Fair Labor Standards Act

American Meat Institute, letter dated July 18, 1956, to Fred G.
Hussey, chief clerk, Education and Labor Committee, signed by
A. P. Da ies, director, department of livestock –
American Meat I stitute, prepared statement of

Opposed to bills now pending...

Associated Retail Bakers of America, prepared statement, dated
August 2, 1956, submitted by Quinlan, William A., general cour sel

Bailey, Clyde S., executive vice president, United States Independent

Telephone Association, letter dated July 23, 1956, re statement

regarding opposition to section 13 (a) (11) of Fair Labor Standards

Act, to Hon. Graham A. Barden, chairman, Ed cation and Labor

Committee, and a Representative in Congress from the State of

North Carolina.__.

Bills introduced to amend Fair Labor Standards Act, reference to

Brooks, Derek (Washington office), National Retail Furniture

Association, letter dated August 2, 1956, re views of members of

above in connection of coverage of Fair Labor Standards Act, to

Hon. Graham A. Barden, chairman, Education and Labor Com-

mittee, and a Representative in Congress from the State of North

Carolina...

Central Conference of American Rabbis, in a report of its commission

on social justice, excerpt from, re moral right to a living wage..

Condition of Labor, excerpt from Pope Leo XIII's memorable en-

cyclical on, in respect to wages.

Currie, R. L. (Curries, Mason City, Iowa, retail hardware), letter

dated August 1, 1956, against proposal re excess of $500,000 volume

under Federal minimum wage control; to Hon. Graham A. Barden,

chairman, Education and Labor Committee, and a Representative in

Congress from the State of North Carolina.

Curt Miller v. The State of Oregon, re rights under 14th amendment,

United States Supreme Court decision..

III

Letters, prepared statements-Continued

Davies, A. P., director, department of livestock, American Meat
Institute, Washington, D. C., letter dated July 18, 1956, to Fred G.
Hussey, chief clerk, Education and Labor Committee, re submittal
of prepared statement of American Meat Institute___

Fair Labor Standards Act:

Bills introduced to amend, reference to---

Coverage and exemptions, two paragraphs from memorandum

submitted to Senate Labor Subcommittee by Department of

Labor...

Exemptions (sec. 13), reference to

Humanitarian implications, 1949 amendments, fundamental
principles to govern interpretations of law. -

Proposed amendment, excerpt from, part 2, Senate Report 1012,

79th Congress---

Florida-Georgia Cigar Leaf Tobacco Growers Association, prepared

statement, submitted by Richard Gardner, secretary, dated

August 12, 1956__.

Gardner, Richard, secretary, Florida-Georgia Cigar Leaf Tobacco
Growers Association, prepared statement, dated August 17, 1956--
Greenberg, Max, president, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store
Union, AFL-CIO, prepared statements of...---

58, 87, 91

H. R. 6656, introduced by Hon. James Roosevelt, a Representative in

Congress from the State of California, reference to, regarding exemp-

tions of eating or service establishments from fair labor standards

coverage..

54, 59, 84

H. R. 8553, containing amendments to Fair Labor Standards Act of

1938, reference to..

Hushing, W. C., and Oliver, Robert, codirectors, AFL-CIO, letter

dated August 2, 1956, re accompanying prepared statement in

regard recommendations of AFL-CIO for amendments to Fair

Labor Standards Act; to Hon. Graham A. Barden, chairman,

Education and Labor Committee, and a Representative in Congress

from the State of North Carolina..

McFarlin, Clyde, chairman employment relations committee, United

States Independent Telephone Association, statement on behalf of

Mann, James D., managing director, Private Truck Council of

America, Inc., letter dated August 2, 1956, re views on legislation to

broaden coverage of Fair Labor Standards Act; to Hon. Graham A.

Barden, chairman, Education and Labor Committee, and a Repre-

sentative in Congress from the State of North Carolina..

Mayer, Arnold, public relations director, Amalgamated Meat Cutters

and Butcher Workmen of North America, letter dated August 2,

1956 re statement on amendments Fair Labor Standards Act, to

Fred G. Hussey, chief clerk, Education and Labor Committee__

Meiklejohn, Kenneth A., legislative representative, Retail, Wholesale

and Department Store Union, AFL-CIO, letter dated August 4,

1956, re statement, prepared on behalf of above union, to Hon.

Graham A. Barden, chairman, Committee on Education and

Labor, and a Representative in Congress from the State of North

Carolina_.

National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States, 1954,

excerpt from, re minimum standard of living.___.

National Retail Dry Goods Association, statement of, dated August 7,

1956, submitted by Philip M. Talbott, senior vice president,

Woodward & Lothrop, and president, National Retail Dry Goods

Association; also statement submitted to Senate Subcommittee on

Labor and Public Welfare hearings Fair Labor Standards Act,

dated May 8, 1956___

107

109, 112

National Retail Furniture Association, Chicago, Ill., statement of,

submitted by Derek Brooks (Washington office), August 2, 1956,

re views of National Retail Furniture Association in connection with

coverage of Fair Labor Standards Act__

NLRB v. H. G. Hill Stores (1944, 140 F. 2d 924), reference to..

