Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-25 | Page 2 | Survey Shows 40-Hour Week is Code Favorite

Survey Shows Hour 40 Code Favorite Widely Videy Accepted by Industries Estimated Estimated Es- Es a as Due to HOur Cuts W WASHINGTON AprIl 25 AP-An AP official analysis o of the number o of hours per week which workers work under N R A codes shows that all allbut allbut but 29 of the first codes called for 40 hours or more More than codes have been approved ep- ep proved to date so that the analysis just about shows the present situa- situa tion The code for cast iron soil pIpe h heads ads the short hours list with 27 Another code the metal lath has 32 h hours ur Twelve industries operated under undera I a hour 35 week provision ion thirteen more at 36 hours and two at hours Ninety eight had a fiat maximum o of 40 hours ninetY seven more had a 4 40 hour week averaged over various periods while had a 4 hour 40 hour week with additional allowances One coded Industry operated at 42 hours tour four at 44 one at 45 45 fIfteen n at 48 one at 52 two at 54 and eleven at weeks lengths depending upon such factors as store hours periods pe- pe nods of the years and so on The 4 hour 40 hour week included in codes code has been N R A As A's general goal goaland and nd i ILs wIde acceptance has put the national average work week conSid under 48 as compared with weeks that ran as high as 72 prior to N R AThe A A. The real effect V of at the reductions while immediately noticeable in some industrIes has ha not yet et been shon n honin in its full force officials sa say Estimates Esti Esti- mates of the numbers r by reason of N R B A hour cuts are inadequate made quate because of the of other factors The figure generally cited is about When business recovery reacheS higher levels experts sa say they look for a much greater absorption since nt at 1 present r ent some industries are not operating perating as long as s legally possible