NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

Chart showing LABOR and WAGE Provisions of Broadcasters’ Code MINIMUM WAGES Clear Channel Station High Power Regional Station Clear Channel Part-time Station Low Power Regional Station Low Power Regional Part-time Station Local Un¬ limited Station Local Part Time Station Broadcast Operators and Control Men: (a) If more than three operators and control men were regularly employed on July 1, 1933, the minimum weekly wage is . $40.00 $40.00 $30 . 00 $30.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20 . 00 (b) If not more than three operators and control men were regularly employed on July 1, 1933, thp minimum weeklv wage is . $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 (c) Apprentices . $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 Announcers, and program production employees: (a) If more than 10 employees were regularly employed on July 1, 1933, the minimum weekly wage is . $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 (b) If not more than 10 employees were regu¬ larly employed on July 1, 1933, the minimum weekly wage is . $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 All other employees, except salesmen working on com¬ mission, shall receive a weekly wage of at least — (a) In any city of over 500,000 population or in the immediate trade area of such city . $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 (b) In any city of between 250,000 and 500,000 population or in the immediate trade area of such city . $14.50 $14.50 $14.50 $14.50 $14.50 $14.50 $14.50 (c) In any city of between 2,500 and 250,000 population or in the immediate trade area of such city . $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 (d) In any town or place of less than 2,500 population . $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 MAXIMUM HOURS Broadcast operators and control men . 48 hours 48 hours 48 hours 48 hours 48 hours 48 hours 48 hours Employees in a managerial or executive capacity ( including announcers, production men, and chief operators) (a) If they receive more than $35 per week (b) If they are employed in stations which on July 1, 1933, regularly employed not more than 10 persons, and receive more than $25 per week. Outside salesman. ■ There an no maximu m hour pro visions appli cable to th< ;se classes. Employees on emergency maintenance and emergency repair work . Must be paid at least one and one-half times the normal rate for hours worked who shal worked ir be paid at excess of 4 least one 8. and one-ha If times the normal rat e for hours All other employees ( including announcers, production men and chief operators not in a managerial or executive capacity) . 40 hours 40 hours 40 hours 40 hours 40 hours 40 hours 40 hours Persons employed on special event programs above pre scribed for their class of work averaged over any six-weeks’ period. NOTE: Article IV — Section 2 provides: “ Employers agree not to reduce the compensation for employment now in excess of the minimum wages hereby agreed to (notwithstanding that the hours worked in such employment may be hereby reduced) and to increase the pay for such employment by an equitable readjustment of all pay schedules where a state law provides a higher minimum wage than _ is provided in this code, no person employed within that state shall be paid a wage below that required by such state law." Article V — Section 5 provides: “ Working conditions in any broadcasting station or network shall not be changed to frustrate the intent and purpose of this code. Where on November 1, 1933, any broadcaster paid broadcast technicians wages in excess of the mini¬ mum herein provided for or worked such employees a lesser number of hours per week than herein permitted, such higher wages and such lesser number of hours shall be deemed to be and are hereby declared to be the minimum scale of wages and maximum number of hours with respect to such stations." See also Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of Article V. Page 235