Private Truck Council of America, Inc., statement of, submitted by

James D. Mann, managing director, dated August 2, 1956----

107

Letters, prepared statements-Continued
Quinlan, William A., general counsel, Associated Retail Bakers of
America, letter dated August 2, 1956, re Fair Labor Standards Act,
and accompanying statement, to Hon. Graham A. Barden, chair-
man, Education and Labor Committee, and a Representative in
Congress from the State of, North Carolina__

Retail clerks, position of, relative to extension of coverage to large re-
tailing operations-4 parts___.

Retail Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO, supplemental

statement submitted by James A. Suffridge, president, dated

August 3, 1956___

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, AFL-CIO, dated
August 4, 1956, prepared and supplementary statements, submitted
by Kenneth A. Meiklejohn, legislative representative -

Page

104

58, 87, 91

Greenberg, Max, president, Retail, Wholesale and Department

Store Union, AFL-CIO, attachment on above statement, con-

taining excerpts from his testimony before Subcommittee on

Labor, Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, May

9, 1956

Roosevelt, Hon. James, a Representative in Congress from the State

of California, H. R. 6656, introduced by; reference to, regarding

exemptions__

Schacter, Leon B., vice president, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and

Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL-CIO), prepared state-

ment_

Section 13 of Fair Labor Standards Act, references to-

109, 112

6, 54, 59, 60, 75, 82-86, 87, 88, 95, 98-103, 105-109, 112, 116

Suffridge, James A., president, Retail Clerks International Association,

AFL-CIO, supplementary statement----

Talbot, Philip M., prepared statement submitted by, on behalf of

National Retail Dry Goods Association, August 7, 1956..

The 20 biggest retailers: The 1955 score (figures in fiscal year); (table)-

United States Independent Telephone Association, Clyde S. Bailey,

vice president, letter dated July 26, 1956, to Hon. Graham A.

Barden, chairman, Education and Labor Committee, and a Repre-

sentative in Congress from the State of North Carolina............

United States Independent Telephone Association, prepared state-

ment of, submitted by Clyde McFarlin, chairman, employees rela-

tion committee; dated July 27, 1956, re independent segment

(non-Bell), part of the industry.

Your Food Stores of Santa Fe v. Retail Clerks Local No. 1564, reference

to...

APPENDIXES

Greenberg, Max, president, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store
Union, AFL-CIO; (appendix).

A. Comparative wage data in retail, wholesale, and manufacturing--
B. Profits in retail trade..

64, 91

Exempt employees (table 2) –

Noncovered employees (table 1).

Table 3-Net profits as a percentage of net current assets of six major
retail enterprises, 1954--

Department stores and mail-order houses (12), accounting for nearly

$8 billion of $11,500 million in sales, 1954 (table)..

National Retail Dry Goods Association, Philip M. Talbot.-

The association's position...

Suffridge's proposals..

Statistical invalidity of Suffridge's testimony.

Increase in average earnings..

Payroll percent to sales...

State minimum wage laws -

Table 2-Net income of leading corporations in trade and manufac-

turing, 1954–55................

Table 1-Comparison of average weekly and hourly earnings in retail

trade and manufacturing, 1950-55---

National Retail Dry Goods Association-Continued

The essentially local character of the entire retail industry..

Conclusion.

Page

111

The association's position_.

112

Congressional intent

112

Nationwide character and impact of the manufacturing and producing

industries as opposed to the essentially local character and impact

of retailing...

112

The wisdom of State control

113

Demonstrated ability of the States to effectively regulate retail wages
and hours _ _ _.

114

Partial coverage of the retail industry.

114

Conclusion..

115

Recommendation___

Ruttenberg, Stanley H., director of research, American Federation of

Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations....

Six and one-half million workers meet FLSA definition of "interstate

commerce," but are denied the act's protection (table).

1949 amendments affecting coverage.

General coverage-

Recommendations.

Specific exemptions__

Retail trade and service.

Retail industry dominated by giant chains.

Low wages of retail workers...

State minimum-wage laws extremely inadequate_

Recommendation.......

Laundries and dry-cleaning establishments.

Processing of farm commodities_

Various groups of workers excluded from FLSA benefits (table) –

Appendix I-Summary of recommendations.

Table 1-Estimated distribution of wage and salary workers covered

and not covered by FLSA, September 1953.

104

Table 2-Comparison of average annual earnings 1948-54

104

Schachter, Leon B., vice president, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO (appendix)-

Coverage...

Sales of all food stores compared with sales of 3 and 8 food chainstore
corporations (table).

Growth of supermarkets, 1940-55 (table).

Rise in supermarkets' share of grocery sales (table)

Dollar volumes of sales in supermarkets and all food stores (table)___

CS Maximum hours....

Average annual earnings of canning and preserving workers (table)__

Comparison of hourly earnings in canning and preserving with all

manufacturing, 1947-55 (table)..

Indexes of production, man-hours and output per man-hour in the
canning and preserving industries, 1947-55 (table)--

Hourly earnings, dollar value produced per man-hour, and labor cost per
dollar of output in the canning and preserving industries, 1947-55
(table) ___

Peak season employment in the canning and preserving industries

(table).

Recommendations to amend Fair Labor Standards Act..

Suffridge, James A., president, Retail Clerks International Association

(AFL-CIO):

Appendix I: Table 1.-State minimum-wage laws and orders apply-

ing to retail trade, by State, June 1956.....

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