emergency Jobs of mainte
nance or repair work, they may be kept on Ihe job for
on united action. That unity :
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longer hours, but you agree lb pay them at least time and
one-third for hours worked over the limits set In para-:
;f graphs (2) and (8) P.R.A.
There are a few very special cases where highly skilled
s 'workers must be allowed to work more than the limit of
Hours In order to keep up output pn continuous processes,
. but, here again, you agree to pay them at least time and
' ' one-third for the hours they work over the limits set In
paragraphs (2) and (8) P.R.A. .
Minimum Wages
' (5) Not to pay any of the classes of employees
mentioned in paragraph (2) less than SI 5 per
week in any city of over 500,000 population, or In
the immediate trade area of such city; nor less
than $14.50 per week in any city of between
' 250,000 and 500,000 population, or in , the im-
mediate trade area of such cityi nor less than 814
per week in any city of between 2,500 and 250,000
population, or In the immediate trade area pf such
city and In towns of less than 2,500 population (p
Increase all wages by not less than 20 per cent,
provided that this shall not require wages in excess
of $12 per week.
This sets put the schedule of minimum wages which you
agree to pay all employees, except factory or mechanical
Workers or artisans. The wages arc set out in terms of
,, , dollars per week, but If your employees are paid by the
houj, you,moy use. hf . following schedule; .,
Place pf Bu$tiieU:
Population by 1930 dim.)
In cities of 500,000 or over..
Minimum Waget
...37$ cents per hour
In cities of between 250,000 and
500,000 ...................
36 4 cents per hour
In cities of between 2,500 and
250,000
35 cerris jpcrhour
If your business is In a town of less than 2,600 popula
tion, you agree to raise all wages at least 20. If raising
all wages 20 causes you to pay over $12 per week,
then you heed only pay the $12 per week.
If there is any doubt in your mind as to whether your
business is in the "immediate trade area" of a city, you
should ask your local Chamber of Commerce or other
similar organization for a decision on the matter. The
general rule is that the "immediate trade area" is the
area In which there Is direct retail competition.
(6) Not to pay any employee of the classes men
tioned in paragraph (3) less than 40 ccpls per
hour unless the- hourly rate for the same class, of
work on July 15, 1929, was less than 40 cefrts per
hour, in, which latter raso not to pay less than the
hourly rate pn, July .15, 1929, and in no event (ess
than 30 cents per hour. It Is agreed that this para-'
graph qslablUhcs a guaranteed minimum rate of
pay regardless of whether the employee is com
pensated on tho basis of a limb rate or on a piece
work performance.
This fixes the minimum wage which you agree q pay
factory and mechanical workers and artisans. .The fol
lowing schedule may help you to find out the proper rate;
III. P.!. for iki iomklnd Th. m,,m
' 61 Kprfc In lb. iqmfl.cenpinunlr
011 July 15, 929, w' o.r.p in pay ut
More than 40c an hour...40c an kibur'
30c to 40c on hour Tlic July 15, 1929 hourly rate
l.ess than 30c an hour.. ...30c an hour
Instead, of. payfn,
ring by the hour, vou mav nnv bv (
the
week at a rate which elves the same wreltlV mmw
' for a week of 85 hours. For exomnle. Insfenil nf mi. ?
rnmgs
t hour, you may pay $14 per week.
. If you bad a contract on or before August 1, 1938, with
, a learner pr apprentice, you do not have to pay him the
minimum wage, but ho one should be classed as a learner
, or ah apprentice who has ever been employed as a regu
lar worker In your Industry.
(7) Not to reduce the compensation for employ
ment now in excess of the minimum wages hereby
agreed to (notwithstanding that the hours worked
in such employment moy be hereby reduced) and
to increase the pay for such employment by an
equitable readjustment of all pay schedules.
Two official interpretations No. 1 and No. 20 have
been Issued, explaining this paragraph. You can, get copies
of these at your local Chamber of Commerce or from
the nearest N. It. A. representative
Anti-Subterfuge
(8) Not to use any subterfuge to frustrate tjhe
spirit and intent f, this Agreement which is, oni'onff
other things, to increase employment by. a uni
versal covenant, to rcmovd ohstructlohs to com
merce, and to shorten hours and to raise wages for
Ihe shorter week to a living basis.
' Tail is tht hrart of tin tcholi Airetrntnt. Th. Presi
rfrnt' Plan ii to curt thlt dpreio by incriiao pir
ehaitnir powsr. You can help him put (hii plan oWr by
voluntarily tipmng thit Agrument to ihorttn our and
rain tro. Tsr it no force to compel you to. tign
thit Jgrctment, It it not law. It It a perianal agrtement
betarun you and tht Prttldent. Tht Prttident trpectt
you to do everything (a your pou-r to carry out (hi
tfirit of tht Agreement after you tign ft., Thit means
icol-iiorld ceopsrofon by really earning the Jlfui
Eagltnot by jutt gelling it and the not doing your
It wottM be a "tubterfugt to fruitratt thi spirit and
inlrnt ol thit Agreement" lo tign it and then piil ril? of
your employee! on a llralght committion hatiior any
other trick to avoid doiaj trAal yon promis. t. do.