Minimum Wage Standards

MINIMUM WAGE STANDARDS

HEARINGS

BEFORE

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SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4 OF THE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTIETH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

GARD DIVISION

H. R. 40, H. R. 274, H. R. 284, H. R. 1422, H. R. 2578, H. R. 2980,
H. R. 3764, H. R. 3766, H. R. 3886, and H. R. 3976

BILLS HAVING FOR THEIR OBJECT THE RAISING
OF THE MINIMUM WAGE STANDARDS OF THE
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938

VOLUME 1

JUNE 27, 30, JULY 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, AND 14, 1947

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

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HEARINGS

BEFORE

SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4 OF THE

•1. S. Congress. Hause

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTIETH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 40, H. R. 274, H. R. 284, H. R. 1422, H. R. 2578, H. R. 2980,
H. R. 3764, H. R. 3766, H. R. 3886, and H. R. 3976

BILLS HAVING FOR THEIR OBJECT THE RAISING
OF THE MINIMUM WAGE STANDARDS OF THE
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938

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VOLUME 1

JUNE 27, 30, JULY 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, AND 14, 1947

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1947

SUBCOMMITTEE No. 4, WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR LABOR STATISTICS AND LABOR

CONTENTS

LIST OF WITNESSES

Abernethy, Hon. Thomas G., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Mississippi___

Page

513, 544-547

Anderson, Ed. M., chairman, legislative committee, National Editorial
Association, Brevard, N. C‒‒‒

549-569

281-306

Bailey, Clyde S., executive vice president, United States Independent Tele-
phone Association, Washington, D. C__.

Barkin, Solomon, chairman, CIO committee for revision of the Wage-and-
Hour Law__

132-177

Celler, Hon. Emanuel, a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York___.

Cooley, Hon. Harold D., a Representative in Congress from the State of
North Carolina_.

Dickason, Gladys, vice president, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of Amer-

ica, New York, N. Y

Donnelly, James L., representing Illinois Manufacturers' Association--- 518-520
Ferster, Herbert, counsel for Clothing Manufacturers' Association of the
United State of America, New York, N. Y‒‒‒‒‒‒

21-33

537-538

178-208

608-625

Glassow, A. J., vice president, National Lumber Manufacturers' Associa-
tion, Bend, Oreg__

Gordon, Rev. William, Catholic University, Washington, D. C.

Holifield, Hon. Chet, a Representative in Congress from the State of
California_

348-371

246-262

33-39

Jobe, William T., general counsel, National Association of Ice Industries_ 447-461
Landis, Hon. Gerald W., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Indiana__.

Larcade, Hon. Henry D., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Louisiana__.

Lawrence, John V., general manager, American Trucking Associations,
Inc., Washington, D. C..

MacKinnon, Hon. George, a Representative in Congress from the State
of Minnesota___.

Madden, Hon. Ray J., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Indiana.

Magee, Elizabeth S., general secretary, National Consumers League, Cleve-

land, Ohio____

Mason, Walter J., national legislative representative, American Federation
of Labor, Washington, D. C_

Matson, J. M., managing executive, National Institute of Cleaning and

Dyeing

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