Show LABOR PLANS WORK HOURS HOURS' APPEAL MOVE Federation Head Reveals Reveals Reveals' Proposed Resort to Congress HOUR 30 WEEK DESIRED Green Creen Outlines Course at Meeting of Leaders B Br Dy Associated d Pun WASHINGTON Sept 29 29 Organ Organ labor today threatened an appeal from the theN N R A to secure a hour 30 work week weck in recovery codes William Green president gave this notice at a gathering of some some American Federation of Labor Labor La La- bor members Even then a number of N R A officials were c considering possibilities of temporarily relaxing present standards of wage raising and hour shor shortening ening efforts so far as they affect the construction and allied in in- in Greens Green's hour 30 week demand virtually vir viz- clinched the absolute opposItion opposition tion of union labor to any such plan whether for the construction or any other industry N R A officials giving l ing tb to the problem also were to emphasize that their consideration considerations con con- must be reviewed by Hugh S. S Johnson before belore approaching the stage of final drafting SPEED IS LACKING Green told the metal trades department department de of the American federation of Labor yesterday that the slack in employment is not being taken up as rapidly as conditions demand He added The remedy one that must be employed employed em em- played is a six-hour six day five-day five week Unless the existing codes codes arc are modified and the new ones so phrased that they approximate that level then labor will be comp compelled to togo togo togo go to congress this winter as it did last session and support a bill bilI for a six hour day fIve day week weck No code yet promulgated has re re- re maximum hours to 30 a week At N R A headquarters officials said the study being given the thc construction construction tion Lion industry including the possibility ity of granting even higher maximum hou hours s than have yet been approved was founded on a desire to keep labor costs down in order to attract capital investment After a period of oC perhaps one year they said said- wage rates would be increased increased in increased in- in creased and hours reduced By thus making it profitable to build now in order to lo avoid higher costs 12 months later they felt the building boost needed for this almost prostrate industry Industry in in- in could be obtained Some Soma of those inter interested ted argued that such a course would provide the stimulation of those industries pro pro- the heavy goods and construction construe construe- tion which many economists believe Is essential for the thc continuance of recover recovery They did not consider that Continued on Price Pae Sit lABOR PLANS PiANS I WORK HOURS APPEAL MOVE fro from Paie Puo One modification of wage and hour policies policies poli poll cies des regarding the construction in industry industry in- in would affect N R B As A's attitude toward lighter industries enjoying greater sales continuity With Johnson still in the ho hospital labor Jabor difficulties continued to dominate dominate dominate domi domi- nate the N R A though routine work on en a number of ot codes including aluminum and banking pressed for for- ward Senator Wagner D. D N. N Y chairman of the national labor board planned if it necessary direct negotiations negotiations with Henry Ford ora to encourage the reopening of his Chester Pa plant It was closed after strike troubles |